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 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 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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The royal mail industrial dispute Two days of national strike action was taken in October 2009‚ supported by an overwhelming YES vote of three to one launched by Communication Workers Union (CWU). The dispute over pay‚ job securities and working conditions is still continuing although CWU has suspended strike to provide a period of calm for the Union and Royal Mail to negotiate a full and final agreement on the introduction of automation and relevant working practices. The strained relations of
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The Battle of Thermopylae was a key event that occurred between the Persians and Greeks‚ it was led by King Leondias and the Persian King‚ Xerxes. The battle took its course over three days‚ during the second invasion of Greece due to the Persians. The reason for the battle occurring was because the forces of Xerxes marched through Thrace and Macedon on their journey to Greece. In result‚ Leonidas confided in an Oracle whom predicted that he’d lose the war‚ but he still deemed the war to be necessary
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The Battle of Shiloh Leah Webster‚ 1st Period Specifics about the battle 1. Where was the Battle of Shiloh fought? The Battle of Shiloh was fought in Pittsburg Landing which is in Hardin County‚ Tennessee. 2. What leaders commanded the North? The generals who lead the Union were Don Carlos Buell and Ulysses S. Grant. 3. What leaders commanded the South? The generals who lead the Confederates were Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard. 4. How many deaths were there in this battle
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Farina‚ Lucy A3 Hustwit The Battle of Actium The Battle of Actium was a battle that took place during the time of the Roman civil war (32-30 B.C.) between Marc Antony and Octavian. This was fought on the day of September 2‚ 31BC in the Ionian Sea‚ more specifically in the Gulf of Ambracia. After the brutal assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC‚ Rome was in need of a leader. Octavian was named the heir in his will‚ but Marc Antony was the one who took over and handled all of his papers and legions
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BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE 1914 One of many important battles in 1914 in which both sides attempted to fight a war of movement which would see the war ended by December 1914. It was also important in contributing to the stalemate which eventuated at the end of 1914. It heralded the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. The importance of this battle is that it was the culmination by both sides of any attempt at a war of movement‚ as it was realized that frontal offensives were impossible. Thus the ‘race
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The Royal Tenenbaums. You don’t have to look closely to find the bits of the Glass family stuck in this tale. You can see Franny Glass echoed in the characteristics of Margot Tenenbaum. Not only does Margot of the film carry small tangible Frannyisms‚ such as books‚ cigarettes‚ and a singular fur coat‚ but the matters of her heart are the same. In the novel Franny and Zooey‚ Franny hides her true self‚ covering it up with gestures and apologies suitable for a scholarly young lady. In The Royal Tenenbaums
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The Battle of Conformity In literature‚ there are four main types of conflicts: man vs. man‚ man vs. nature‚ man vs. society and‚ the toughest one of them all‚ man vs. himself. In the novels The Kite Runner by Kahled Hosseini and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ both of the main characters have large conflicts with themselves. They battle with their conscience to figure out what’s right and what’s wrong. “So [they] beat on‚ boats against the current‚ borne back ceaselessly into the past”
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