father fought in the First World War‚ and similarly‚ Scannell was swept up by the action of WW2. He always hated Army life and deserted* soon after enlisting in 1940. He was caught and imprisoned‚ but released early in order to take part in the Normandy Invasion‚ better known as the D-Day landings. Being referred to medical institutes and hospitals throughout his career in the army and deserting twice shows how much he loathed the post. He found nothing in his temperament that fitted for the role
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The Middle Ages was a time where people tried to gain back the knowledge they previously lost due to the collapse of the Roman Empire. The most common system that they would use was Feudalism. Every level in feudalism benefitted each other‚ and everything would collapse if one level didn’t do their part. Feudalism is a military based system depending on loyalty to meet the needs of its people because if everyone is loyal to their obligations because everyone would benefit in some way. The Hundred
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Nazi is done: Winston Churchill defeated Nazi in WW2 In the 20th century there was a group called the Nazi and they were ruled by Adolf Hitler. One person warned others about the rising of Hitler and his name was Winston Churchill. He gained many allies to help defeat the Nazi and the mad man named Adolf Hitler. Three ways in which that Winston Churchill stopped the Nazi and Adolf Hitler were Getting into politics‚ warning others‚ and gaining great allies. Winston Churchill headed into politics
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Conquest was a pivotal event in English history and all subsequent developments in the English monarchy‚ government‚ society‚ language and outlook are coloured by it. King Edward the Confessor had died without heirs‚ and William‚ Duke of Normandy‚ believed that he would become the next king. However‚ upon learning that Harold was crowned king‚ William invaded England‚ killed Harold and crowned himself king during the famous Battle of Hastings. Yet William spoke only French. As a result‚ the
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world war Life in the 1930’s Sports: during the great depression‚ people were miserable. There was barley any good news in the papers. The best way to escape being miserable in that decade was sports. The soccer world cup‚ hockey‚ boxing and the summer olympics of 1936 were all great entertainment for the people stuck in the depression Transportation: transportation was different back then from what it is today. They usually used cars or street cars to get from one place to another in a
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from it.” There were a total of 6‚000 plus causalities for both sides‚ making it one of the bloodiest‚ if not the bloodiest day in American history. McPherson even compared Antietam to historic battles such as Normandy‚ where McPherson described Antietam as having four times the amount of Normandy causalities on June 6‚ 1944. A United States Commission Official would describe the battle as “utter devastation and ruin” where “For four miles in length‚ and nearly half a mile in width‚ the ground is strewn
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the work in the slaughterhouse. “Sunburnt hands and arms” follow after the description of the lined-up unknown and unnamed soldiers. They are innocent‚ secret and organized. “Armoured cars and tanks and open jeeps” tells us how the soldiers went on Normandy. “Anahorish 1944” is good at capture vivid imageries in the military surroundings. The poem outlines the respect and admiration to the army‚ especially in the last two lines. “Where they were headed‚ standing there like youngsters/ As they tossed
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Bayeux Tapestry and Black Death. The Bayeux Tapestry is one of most famous historical documents ever to exist! It was discovered in France and was believed to be created by a woman. The tapestry illustrates the events leading up to the conquest of Normandy and provides a look into medieval religion‚ politics‚ and culture. The first half shows that Harold had been sent on a mission by King Edward. He eats with friends in a hall on the English coast before crossing the sea. The second half shows Harold’s
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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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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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