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    BACKGROUND The Battle of the Coral Sea was a series of several naval battles fought during the 4th and the 8th of May‚ 1942‚ between Japanese forces and Allied forces (U.S. and Australian). It represented the first battle in history with aircraft carrier warfare on both sides. The Coral Sea is located just off the northeastern coast of Australia‚ southwest of the Solomon Islands and east of New Guinea. Who was involved There were four major groups of ships engaged in different parts of the

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    In August‚ 480 BC while the Persians took over their city and scorched it‚ the Athenians fled to Salamis after the Battle of Thermopylae. The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle‚ which was fought in September‚ 480 BC between Persia and the Greek city-states. It took place on a small island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens‚ Greece in the canals between Salamis and Piraeus. Effectively under Themistocles and led by the Spartan Eurybiades‚ the Greeks had 371 small oared ships known as triremes and pentekonters

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    streets of Canada‚ with little to show for on the actual battlefields of Europe. However‚ on the battlefields of Europe‚ volunteer Canadian troops had gone up and above the call of duty during their careers‚ specifically during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. During that battle‚ the Canadian Corps fought as a single unit instead of four

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    Gettysburg Battle The Civil War took place in the years of 1861-1865 in the United States. The two sides that fought this war were the North and the South. The War that changed the United States as a whole and fought for the rights of the Union to better the nation was the Civil War. Slavery was one of the biggest causes of the war because the North and South had many disputes about whether slavery should be abolished or not. The union was in favor of having Free states so the idea of expanding

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    The Battle of Hue

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    The Battle of Hue Col Stanly S. Hughes The Battle of Hue in 1968 was the bloodiest battle of Vietnam. On the night of January 30th 1969 the North Vietnamese (NVA) launched a massive offensive against the south called the Tet offensive. This offensive attacked all major political and military objectives within South Vietnam. This offensive was supposed to conduct a “shock and awe” that would demoralize the South Vietnam and Allied Forces. The city of Hue was one of these cities. At midnight

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    Battle of Gettysburg

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    The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was the most decisive battle for the North‚ and it lasted for a total of three days. It began on July 1 and ended on July 3‚ 1863. The Confederacy was going on the offensive and was beginning to venture into Pennsylvania‚ Maryland‚ and Washington D.C. They encountered Union troops as they advanced towards Harrisburg where they planned to cut off Union supply lines and to steal provisions that they needed. The Battle of Gettysburg became the

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    Battle of Vicksburg

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    Marisol Ms. Jordan US history P.2 23‚ October 2012 The Battle of Vicksburg The battle of Vicksburg was a major siege of the Civil War. The great battle and controversy was all about the Mississippi River‚ and who would have dominant use of it. Of course with its major benefit‚ who could possibly not want the rights to use of the Mississippi? With steam boat technology especially‚ this made commerce a very profitable game. This regular route would also

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    Battle Analysis Outline: Operation Desert Sabre The Battle of 73 Easting 1. Define the subject/evaluate sources: a. Operation Desert Sabre was the large-scale ground attack against the Iraqi Republican Guard (mechanized infantry‚ armor and tank units) occupying Kuwait and in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm; consisted of soldiers from the U.S. Army and Marines‚ France‚ Egypt‚ Saudi Arabia‚ United Kingdom and Syria lasting roughly 100hrs from 24 February 1991 to 27 February 1991. The Battle

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    The Battle of the Somme

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    The Battle of the Somme The Battle of the Somme took place between 1st July 1916 to 18th November 1916. It was fought on the north and south banks of the river Somme‚ hence the name. The plan was to redirect the German armies from attacking Verdun (which was lower down the Somme)‚ which was a town that was very near Paris‚ the capital. The Battle had some positive and negative views. The best thing that happened during the battle was that tactics were developed that enabled the British to win the

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    Life Is a Battle

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    is a Melissa Winner Week 2 Rough Draft Life is a Battle VS The Battle is Life. 03/16/2012 Life is a battle. No matter how tough or easy a person’s life is there is always a battle with life. Many times people feel the whole world is against them. There may be a lot of stress and internal conflict within everyone’s battle. The reality is when the war is won; there eventually is another battle to fight. For instance in my own current personal fight‚ I am fighting for my tenant right to

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