Rome sent us into battle with about 80‚000 men. Hannibal on the other hand‚ arrived at the battlefield with about 40‚000 infantry and 10‚000 cavalry. Hannibal was very smart with how he planned out this battle. He managed to put us in a position where we were stuck‚ in a valley‚ with a river. We would not be able to escape‚ our mobility being restricted and especially because
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the early losses and a little more. Despite the outcome‚ the battle was seen as evidence that even the strongest trench defenses could be overcome. The British had seen the advantage of tanks while the German command had seen the potential of new infantry
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Canada’s Contribution to the Allied War Effort Canada was an essential piece in the allied war effort in WWII. The Canadian Army and Navy delivered victory in three critical conflicts: the battle of Ortona‚ D-Day’s Juno Beach‚ and the Liberation of the Netherlands. Through the hard work‚ courage‚ and great sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers and the Allied forces‚ the German led forces surrendered on May 7th 1945‚ and Victory was declared across all of Europe the next day (V-E Day). Canada proved
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and scholars saw fear within the soldiers while others saw fear in war itself. The analysis of this film depicts the vast differences and controversial issue of the sixties. Platoon is a film attributed to the Vietnam War‚ and is based on an infantry within the U.S. Army. The film begins with Chris Taylor‚ the protagonist played by Charlie Sheen‚ who is a young‚ naive‚ and wealthy college dropout who decides to enlist in the war and help his country like his father and grandfather before him
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Prelude Allied plan Operation Lightfoot‚ Montgomery’s plan was for a main attack to the north of the line and a sec-ondary attack to the south‚ involving XXX and XIII Corps‚ whereas X Corps was to take advantage of the suc-cess. With Operation Lightfoot‚ Montgomery intended to cut 2 corridors through the Axis mine-fields within the north. One passageway was to run during a south-westerly direction through the New Zealand Division’s sector towards the centre of Miteirya Ridge‚ whereas the second was
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1-25th Army History The U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division‚ nicknamed "Tropic Lightning‚" is headquartered at Schofield Barracks‚ Hawaii and is assigned to the Pacific Command. The Division of nearly 17‚000 soldiers stationed in Hawaii‚ at Fort Wainwright and Fort Richardson‚ Alaska‚ focuses primarily on training for low intensity conflicts throughout the Pacific region. However‚ the 25th ID is fully involved in the Global War on Terror and deploys units in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
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Chesty Puller said before he died There was five things that he wanted to ride Tricycle‚ bicycle‚ auto-mobile A four legged pony on a ferris wheel I said tricycle‚ bicycle Auto-mobile A four legged pony On a ferris wheel when i get to heaven saint peter will say how did you earn your liven how did you earn your pay i will reply with a voice of thunder i mad my living killing down under when i go to bars girls they will say how did you earn your liven how did you earn your pay
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Hannibal’s demise was that he hadn’t accounted for the number of soldiers‚ elephants and equipment that he would lose along the route to Rome‚ and the infantry numbers of Rome itself. The quincunx was the deployment of legion infantry in segmented lines defined by weapon and the class of soldier wielding. This was a change from the standard lines of infantry based on the Greek Hoplite armies and a change from the peasant to professional army that the Romans were adopting. Perhaps this can be seen as the
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An Overview In the years since 1945‚ it has become increasingly evident that the Grand Alliance forged between the British Commonwealth and the United States was often beset with disagreement over the correct strategy to insure the final defeat of the Axis powers. Early on‚ both British and American staffs could agree that Germany represented a greater military threat than Japan‚ but they did not often see eye to eye on the strategy that would most efficiently defeat the Reich. The Americans were
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The ability of Cutler’s Brigade to repel multiple attacks to the northwest of Gettysburg on the first day of battle was instrumental in the Union Army’s success at Gettysburg. Because Cutler’s Brigade was able to stop the enemy from flanking the Division line‚ the rest of the Army of the Potomac was able to move into position around Gettysburg. This emplacement of the rest of the Union Army around Gettysburg was vital to its success in the Gettysburg campaign; its success in the Gettysburg campaign
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