into the Spartan standing army. On the other hand‚ the Athenian boys are not mandated into the military of their country and are able to get a good education. Spartans are focused on their military more than their interactions with other countries around them. “Sparta people were not open to education and they only concentrated on military strength and obedience and they didn’t interact much with the outside world” (Athens vs). While Sparta focused on their dominate army‚ Athens focused mostly on
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assaulted the Philippine islands and captured it. This resulted in many prisoners of war. The American armies ran out of supplies and were tired from fighting and it led to the surrender of the American army‚ the Bataan death march and the imprisonment at Cabanatuan camp. The American navy was not able to evacuate completely. Most of the soldiers were left behind and taken as prisoners by the Japanese army. Hundreds of the American soldiers were taken to the Cabanatuan Camp where they were taken as captives
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the Great War? Was it because of their discipline in the army? Did they fight because of their friends in the army? Or were the conditions in the trenches not as bad as people say they were? This essay will argue that‚ even though all of these reasons were very important‚ the main reason men continued to fight was army discipline and comradeship. Army discipline was definitely an important factor for why men continued to fight. The army aimed to keep soldiers as disciplined as possible‚ therefore
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were diabolical and wasn’t quite the adventure soldiers thought it would be. The shell guns were one of the main aspects in war it was the main weapon and blew soldiers to pieces; of course soldiers did not know this until they actually signed for the army. Many soldiers did not want to fight in ww1 because they were Quakers this means they don’t believe in violence or war. And men didn’t want to get shell shocked; shell shocked is when you can’t stand the shelling. Of course in those days people just
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Soldiers‚ whether they were German or American‚ they still had to put up with the same things. Both armies had to struggle to survive on what was given to them. They had to go through hard and rigorous training as well. The way they had to fight was also very much alike. The soldiers though they were from very different countries and might be thought to be totally different from each other‚ had a lot in common on the front lines of the war. Getting supplies was a large issue for many soldiers
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there lives‚ they practically make up the communities. In this case‚ “In neighborhoods by the sea‚ [children] run checkpoints and stop four by four trucks” (Gettleman). There are so many child soldiers all over the world that they even do every day army tasks. As illustrated‚ these child soldiers load bullets‚ do every day ary tasks‚ and most importantly‚ love the
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A Lottery that You Don’t Want to Win “I remember opening up the letter‚ scanning the first few lines‚ feeling the blood go thick behind my eyes. I remember a sound in my head. It wasn’t thinking‚ just a silent howl.” – Tim O’Brien‚ The Things they Carried Have you ever taken the time to think about how you feel about the draft? Do you feel it is the government’s right to tell you to serve in the military? In times of war there is always the possibility of a draft. Drafting for military purpose
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Have you ever decided to go to war? If so‚ would you believe that you would return back home as a whole‚ the same way you joined the battlefield? Do you know the consequences that you will be risking? Many soldiers who joined the army and fought in a battlefield have been badly affected. Young soldiers end up suffering. Soldiers get physically‚ mentally or emotionally affected from the war they were involved in. The most common affected issue that soldiers end up having is called “Post-Traumatic
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failures in the military played a large role in the break down of the autocracy in Russia. At the beginning of World War 1‚ morale with in the army and the rest of the country was high‚ with positive expectations for the time ahead. People also felt patriotic‚ however‚ that mutual feeling was short lived a the Russians faced a terrible defeat by the superior‚ German army at Tannenburg‚ where over one million soldiers were killed‚ wounded or taken prisoner. This lowered the morale of the men significantly
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weapons and armory. Having a strong‚ well-trained army allowed him to give security to his people. With new and improved weapons‚ Germany’s army was stronger than its opponents. The Austrian Empire‚ Duches and the French were soon taken out by this powerful army. After his mission to conquer France was completed France paid a million franc fine that paid for Germany’s war expenses. Being a chancellor of Prussia meant that he controlled everything. His army encouraged southern German states to unite with
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