Battle for Iwo Jima "The battle of Iwo Island has been won. The United States Marines by their individual and collective courage have conquered a base which is as necessary to us in our continuing forward movement toward final victory as it was vital to the enemy in staving off ultimate defeat. By their victory‚ the 3rd‚ 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the
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The Battle of Tabuk The lofty and strong fort‚ which had been built by the side of a spring on the road leading from Hijr to Damascus in the border area of the territory of Syria‚ was called Tabuk. In those times Syria was one of the colonies of the Eastern Roman Empire. Its capital was Constantinople. Its frontier people were the followers of Christianity and the chiefs of the districts were satellites of the Ruler of Syria who himself took orders directly from the Roman Emperor. The rapid penetration
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Battle of Berlin After having driven their troops across Poland and into Germany‚ Soviet forces began planning an offensive attack against Berlin. The campaign would be entirely conducted by the Red Army on the ground. The Red Army massed Marshal Georgy Zhukov’s 1st Belorussian Front to the east of Berlin with Marshal Konstantin Rokossovky’s 2nd Belorussian Front to the north and Marshal Ivan Konev’s 1st Ukrainian Front to the south. Going against the Soviets was General Gotthard Heinrici’s Army
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The short story Battle Royal from the novel Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is from the perspective of an African American man. The main character has a struggle of whether to be himself or to conform to be the black child that white men want him to be. He was immensely affected by the words uttered at his grandfather’s death bed. He said “Son‚ after I’m gone I want you to keep up the good fight. I never told you‚ but our life is a war and I have been a traitor all my born days‚ a spy in the enemy’s
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The Battle of the Wolves There is a Native American story in which an old Cherokee leader teaches his grandson an important life lesson; “A fight is going on inside me‚ It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil-he is anger‚ envy‚ sorrow‚ regret‚ greed‚ arrogance‚ self-pity‚ guilt‚ resentment‚ inferiority‚ lies‚ false pride‚ superiority‚ and ego. The other is good- he is joy‚ peace‚ love‚ hope‚ serenity‚ humility‚ kindness‚ benevolence‚ empathy‚ generosity‚ truth‚ compassion
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It was the beginning of one of the most significant battles on the Pacific Front of World War II. The Battle of the Guadalcanal took place on August 7th of 1942‚ when the United States Marines landed on the Guadalcanal. The landing at the Guadalcanal was unchallenged and it took Americans six months to defeat the Japanese which turned into a battle of attrition. After the Japanese defeat at the Battle of Midway‚ Americans thought of taking back the Pacific Islands and the first confrontation was
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Indigo and its Battle for Profits Tuhina Kumar 3098 T. Y. - B Introduction Indigo airline has revolutionized the air industry with low fares by adopting a completely different way of working. It has ditched expensive overheads like free food and drink‚ uses only the same type of airplanes to minimize maintenance‚ training and repair costs‚ being in air most of the time avoiding high landing fees and nearly always being on time‚ Indigo has made the lives of many customers very convenient. The large
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The raid at Cabanatuan was the product of a failed campaign to protect the Philippines from Japanese control in 1941-42‚ which resulted in the capture of over 550 American and allied POWs. The capture of the Philippines was essential to Japan‚ who would be able to use it as a resupply point‚ as well as eliminating the natural barrier that existed between them and China. The raid was organized three years later in an effort to release the POWS and further the mission of the Allies reclaiming the Philippines
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Battle of France (Case Yellow) Throughout all of World War I the German objective was to occupy the country of France. In the four years of fighting on the Western Front in World War I‚ Germany failed to break through the lines of the French and never captured Paris. In May of 1940 Germany would try again as they used very similar tactics to those of the Von Schlieffen plan used by the Germans twenty five years before. The French had built massive defenses along the eastern border of France
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Battles in the Desert‚ written by Jose Emilio Pacheco‚ tells a story about how a young man named Carlos encounter social and political changes. Carlos narrates his own experiences during his childhood when social and political problems are happening. The time period is during the regime of the government of Miguel Aleman. Carlos’ experiences demonstrate the changes of his own personal life‚ and the impact of the American culture on Mexico. I believe Carlos is reflecting his personal childhood
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