might have differed. It is my opinion that the Battle of the Somme is the most crucial turning point of WW1. This might seem like a strange choice‚ given that this battle‚ above all‚ seems to represent the disastrous stalemate that locked the western front for most of the war. However in this essay I will argue that the Battle of the Somme achieved its central purpose‚ and began the inevitable decline and eventual defeat of Germany and her Central Powers allies. To begin it is necessary to briefly outline
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British Isles. A depression is a low pressure weather system formed where a cold air mass interacts with a warm air mass creating a cold and warm front when this happens the whole thing turns into a huge vortex with the air being sucked in and then deflected by the Coriolis effect resulting in an anticlockwise rotation in the northern hemisphere. At the cold front‚ the cold air mass moves faster and is denser than the warm air‚ thus displacing the warm air. This creates results in unsettled weather including
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retired from the final large British attack at the Battle of the Ancre amid worsening weather. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig called a halt to the operation‚ claiming the Somme offensive to have been successful. Haig used 750‚000 men against the German front-line. However‚ the bombardment failed to destroy either the barbed-wire or the concrete bunkers protecting the German soldiers. This meant that the Germans could exploit their good defensive positions on higher ground when the British and French troops
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the end of 1943‚ as the United States revealed the date for their Western offense‚ the Red Army began planning a powerful offensive to coincide with it. Operation Bagration‚ the main summer offensive of 1944 carried out by the Soviets on the Eastern front was to overshadow with the allied landing in Normandy set for the 6th of June 1944. (Axell p.97) Its goal was to “recover soviet territory‚ destroy German forces‚ liberate other European countries‚ and conduct strategic operations sequentially rather
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belonged to them before European powers had taken control of it [3]. The two countries wanted this territory to go back to them. On the other hand‚ the Polisario Front (Abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro)‚ wish was a Sahrawi rebel movement‚ demanded immediate independence. The Polisario front was supported by Algeria‚ which had
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Depression in France took place. Starting in 1931‚ France did not recover from the Depression until the remainder of the decade. During this time‚ in 1934‚ a riot took place that overthrew the current French government. A socialist group‚ named the Popular Front‚ took control of the government under the leadership of Leon Blum. As a result of the mixed new government‚ France was the last country to fully recover from the Great Depression. Impacts of the Depression: Tourism declined sharply as Americans
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trench‚ a reserve trench and communication trenches which were joined. They were specifically built to provide protection against enemy gunfire whilst also providing a method of transportation for rations‚ water‚ ammunition and new reserves for the front. Trenches were built to a maximum of four to five feet deep. Inside was a fire step to allow men to shoot‚ duck boards to prevent men from sinking into the mud and dugouts or pozzies were built from wood and provided a place to sleep but were later
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Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig: World War I’s Worst General Even so‚ a staff colonel had the cheek to write: "The events of July 1st bore out the conclusions of the British higher command and amply justified the tactical methods employed." Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig‚ chief of staff of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and architect of the battle‚ evidently agreed. On the day after the debacle‚ stating that the enemy "has undoubtedly been shaken and has few reserves in hand‚" he discussed
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also essential that management focus on its public relations as well as its sales and marketing strategies. Staff developing is vital for restaurants to run smoothly. A restaurant is composed of two sectors; a Front of House (FOH) and theirs a Back of House (BOH). The front of the house is what is visible to the customers? eye. Customers can not see the back of the house. Back of the house is where cooks prepare the food and where the dishwasher is located. Manager Brian Aycock explained
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because he was unconcerned or complacent‚ the point remains‚ he lives in luxury whilst his men suffered. In his own reports from the time‚ we can see how he did not have the knowledge or communication needed to successfully order the troops on the front line‚ this extract comes from his report on the first day at the Battle of the Somme‚ 1 July 1916: “Very successful attack this morning… All went like clockwork… The battle is going very well for us and already the Germans are surrendering freely.
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