The Battle of the Somme When and where did the battle occur? The Battle of the Somme lasted for over 4 months‚ between 1 July and 16 November 1916. It was fought on both sides of the Somme river in Northern country France near the current border of France and Germany. It was fought at a part of the Western front at the time. Why was the battle fought? In 1916‚ the Allied forces of Russia‚ Italy‚ France and Great Britain had a joint strategy of attack against Germany and its allies. The Russians
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small town of Hamel in northern France on the Western Front. There lay a joint offensive team consisting of Australians‚ Americans and British. They were there for one reason. To complete all objectives and defeat the Germans from a strong defensive position….. This was the battle of Hamel. Good morning/ afternoon today I will be talking to you about the battle of Hamel. How it is considered to be Significant and the significance
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the most successful armies in the past as they conquered most of the land in Europe. There were very successful because of their excellent organization‚ strict recruitment policy‚ hard training‚ well equipped armors and equipment and intelligent tactics. Recruitment was the first important process to recruit good men to join the army. The selection process was strict. The man was aged between 18 to 25 and had to be a Roman citizen. They was slim‚ and muscular‚ be healthy‚ with good eyesight and
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this‚ the source may not be taken at face value. Vergil makes it clear that one of the reasons Henry Tudor won the Battle of Bosworth‚ 1485 was because of his good field tactics. This is‚ firstly‚ seen through him ‘deliberately’ choosing an area where there was a ‘marsh’ nearby as his location as the marsh could act as a ‘defensive wall’ for his
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employment contracts • Buy & sell assets • Partial exception: As to mergers‚ sales of substantially all assets‚ and charter amendment‚ shareholders must vote‚ but board is a gatekeeper as to which deals go forward to shareholders. • Defensive tactics: Directors rule‚ protected by BJR What Shareholders Can do – Rule # 2‚ A few things to constrain agency costs • Vote o On Mergers only after directors act (gatekeeper role) o Elect/remove directors
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Matrix is an important matching tool that helps managers develop four types of strategies: SO Strategies‚ WO Strategies‚ ST Strategies‚ and WT Strategies. TOWS Matrix could be applied to the development of tactics necessary to implement the strategies‚ and to more specific actions supportive of tactics. SO Strategies SO Strategies use a firm’s internal strengths to take advantage of external opportunities. All managers would like their organizations to be in a position where internal strengths can
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the Needle Rifle was able to fire 5 times faster than previous guns made open attack suicidal. As well as leading to revolutionary changes on the battle field‚ the dominance of defensive weaponry prolonged wars but made them less intensive. For example‚ during the American Civil war it is clear that the dominance of defensive weaponry made battles inconclusive‚ prolonging the fighting as neither side had weaponry that decisively dominated the other. There is evidence that illustrates how new technology
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was started out as a offensive tactic by the Germans that overtook Belgium and then threatened to go into France‚ but was quickly turned to a defensive strategy after the death of Schlieffen. The Second World War was more than a border conflict or nation take-over‚ it was a regional takeover by Germany and Japan that involved nations throughout Europe and Asia. The scale of conflict was on a much larger level during World War II. The one outstanding strategy or tactic that was used by the Japanese
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support networks; ADCOM in Korea and MACV in Vietnam.) In the Korean War‚ Lt. Col. Smith and Maj. Gen. Dean in each of their commands‚ intuitively chose good defensive positions against the enemy; the former at Osan‚ the latter in the defense around the Kum River. What is more‚ both these commanders‚ in each of their subsequent defensives‚ demonstrated resolve‚ holding their position until virtually overran‚ while personally and courageously fighting along-side their men‚ like Dean’s inspirational
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GEORGE SMITH PATTON JR. ( 1885 – 1945 ) INTRODUCTION George Smith Patton III was born on Nov 11‚ 1885 in San Gabriel‚ California‚ USA. He was known as “Old Blood and Guts “and “Georgie “. In 1909‚ he graduated from the U.S Military Academy at West Point and descendant of a Virginia family with a long military tradition. Patton became a keen student of the American Civil War (1861-1865)‚ especially its great cavalry leaders ‚ an interest that likely contributed to the strategy of bold ‚ highly
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