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is elaborated in many volumes of instructions and analysis. Basic principles necessary for good leadership is the key to overcome difficult situations. Cunningham was one of the finest maritime commanders of the 20th Century where his command Second World War (WW II) serves as a model for operational level leadership predominantly at the face of truly adverse conditions. British Defence Doctrine defines the operational level as “the level of war at which campaigns and major operations are planned

The Second World War is considered to be the bloodiest conflict in the history of mankind with over 60 million deaths in a span of six years. After the end of the war in 1945, many people, Europeans, were determined to prevent any more bloodshed and destruction of that scale from happening again. The first step towards communion between the European countries was to implement economic cooperation. Economic cooperation is the cooperation between countries in terms of imports or exports of goods and

This essay will explore the influences of Sun Tzu in the Second World War. Sun Tzu (544 – 496 BC) was a Chinese general and strategist in times of the Zhou dynasty. His techniques, even today are highly respected. The teachings of Sun Tzu were used not only in Asia and Europe but have also been applied today by the western society. Sun Tzu's book is divided into thirteen chapters, all of which provide vital information about victory. The thirteen chapters are: Laying plans, Waging war, Attack by

Over 70 million casualties were a result of World War II (World war 2 statistics,2006) the second global war that succeeded World War I. The results of World War I entailed the punishment of Germany through the treaty of Versailles which made Germany pay for the damages that occurred during the war. The Germans did not agree to this policy due to its unjust tactics since Germany was not the only country that had a large effect in the war. This created frustration in Germany and helped instigate the

Germany’s Possible Victory in World War 2 It is known fact that on September 1, 1939, Adolf Hitler led Germany to invade Poland so starting the Second World War. It is also accepted knowledge that he committed suicide at the end of April, 1945 ending the European conflict. Some say that his defeat was imminent while others say that the Nazi’s could have very easily won. Through years of book reading and History channel documentary viewing, I have come up with the conclusion to side with the latter

Causes of the Second World War War was declared by Britain and France on Germany, September 1939. World War II lasted for six years killing millions; injuring and traumatising many more. Two decades earlier, World War I had taken place also killing, injuring and traumatising millions. How was it that even with the creation of the Treaty of Versailles aiming to limit Germany's power and prevent another war; twenty years later Europe was once again plunged into chaos. Adolf Hitler and

attacked across the frontier into Soviet territory. The front covered nearly two thousand miles and took the Red Army almost entirely by surprise. Adolf Hitler titled the invasion “Operation Barbarossa”, and it was the critical turning point of the Second World War. The goal of Hitler’s Directive Number 21 was to destroy the Red Army’s fighting capabilities in the West, create a buffer that denied the Russian Airforce the ability to attack territory of the German Reich, establish a general line along

The Second World War is referring to the conflict between the Axis nations, which consisted of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan, along with some minor allies, and the Allied Nations, which consisted of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States of America (USA) being led by Britain and its commonwealth nations (Source E). The Axis powers were expanding and the Allied powers were trying to stop them. Although the USA was not technically part of the war at this

When news of the United States’ involvement in World War II was made known in 1940, Congress imposed a draft for men ages eighteen to thirty-seven. This was a way for them to join the fight against the axis powers. This particular war is noted as the most brutal war throughout all of history. Out of the men who registered to draft, many of them were also involved in what would be called the most popular battle of the Second World War, or the invasion of Normandy. The Invasion of Normandy, other wise

The brutality that came with the onset of the Second World War, was that that was unseen by the world in the centuries before. World War Two became one of the defining moments in the 20th century. The scale of the war and the atrocities that came with the desire for the absolute destruction of the enemy was, and will have an effect on the peoples of the world for many years in the future. The Holocaust did not arise through deliberate planning set out right from the time that the NSDAP came into