1. How did WWII impact Salinger? Following the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Salinger was drafted into the army‚ serving from 1942-’44. His short military career saw him land at Utah Beach in France during the Normandy Invasion and be a part of the action at the Battle of the Bulge. Salinger continued to write‚ assembling chapters for a new novel whose main character was a deeply unsatisfied young man named Holden Caulfield. Salinger did not escape the war without some trauma‚ and when it ended he was
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Juno Beach 1. Give a brief description of the person or event you have chosen. Juno Beach happened on D-Day; June 6th 1944. D-Day also known as ‘Operation Overlord’ was the long-awaited invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. Armies from the U.S‚ Canada‚ and Britain landed on the coast of Normandy France‚ the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division landed on Juno Beach. The beach was littered with German mine obstacles‚ the Canadians face gunfire from the moment they stepped out of their boats. Fourteen thousand
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Espionage was vital in the war effort of both the allied and axis powers during World War II. Espionage can take many different forms. Deception‚ leaking of false information‚ coding and encryption of information‚ sabotage‚ and sending spies in to gather intelligence are all were all used during the war and were all effective. Many of the turning points for the allied forces occurred due to various forms of espionage and deception. Depending on which side of the fence you ’re sitting on‚ espionage
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American women played important roles during World War II‚ both at home and in uniform. Not only did they give their sons‚ husbands‚ fathers‚ and brothers to the war effort‚ they gave their time‚ energy‚ and some even gave their lives. Reluctant to enter the war when it erupted in 1939‚ the United States quickly committed itself to total war after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. That commitment included utilizing all of America’s assets—women included. The Axis powers‚ on the other hand‚ were
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(non-airborne qualified)‚ he ultimately gained his paratrooper wings. Ordered to North Africa‚ the 82nd Airborne began training for the invasion of Sicily. Having played a key role in planning the invasion‚ Ridgway led the division into battle in July 1943. The first major airborne operation in US history‚ his men took heavy losses.Following the campaign in Normandy‚ Ridgway was appointed to lead the new XVIII Airborne Corps which consisted of the 17th‚ 82nd‚ and 101st Airborne
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ANGLO SAXON PERIOD 449 A.D.-1066A.D. 2000 BC groups from Iberian peninsula (Modern-day Spain and Portugal) 600 BC Celts (from different parts of Europe) 55 BC Romans (From Italy) 410 AD Anglo-Saxons (from modern day Germany) 793 AD Vikings (From modern Denmark‚ Sweden‚ Norway) 1066 AD Normans (From modern France) Written history began 55 BC when Julius Caesar wrote of his campaigns in Britain. People lived in Britain as far back as 250‚000 years ago. Britons‚ Gaels‚ and Celts were some
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virtually disappeared from England but missionaries from Rome re-added it in the years leading up to the 7th century. This created a large amount of disparity between Roman Catholicism and traditional Celtic religions. In the year 1066‚ William of Normandy raided and took over England‚ these Normans came from northern France and as such‚ the aristocratic elite of England were destroyed and a new French aristocracy rose to the higher ranks of England‚ this had a monolithic impact on the English language
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advantage to the French was because of the timing; the French were allowed to gain the upper-hand momentarily‚ as the English faced a peasant rebellion of their own. This position of superiority was fleeting because Henry V of England staged the Invasion of Normandy‚ hitting the French where they were still in
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Jutes mixed their different languages together which resulted in what is called Anglo-Saxon or Old English. Old English is very hard to understand and only a few experts can understand it this earliest form of English. About 1‚100 years ago the next invasion came from a people called the Vikings. They came from Denmark‚ Norway‚ and other northern countries and they raided the coast areas of Britain looking for valuables like slaves and traded goods. Some Viking areas became so powerful that they started
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biggest carrier battles of World War II. Japan lost three hundred planes and three aircraft carriers. The Marines and army faced an enemy well prepared to fight to the death. An intensive midair bombing in February 1945 preceded the Allied land invasion of German. By the time Germany formally surrendered on May 8‚ Soviet forces had occupied much of the country. Hitler committed suicide
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