Marines and ARVN to fight an enemy largely outnumber in an urban environment. (O’Neill‚ 2003) The Battle of Hue was the deadliest battle of Vietnam. Due to Hue City’s religious artifacts and buildings the allied forces were not allowed to use heavy artillery at the beginning of the war. This caused fierce building to building‚ block to block urban combat. Colonel Stanly S. Hughes was the allied commander of the 1st Marine Regiment. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He led the most
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continue for the hill top at last INA jawans captured it with heavy lost. Lt. Ajaib Singh was sent to relieve the wounded Mansukh Lal. Ajaib Singh killed British Major‚ two captain and other sepoys‚ which cut them off from information to artillery section. The artillery shell fire wrongly killed their own soldiers estimated to be 200. The attack continued for one whole day and night‚ where seventeen British officers were killed and 800 of their men were either killed or wounded. On the I.N.A.‚ side
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the tale of the light cavalry division‚ called the Light Brigade. The Brigade travelled deep into Russian territory‚ which was communicated by the poet saying "Half a league / half a league"‚ and fought the Russian army. They had to travel through artillery fire and then break through the Russian front line. Through close range sword combat the Brigade won the battle and the Russian army retreated. The writer’s goal was to help everyone in general realize and honour the bravery and determination of
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15 miles west of Paris. They aimed to ’bleed France white’ with the attrition tactic developed by their commander‚ Falkenhayn. In an attempt to force the Germans away from Verdun‚ the French allies from Britain‚ led by General Haig‚ planned an artillery bombardment of the Germans. The battle carried on for a whole 10 months with a death toll of approximately 1.25 million warriors. General Haig‚ a strong believer in attrition‚ was the culprit in many people’s views including a German commander
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The Lost Battalion: Film Analysis In movie The Lost Battalion Major Charles White Wittlesey and his troops lead an attack into the Argonne Forest where they encountered severally bloody battles with the Germans‚ who outnumbered them and completely surrounded them. He started off with 500 men at the beginning of the campaign and by the end under 200 men were left. This movie shows the obstacles that stood in their way in order to stand their ground against German forces. These obstacles included
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which soldiers can fight. The trenches in WW1 were built about two – three metres deep and measured two metres wide. They could be any length and were all interconnected. Trenches were used because they provided substantial cover from the enemies’ artillery and small arms fire. (BBC‚ 2015) 4. Armies involved and The Western Front Both the allies and the central powers fought in the trenches with both sides suffering extreme casualties.
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D-Day Introduction “They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate.”-- President Franklin D. Roosevelt. D-Day required two years of planning‚ 156‚000 Allied troops‚ 13‚000 paratroopers‚ 50‚000 vehicles‚ 11‚000 planes‚ and 5‚000 ships. In other words‚ it was one of the largest amphibious battles ever conducted in the history of war and its outcome affected the entire world. D-Day‚ a momentous turning point during World War II that sparked hope for the
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thick‚ stinking mud that made any movement difficult. There was no sanitation and rats were a problem. Diseases were rife such as dysentery and trench foot. There would be no relief for front line troops for weeks on end. Even a near miss from an artillery shell could collapse a trench or cause dugout to collapse burying alive those inside. The nearness of death‚ the fear of it and smell of it‚ the horrific sights of shattered bodies‚ the screams of friend cut in half and the constant shelling combined
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Research Question How have animals helped soldiers in World War One? Source 1 BBC Schools-Animals During World War One http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25401273 Horses millions of horses used with different roles WW1 first war where cavalry was not main type of soldier significantly less use of cavalry than previous wars‚ but they were still used‚ even until the last battles used mostly in the Battle of Mons‚ but then “Both sides soon realised men on horses could not win the war in trenches. The
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only option. Alternatively‚ it could be interpretated that Tennyson doesn’t just write this poem to show the patriotism and bravery of the soldiers but the blunder the generals had made. The ignorance of the generals that the Russians had heavy artillery and guns and just charge at them on horses ‘Sabring the
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