The Machine Gunners

The Machine Gunners critical essay 16th of November 2017- 20th of December 2017 Question: Choose a novel which explores an important theme. Identify this theme and in your essay explain how this is explored. (You should consider the message(s) the author wishes to deliver on this theme.) The theme of war. The novel, The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall tells the story of an adolescent boy and his friends. Westall's novel gives an interesting account of the bombings of an English town during World

The men are pinned down in two directions. Ahead of them is German firepower; behind them is the fast moving tide. Pinned in the men are easy targets for the German gunners. Thousand of American solider is dead or wounded from German bombs as well as seasickness that weaken them before battle. The soldiers face incredible odds. The men continue their advance. They must pass two rows of barb wire before they can attack

Japanese machine gun fire continuously targeted the only position that was possible for support fire, hence there was no artillery or mortar brought to the action. Kenna’s platoon was ordered to neutralize the enemy’s machine gun post for the company to advance. As Kenna’s platoon approached the machine gun post, they suffered heavy fire, along with casualties. They were pinned down to the position, and unable to carry on the mission. Without any given order, Kenna, who was the Bren gunner in the

Within the cowling, there were two forward firing .50 caliber machine guns for the pilot. In the rear seat the radioman gunner was equipped with two rearward facing .30 caliber machine guns nicknamed the “stinger” by the gunners. In 1943, the Navy slowly started to replace its aging Dauntless’ with the newer Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. Despite the United States Navy replacing the old Dauntless with

disobeys Captain Miller’s orders and is then shot by a Nazi sniper when his position was compromised trying to save the civilians. As the battalion moves on through the mission after the sniper threat was eliminated they come across a German machine gunners nest that kills T-4

due to its length) enacts the first battle Britain had combated with the Germans in World War One, as an emotional distraught instant for the British soldiers rather than the emotionless killing of countless German men, marching uninterrupted into machine gun fire. This was the Battle of Mons. Nevertheless, the screenplay represent actual history through real captured footage of the Battle of Mons, having the letters/testimonials

This is a story about a boy, a boy named Gunner. Gunner’s life was… not so good but no matter what happened he always said it’s ok ;) When Gunner was six he walked into his backyard but when he opened the silver screen door he saw his dad lying there lifeless in the dark brown grass but as Gunner got closer he noticed dark red blood running down his dad's neck. He ran inside to get his mother but as he searched the house there wasn't a soul to be found. He went into the living room and sat on the

Aircraft wasn’t used in a war until 1911 by the Italians against the Turks. Aviation became one of the most important parts of militaries in WWII. The country that had control over the air usually had defeated ground troops. Depending upon where the country lies on the map they had strengths in their militaries and weaknesses like Japan. Japan is an island and they will have a more advanced naval technology. Not all countries fought in the war but they helped other countries that they are allied

Almost as important as the content, is the form an author chooses to express their stories. From poetry to novels, writing form helps shape a reader’s experience. “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner”, is the perfect example of how a poem's form reinforces its content. The author, Randall Jarrell, leaves much to the readers' imagination. Jarrell is descriptive and vague at the same time. This style is no accident and helps convey more to the readers than the surface level of the text. Making the

story 3.) James COME ON. Their gaining on us. I am going as fast as i can OK! Get on the horse now now now go go go nowwwwww! I'M GOING OK! Hey look there's a gatling gun strapped to the back of the horse i call gunner come on mat seriously i want to be gunner. well the reason i called gunner is you can control the horse and i am a better shot than you James. well you are right mat