Leonidas Polk

Sam R. Watkins was a Confederate soldier from Columbia, Tennessee. At age twenty-one, Watkins joined the First Tennessee Regiment along with one hundred and nineteen other young men and boys. He was one of only seven men to survive every one of its battles. He writes a memoir twenty years after being in the war about his experience as a private. Watkins juxtaposes stories of horror and gruesome death with humorous memories throughout his four years in the war.

mission command: take prudent risk. Bragg’s lack of competence regarding these two mission command principles ultimately set conditions for a poor mission command climate within General Bragg’s unit. Bragg’s sub-commanders, Generals Hindman, Buckner, Polk, Longstreet, and Hill were all skeptical of Bragg’s leadership and battle plans from his previous campaign at Chattanooga where he retreated from the city. Bragg was well known for retreating at the first Battle of Chattanooga, and also for predictably

Our modern, first world reaction to hearing that children are involved in combat usually bring our thoughts to child soldiers in Africa or children caught up in fighting in the Middle East. When photographs of children in civil war uniforms are seen, we might automatically assume it was done in jest, and no such service was ever performed by children. If we assumed this, we would be wrong. While 18 years was the official age for a combat position, many underage soldiers or supposedly “non-combat”

In “Company Aytch,” Sam R. Watkins first wrote this book to describe his experience at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, in 1864. As a soldier in Company H of the First Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment, CSA, Watkins witnessed the panorama of war in grand scale as he marched and fought with the hard luck Confederate Army of Tennessee across the Western Theater. His honest, vivid, and dramatic memoir, published in the 1880s, is a classic that conveys the horrors, humor, and realism of the Civil

mission command: take prudent risk. Bragg’s lack of competence regarding these two mission command principles ultimately set conditions for a poor mission command climate within General Bragg’s unit. Bragg’s sub-commanders, Generals Hindman, Buckner, Polk, Longstreet, and Hill were all skeptical of Bragg’s leadership and battle plans from his previous campaign at Chattanooga, where he retreated from the city. Bragg was well known for retreating at the first Battle of Chattanooga, and also for predictably

The movie 300 came out in 2006 and was directed by Zack Snyder. It describes the event of King Leonidas and his Spartan soldiers’ fighting against the powerful Persian army at Thermopylae. Many movies that are created to express events from ancient times have both accurate and inaccurate aspects. In 300 the Spartan soldiers were physically displayed incorrectly along with a few other historical misconceptions. That said, the way the women were portrayed was truthful as well as the appearance of the

to the intensity of the battle itself and the outcome. This is the battle where 300 Spartans were lead into battle by King Leonidas of Sparta. When watching the movie and having background knowledge of the battle itself and the time period, a few inaccuracies come up. There were inaccuracies in the characters and historical figures portrayed within the film such as King Leonidas, King Xerxes, Queen Gorgo, and The Immortals. The military uniforms

cinematic technique to embrace his film but he also shows the truth behind the film. The truth you may ask? The truth that led “Leonidas” and his army to war and why charlie struggles with parents. The camera angles included close up and long shots, which can lead you to guess the following events. In the film 300 the close ups are used alot in the scene in which Leonidas kick the other guy into the giant

Zack Snyder directed the movie. The main actors/actresses of the movie are Gerard Butler (King Leonidas), David Wenham (Dilios), Lena Headey (Gorgo) and Rodrigo Santoro. The movie is based on a novel by Frank Miller. I watched this movie online at 123 movies, and it was colored. King Xerxes of Persia gave the Spartan ruler an ultimatum either he surrenders to the Persians or dies. King Leonidas refuses to submit to the powerful Persian army and he devises a plan to defeat them. He decides

“Fear is made of rules not swords” such should be the motto for a warrior, such is the type of character king Leonidas from 300 exhibit. He can be taken as an inspiration for a fighting spirit minded people, fighting the Persian army consisting of earth shaking numbers is no small achievement. What is more fascinating is the way he led those 300 fearless men in combat with sheer confidence. He has all the qualities of a hero as he fought with the Persian troops without surrendering in order for Greece