The issue of Douglas Haig’s role as a general on the Western Front‚ during the Battle of the Somme in 1916‚ has been thoroughly questioned by many historians to date. Through different views and opinions‚ Haig’s skills have been both heavily celebrated and criticised. Therefore he has been viewed as both ‘Butcher of the Somme’ and the ‘Architect of Victory’‚ much evidence supporting both arguments. However the majority of people seem to favour the idea of Haig being a merciless leader‚ which is completely
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might‚ steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old." Against the backdrop of Britain alone‚ its forces (BEF) evacuated off the beaches of Dunkirk and now facing the prospect of an imminent Invasion from Nazi Germany‚ on 4th June 1940 Winston Churchill delivered one of the defining speeches of the second world war. Churchill had taken over as the British Prime Minister on May 10th‚ eight months after the outbreak of World War II in Europe. He had done so as the head of a multiparty coalition
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All of the artwork at the James Wise Gallery were riveting; however‚ the particular piece of artwork I selected to write about stood out from the rest. The title of the piece is “Tree of Life”. Winston Harris‚ the artist of this piece‚ created the artwork by digital hand coloring. The first thing that caught my eyes were both vibrant and earthy colors within the piece. The second thing was all the different combinations of shapes throughout the piece. The third thing I noticed in the piece were all
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heightening of tensions between the three nations. The difference in the leaders involved in the two conferences was a major factor in the differentiation between Yalta and Potsdam. At Yalta‚ the Big Three was composed of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill‚ U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. At Potsdam‚ Attlee replaced Churchill after his defeat in the British elections‚ and Truman took Roosevelt’s position. The only constant figure in the conferences
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How successful was the conservative party from 1918- 1928? As a party the Conservatives can be seen to have achieved considerable success between the years 1918-28. Before the war the party had lost 3 consecutive elections‚ whereas during the period 1918-28 they were in power for all but 10 months of those 10 years (First Labour Government January- October 1924). It can then be seen through their domination of power that they were very successful. However during the first 4 of those years‚ whilst
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UNITED NATIONS 1. BIRTH: The seed of the idea for a new postwar organisation was planted by President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the Atlantic Charter of August 14‚1941.On January 1‚1942 with the united states now in the war‚ twenty six nations subscribed to a Declaration by United Nations that reaffirmed the principles of the Atlantic Charter. This declaration established the United Nations military alliance‚ to which twenty one other nations subsequently adhered
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structure; the leader focuses on people. – The manager relies on control; the leader inspires trust. – The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. Perhaps the most famous example of a Leader Not Manager was Sir Winston Churchill. His leadership through the Second World War was critical to the Allied success‚ but his lack of planning and preparation were the source of many mistakes including the Allied invasion of Norway in 1940. He was also considered a lamentable
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http://www.business-standard.com/india/printpage.php?autono=45803... A viral hit Shelly Walia / December 10‚ 2011‚ 0:02 IST Kolaveri Di is fast becoming a case study on how viral marketing can create a cult following for a product. Shelly Walia analyses the strategy that went into making this song an instant hit. It’s a classic case of ‘viral marketing’ gone wild‚ says brand expert Harish Bijoor about the far-reaching impact of the song Why this Kolaveri Di. This quirky Tanglish (a portmanteau
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totalitarian governments at their extreme. For this monumental task of lampooning the modern political system with references to past philosophers and authors‚ both Orwell and Gilliam incorporates very modest main characters. The protagonists Sam Lowry and Winston Smith both do not effectively fit into the classic ‘Hero’ type of behaviours‚ but are closer to an ordinary‚ or even sub-ordinary people which we can easily relate to. As both Nineteen-Eighty Four and Brazil mock the same obstinate government with
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John Boynton Priestley was born on the 13th of September 1894. He was an English novelist‚ play writer‚ and broadcaster. He was born at Mannheim road‚ Manningham. He describes that area as an ‘ultra respectable’ suburb of Bradford. His mum died when he was 2 years old and his dad had re-married four years later. His dad was a headmaster. Priestly knew exactly what he wanted to be from a young age‚ a writer. He didn’t go University because he thought he would get a better feel and experience of
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