The Cuban generals‚ known as Maximo Gomez and Antonio Marco chose to use guerrilla warfare. The Spanish tried to suppress this but to no avail. To retaliate against Cuba’s guerrilla warfare‚ Spain’s General Valeriano Weyler moved the population of Cuba to cut off guerrilla support. Because of the American press documenting these rebellions‚ and the subsequent Spanish reaction‚ the rebellion gained the national spotlight
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drifted to shore stated in the online Smithsonian Magazine The Swamp Fox. Marion later joined the South Carolina militia just before his 25th birthday to fight in the French and Indian War‚ however‚ during this War; Marion took an interest in the guerrilla fighting technique and became a mastery of irregular warfare and rapid mobility. Francis Marion is an anti-hero because he was humble‚ used unruly methods of attack‚ and was a father to all. One of Francis Marion’s actions that made him an anti-hero
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siveThe Tet Offensive was a military campaign during the Vietnam War that was launched on January 30‚ 1968 by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam‚ the United States‚ and their allies. It was a campaign of surprise attacks that were launched against military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam‚ during a period when no attacks were supposed to take place.[9] The operations are referred to as the Tet Offensive because there was a prior agreement
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full of chaos‚ war‚ because of Japanese occupation. 2. Filipinos during that time surrender but instead of giving up till the end they fight together with general Douglas MacArthur 3. The Philippines is conquered by Japanese but because of guerrillas some islands are conquered. 4. Japanese had pressed large numbers of Filipinos into work details and even put young Filipino women into brothels. Historical background Japan launched an attack on the Philippines on December 8‚ 1941‚ just ten
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than undermine Castro‚ this hostility made him more secure‚ and an increasingly bitter and vocal enemy of the United States. The Cuban Revolution In January 1959‚ Fulgencio Batista‚ the brutal‚ American-backed Cuban dictator‚ was overthrown by the guerrilla army of Fidel Castro. Initially president Dwight D. Indeed to Castro‚ and to a large proportion of the Cuban people‚ American domination was a root cause of Cuba’s problems‚ and it must be ended. Attempts were made to assassinate Castro‚ reputedly
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Paramilitary Policing and its History Rashad Cudjoe Research Paper 1 Police Paramilitary Units (PPUs) were first created in the 1960s because of problems in urban areas. These 10-40 units were supposed to be used for handling civil disturbances‚ dangerous suspects‚ and snipers. The roles of these units have changed drastically in the last 10 years. Paramilitary police teams seem to allow some officers to live out a fantasy of policing being dangerous and exciting. Many officers commented
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1894-1930. Oxford. Claredon Press. Klienberg. S. J. 1992. Retrieving women’s history‚ Changing perception of the role of women in politics and society. Oxford: Bergunesco. Kriger‚ N.J. 1992. Zimbabwe’s Guerrilla War: Peasant voices. New York :Cambridge University Press. Lan‚ D. 1985. Guns and Rain‚ Guerrillas and Spirit Mediums in Zimbabwe. New York :James Currey. Mazarire‚ G. C. 2003. ‘The politics of the womb’: Women‚ politics and the environment in pre-colonia Chivi Southern Zimbabwe c. 1840-1900. Zambezia
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The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a battle in the 1st Indochina War between the Viet Minh and the French colonial forces. For 55 days‚ 10000 men of the French forces battled against nearly 50000 Viet Minh guerrillas. The battle resulted in a shameful loss for the French and was one of the worst military disasters for the French of all time. This battle spelled the end of the 1st Indochina War. One cause of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the French Plan. General Henri Navarre‚ commander-in-chief
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WOOD 1 THE PHILIPPINEAMERICAN WAR (18991902) JAMIENAIL WOOD HIST102 HISTORY SINCE 1877 PROFESSOR THOMAS GOETZ NOVEMBER 20 2013 WOOD 2 PHILIPPINEAMERICAN WAR 18991902 The United States declared war with Spain in 1898 to support Cuba with their struggles from Spanish control. The United States sent out a fleet to the Philippines to defeat the Spanish navy and this battle was known as the “Battle of Manila Bay”. The Spanish navy was defeated
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people in Joint Task Forces are putting their lives in danger in Afghanistan‚ Iraq and even the surrounding bodies of water for the greater good. The technique that is frequently used in combat‚ that dates back to the American Revolution‚ is called Guerrilla Warfare‚ and is fought by small teams of four to eight people; these small groups are called Special Forces. Many argue that the use of sniper teams and Special Forces in combat is unethical and even more for unconventional weapons‚ although unconventional
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