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    Battle of Thermopylae

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    Why I chose this topic: I chose to write about the Battle of Thermopylae because I have heard so much about it‚ but have never really thought much about it. For example‚ the movie 300‚ this movie was a giant hit‚ I saw it‚ thought it was amazing‚ but never really thought about how that actually happened. It is fascinating to think that only 300 men could withstand thousands of Persian soldiers. I also chose this topic because war and war tactics have always interested me‚ as it does for most male

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    Book Report The Battle of the Labyrinth Rick Riordan Introduction This book report is for the compilation of our project in English to be submitted to __________. The title of this book report is The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan. It has twenty chapters with 361 pages and published by Disney Hyperion Books‚ an imprint of Disney Book group. Rick Riordan is the author of the New York Times #1 best-selling Percy Jackson and The Olympians Series. He lives in San Antonio‚ Texas‚ with

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    The Battle of Marathon

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    Mike Vecchio 3 March 2011 HIST 2023 Review of Peter Krentz‚ The battle of Marathon The Battle of Marathon was arguably one of the most important battles in Greek history. In his book‚ Peter Krentz critically analyzes every specific aspect of this battle from the events that lead up to it‚ the battle itself and the aftermath. Krentz debunks the most important aspects of the fight including the weight of the common hoplites armor‚ the topography of the plain of marathon‚ and Miltiades strategy

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    Battle of Yorktown

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    Cadet Flake 11-18-2014 Battle Analysis ROTC Siege of Yorktown The Revolutionary War was a dreadful war leaving almost 70‚000 U.S. and British soldiers dead or wounded. The war lasted eight years with America‚ France‚ Spain‚ and the Dutch on one side and Great Britain on the other. On October 19‚ 1781 the last major land battle took place‚ the Battle of Yorktown. Similar to other battles in the Revolutionary War‚ the Americans were fighting for independence from the British and as threats from

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    The Battle of Stalingrad

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    Conflict in Europe: 1939-1945 The Battle of Stalingrad The Battle of Stalingrad was a key event of the conflict in Europe‚ 1939-45‚ which had a major effect on the outcome of the 2nd World War. For Adolf Hitler Stalingrad was important because it was to be the turning point in getting Operation Barbarossa back on track as the Germans went to control the resources in the Caucasus region. For the Russians‚ as a strategic centre Stalingrad was its third largest city and a major manufacturing facility

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    Battle Of Hoxington

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    relentless. America is Beautiful. My home is steady and unbroken‚ and nothing can take that away from me. The Battle of Lexington was on April 19‚ 1775. The first battle and our first attempt at revolting. Before the Battle of Lexington‚ the British had signed many documents with-holding some of our freedoms. When they tried to suppress our rights to hold arms‚ that tipped the scale and the battle of Lexington occurred. When the British were marching‚ Paul Revere and the other riders signaled the minute

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    Battle of Okinawa

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    April 1‚ 1945-June 21‚ 1945 Last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II‚ the Okinawa campaign involved the 287‚000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130‚000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. At stake were air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. Japanese forces changed their typical tactics of resisting at the water’s edge to a defense in depth‚ designed to gain time. In conjunction with this‚ the Japanese navy and army mounted mass air attacks by planes

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    The Battle of the Boyne

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    The Battle of the Boyne (Irish: Cath na Bóinne) was a turning point in the Williamite claim on the English throne. The deposed King James VII of Scotland and James II of England and Ireland and his Jacobite supporters were defeated by James’ nephew and son-in-law‚ William III and his supporters. By the invitation of Parliament‚ William had deposed James in 1688. Both kings acted as commander of their respective armies. The battle took place on July 1‚ 1690 (Old Style) just outside the town of Drogheda

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    The Battle of Agincourt

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    The Battle of Agincourt King Henry V was a warrior king of the Middle Ages. At the Battle of Agincourt Henry V lead his English army to invade France. He hoped that invading France would be popular with his people‚ and improve his power at home. He wanted his finances to grow by gaining revenue-producing lands. He also wanted to take French nobles prisoner either for ransom or to extort money from the French king in exchange for their return. During the Battle of Agincourt‚ King Henry V and

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    The Battle of Sedgemoor

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    The Bussex Rhine‚ and King’s Sedgemoor The Battle of Sedgemoor was a war that was fought between the troops who supported King James II‚ and the troops in favor of James Scott‚ the 1st Duke of Monmouth‚ who was the nephew of the newly appointed King James II. The battle of Sedgemoor and the incidents leading up to the battle took form due to what was thought to be a faulty claim led by James II to his brother’s‚ Charles II’s‚ throne. James Scott‚ the 1st Duke of Monmouth‚ was the illegitimate son

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