screened by cavalry and supported by artillery. Commanders were expecting decisive engagements to settle the war rapidly. The British‚ French‚ Germans‚ and Russians that marched off in war on August 1914 all assumed that the War would be over in a few months if not weeks. No one anticipated a struggle that would endure over 4 years. Sweeping maneuvers exposed the cavalry and infantry to the killing power of modern weapons. Modern weapons‚ especially artillery and machine guns as well as accurate
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The Battle For Berlin Ethan Rowe Mr. Powell Period 8 In May of 1945 the concluding battle of World War II in Europe was taken place. From the Allies side of the battle there were many different generals working together to accomplish the goal of decisively defeating Germany. For Soviet Premier Josef Stalin‚ Berlin was the major prize and he feared that the Red Army might be beaten to the city by Field
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The Third Battle of Ypres‚ also known as the Passchendaele campaign‚ ranks as one of the most controversial offensives undertaken during the war. With the failure of the Nivelle offensive in April and the resulting French Army Mutiny on May 3‚ Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig convinced a reluctant British War Cabinet‚ which still remembered the appalling losses from the Somme campaign of 1916‚ that an offensive was necessary to divert German attention from the French and prevent a collapse on the Western
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The Effectiveness of Strategic Bombing in World War II United States Air Force Academy April 24th‚ 2013 History 100 – T4B Major Buchy Kevin Mitchell Words: 1‚1911 On the first of September‚ 1939 the beginning of the deadliest war the world has ever seen was initiated. By the fall of 1939‚ Hitler had a nearly seven years as the Chancellor of Germany and was beginning to initiate his plans to bring mainland Europe under Nazi control. This World War was drastically different than the previous
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NAPOLEON’S INFLUENCE ON MODERN WESTERN MILITARY ARMIES History 100‚ Staff Group A‚ CGSC Class 14-001 27 March 2014 1 Throughout history‚ military leaders have immortalized their legacies by vanquishing their enemies in the battlefield against overwhelming odds. Soldiers and historians have revered their accomplishments by studying their mastery in the art of warfare with the hopes mimicking their accomplishments. Of them all‚ Napoleon Bonaparte is considered the best military leader in the history
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movies titled The Alamo in which both reenact the events surrounding the defense of the Alamo. The first movie made shows Crockett stealing cattle and destroying artillery. However‚ there is no evidence in history detailing his actions. Also‚ both movies wrongly tell Santa Anna’s attack on the Alamo because he didn’t truly have the heavy artillery as the movie shows. The last film‚ Cold Mountain‚ is not based on any historical events. It is solely for entertainment to describe the emotional turmoil the
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there are obstructions and they cannot move forward‚ which causes Sherman’s men to fall back. Grant is not affected by this‚ however‚ and orders another assault in the morning of the next day. They would bombard the city for many hours with their artillery until 10 a.m. when they would push forward 3 miles. Here they would pass many roads where they would engage in hand-to-hand combat. The federals would also capture many prisoners‚ but the only victory that day was the confederate position which was
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for corporals. During the winter of 1776-1777‚ Washington ordered the establishment of three artillery regiments. In the Army’s 1967 comprehensive Enlisted Grade Structure Study noted‚ “Artillerymen were recognized as specialists from the start and were given higher pay than Infantryman.” It also noted a need for other “specialists” in the enlisted ranks to perform certain technical skills for the artillery. During this period service and support tasks were typically performed by civilians or detailed
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battalion was called the Tigers. That nickname in time was applied to all of the Louisiana troops of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. The tiger symbol came from the famous Washington Artillery of New Orleans. A militia unit that traces its history back to the 1830s‚ the Washington Artillery had a logo that featured a
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Why the First World War lasted so long The First World War (1914-1918) was a war that lasted substantially longer than anyone anticipated. This was largely due to the technological developments created by the industrial revolution coupled with the sheer scale of the conflict and the huge amount of resources that the two armed sides were willing to commit. The war lasted as long as it did because of the new style of warfare employed and the fact that military leaders of the time were slow to realise
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