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    firearms gradually gained prominence over their classical counterparts. He then concludes with the argument that Europe’s adoption of both of these technologies led to them entering the modern era. Cannons caused an especially significant change in warfare. In terms of siege weapons‚ they created “a corresponding change in the defense‚ in [both] the design and construction of strongholds”. Had they had an insignificant effect‚ strongholds would not have been needed to be redesigned to compensate for

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    foremost‚ in a war nobody wins. War often results in the destruction of many properties and lives. Poison gas as a chemical weapon was principally used during the World War 1‚ and resulted in an estimated 91‚198 deaths and 1‚205‚655 injuries. Chemical warfare which includes chemical‚ biological and nuclear is often cruel. In my opinion‚ going to war brings more harm than good for at least three reasons. Firstly‚ there are many casualties in a war. It is estimated that 378‚000 people died due to war each

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    strategy in the world. This ancient Chinese military treatise is attributed to Sun Tzu a high ranking military general and strategist who was believed to have been born in 544BC. Composed of thirteen chapters‚ each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare‚ it is a definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time and is still read for its military insight. This research paper examines Sun Tzu’s Art of War with emphasis on his indirect approach theory to defeat one’s foe. Then by using

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    Taking on the role of a Surface Warfare Officer would give me the opportunity to be hands on in the work environment. I love and enjoy a role where critical and strategically thinking is of great importance. Through these roles‚ I am able to push myself to the limit to find solution or reframe technical issues that have surfaced‚ and even challenging current beliefs and mindsets including my own to get a solution or how to go about solving a specific problem while working towards a mission. Getting

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    regime where he held various positions of influence. Guevara’s impact on the success of the Cuban revolution was a result of his tactical genius‚ experience in guerrilla warfare‚ leadership and training of the guerrilla force and his socialist ideologies. Guevara’s ideologies and tactical genius in the art of the guerrilla warfare played a vital role in the revolutions seizure of power in 1959. Since his meeting with Castro in Mexico‚ Guevara assumed a position of popularity and influence which when

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    Syria. However it is still bound by the earlier 1925 protocol. The use of gas in warfare played a huge role in our psychological response to warfare in WW1. It forms the basis of John Singer Sargent’s Gassed and is described by Wilfred Owen in his famous poem. "In all my dreams‚ before my helpless sight‚ He plunges at me‚ guttering‚ choking‚ and drowning." Even Hitler thought the use of gas in warfare was crossing the line (though he did not see a problem in using it in concentration

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    effect political change in an area. Terrorism can be seen as crime‚ exploitation of fear‚ and a form of warfare (Lutz‚ 2005). Since the 1700’s‚ history has always kept record of the different types of violence our world has faced. And with terrorism it comes with consequences. (Sloan‚ 2006). A quote by Moghaddam & Marsella (2004) says “It is usually perpetrated by groups utilizing warfare‚ due to the fact that they are unable to gain advantage while using conventional methods.” Terrorism as

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    awareness of the terrible effects of the weapons or the fact that this would result in a long war resulting in 37 million casualties even though many “books and articles refereed to negative impacts of this conflict”. (Jean-Jacques Baker‚ 2009) Chemical warfare was by far the most feared among the public. Things such as mustard and poison gas were considered some of the crudest weapons to use as poison gas was indiscriminate and could be used on the trenches even when no attack was going on. A poison gas

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    return to the field of battle leading to his eventual death declares the opposite. "Dulce" illustrates the reality and brutality of modern trench warfare. One can also assume that Owen actually experienced and witnessed what was described in the poem. Pulling from his time in the trenches Owen‚ "often graphically illustrated both the horrors of warfare‚ the physical landscapes which surrounded him‚ and the human body in relation to those landscapes." (Wilfred Owen Biography) World War I‚ was

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    Evolution of Warfare and Conflict on the Northwest Coast The impact of Western expansion on the Subarctic‚ with western Europeans advancing from the east and Russians and Americans from the West‚ changed the tempo and nature of indigenous warfare by creating new and intensified opportunities for young males to compete. The developing fur trade changed the demographics‚ trade networks‚ access to the sources of new goods‚ and the competitive structure among all subarctic societies. Western

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