BATTLE OF CALABRIA (BATTLE OF PUNTA STILO) - 1940 INTRODUCTION 1. In the history‚ the Struggle for the Middle Sea describes the naval war fought in the Mediterranean and Red Sea with five great navies that participated: a. Great Britain’s Royal Navy. b. Italy’s Regia Marina. c. France’s Marine Nationale. d. United States Navy. e. German Kriegsmarine. 2. It examines the national essential that made the Mediterranean such a vital theater for each of these powers and
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Mussolini Social and Economic Policies: Battle for Grain (1925): * Improve agriculture to increase grain production so that foreign import was no longer needed (policy to achieve main aim of autarky as well as show economic strength of Italy to improve national pride). * Farmers were given grants on tractors and fertilizers and advice on modern techniques. Corporate State (1926-39): * It was aimed to transform the economy to a revolutionary form to aviod problems of labour
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The Battle of Shiloh The Battle of Shiloh began on April 6‚ 1862. Federal forces led by General Johnston were marching towards Corinth‚ Mississippi. Johnston wanted to attack general Grant’s army. He wanted to assault Grant’s army before it was reinforced by General Don Carlos Buell’s Army. Johnston was on his march from Corinth with many inexperienced soldiers. General Grant’s army was set up at Shiloh‚ where they were drilling and resting. They were waiting for the reinforcements
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THE BATTLE OF CHATTANOOGA Following its defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga‚ the Union Army‚ which was led by Major General William S. Rosecrans‚ went back to its base at Chattanooga. Reaching the safety of the town‚ they quickly created defenses before General Braxton Bragg’s pursuing Army of Tennessee arrived. Moving his men onto Missionary Ridge to the east and Lookout Mountain to the south‚ Bragg soon commanded the approaches to the city and placed the Union troops under siege
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How significant was the Battle of Stalingrad and the Russian campaign as a ‘turning point’ in leading to the Allied victory in the European War? Jarryn Phegan Both the Battle of Stalingrad and the Russian campaign are commonly considered ‘turning points’ when it comes to the Allied victory in the European War. However‚ before proceeding further in this report it is important to acknowledge the fact that the Battle of Stalingrad and the Russian campaign alone did not lead to the Allied victory
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BATTLE OF MEIKTILA INTRODUCTION 1. Gentlemen‚ I welcome you all in today ’s study period on "Battle of Meiktila" in the context of Burma Campaign. The significance of Burma Campaign in the course of world war II was of equal importance from both Allied and Axis points of view as that of other theatres of war. Burma was turned into the theatre of war during the third year of the world war II. Two major regional powers‚ one Asian ie Japan and another European ie Great Britain fought this
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The Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg on September 17‚ 1862 is considered the severest battle of the Civil War. It was General Robert Lee’s first invasion of the North which concluded as the Battle of Antietam in Maryland or Sharpsburg. This war took place just after a fortnight of the Confederate victory at Second Manassas‚ about 40 miles to the southeast in Virginia. It all started with the great victory of Robert Lee at Manassas in August which made him march his Army of Northern Virginia into
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BATTLE REVIEW ANALYSIS BATTLE OF PAYE BACKGROUND: The Battle of Paye was a battle during the Philippine-American War between the United States and the Philippines. It was fought on December 19‚ 1899‚ near San Mateo in Morong (now Rizal) between the forces of General Henry Ware Lawton‚ and 200 Filipino riflemen under General Licerio Gerónimo. Lawton was killed in the battle‚ and his attack was repelled‚ making the Battle of Paye the final confrontation between Lawton’s company and Gerónimo’s
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The Battle of Stalingrad began on July 17‚1942 and was not over until the following year February 2‚ 1943.1 This battle that would later be known as one of the bloodiest battles in history was fought between the Germans led by General Friedrich Paulus2 (ibid)‚ and the Russians led by Marshal Vasili Chuikov.2 Hitler’s goal after retrieving Stalingrad was mainly to get rid of Soviet forces in the south‚ and obtain the economic resources.3 Many historians believe that Hitler ordered for the city to
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The Fight For Greece is based upon the Battle of Thermopylae. The Battle took place in Greece during the summer of 480 BCE. It was fought between the allied Greek nations and the Persian army. The battle ended with a Persian win‚ resulting in the death of over 300 Spartans and many of their allies. The purpose of this poem is to show the bravery and strength of the Greek soldiers when going into battle. The poem’s secondary purpose is to show the cost of war. This is seen in lines 7-8 as it shows
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