201.117 Assignment 1 3.) Discuss three major battles of Alexander the Great with reference to the sources supplied and in their wider and political and military context. To what factors would you attribute his success? -1- A military commander ’s success on the battlefield is not always solely determined by his (or her) own brilliance. Victory is often due to his opponent ’s circumstances‚ both in the military and strategic context‚ not to mention the political situation‚ and even cultural
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World Regional Geography “Guatemala: In the Shadow of the Raid” Frontline Video http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2009/07/guatemala_a_tal.html Watch the video “Guatemala: In the Shadow of the Raid” and type your response to the following questions in your Discussion Board post: The deportation raid on the meatpacking plant in Postville‚ Iowa had many different financial repercussions. 1. How did it affect William Toj and his family? (What is his main concern now that he is back in
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Generally‚ the Marine Corps is known for Making Marines and Winning Battles . The key to these main objectives has been ongoing since its inception during the Revolutionary War; the institution of discipline is immediately incorporated into all day-to-day activities. This is initially accomplished‚ as Marine recruits are isolated from all civilian interaction during the lengthy thirteen-week boot camp infusing the idea they have entered into an elite and isolated society. The idea takes its roots
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The Viking Raid One afternoon I was out working in my fields‚ the king Viking came to me and all my neighbors‚ to take us to go fight the other empires‚ and to take their land. So‚ while we were on our boats going to the other land‚ some of our people died because it took so long to get there and also of malaria. Only a few died so it didn’t matter much. We then realized that we needed weapons‚ so the first village we invaded was little so we could take it without any weapons. Then we stole their
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pressure on the Eastern front and Stalin asked Churchill and Eisenhower to help the USSR by opening up a Western front in continental Europe‚ to prevent Hitler from throwing all the might of his armies against the Soviets. As a result‚ a series of major raids against German defence installations along the Channel was planned but only one such operation was actually conducted: Dieppe. This turned into a military disaster. But it did pacify Stalin by demonstrating that the western Allies weren’t afriad to
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HOW TO WRITE A BATTLE ANALYSIS 1. Purpose. To provide guidance on writing the battle analysis. 2. Learning Objective. The student must prepare a battle analysis that demonstrates the ability to use military history to develop critical thinking skills. Focus your analysis on one of the following issues: a. Evaluate the commander ’s intent. b. Analyze one aspect of METT-T. c. Analyze the relationship between fire support and any other element of the battlefield operating
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Introduction The purpose of this battle analysis is to understand how intelligence plays a key role in military operations using the Battle of Stalingrad as the focus of study. First point to consider is Hitler failed to heed the intelligence given to him by General Friedrich Paulus which resulted in the surrender of the German sixth army. A second point is that the Soviets maintained a very effective military deception campaign that allowed for a build-up of forces unknown to the Germans
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The purpose of this paper is to clearly apply the steps of battle analysis to evaluate the Battle of Corregidor and provide an alternate outcome based from the addition of intelligence variables discussed throughout this paper. The Japanese would have won the battle‚ if they properly analyzed the geography of the island. The Battle of Corregidor paved way for allied vessels to reenter the Philippines during World War II. Corregidor is the main entrance for Manila Bay and protected the Philippines
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The Artillery of the Potomac Army at Gettysburg‚ achieved victory through the “King of Battle” and integration of the Union maneuver commanders (Steve‚ 2014). Combat experience demonstrated seasoned leadership. The superiority of the Union artillery over their confederate counterparts was not only the number of guns employed‚ but also‚ it was the manner of how the Union commanders employed the artillery under their command (Steve‚ 2014). Proper integration of assets can determine the battlefield
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