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    The Invasion of Normandy allowed for the Allies to push the Germans from both sides‚ freeing resources for the Pacific. To aid against this‚ Training aircraft such as the AT-6 Texan were fitted with 500 Lb. bombs and flew along the coast. When more destroyers were needed

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    Japanese Americans in internment camps in 1942 Victory in Europe The D-Day Invasion • Allies plan invasion of France; use deception to confuse Germans • D-Day—June 6‚ 1944; day of “Operation Overlord” invasion of France • Allied forces capture Normandy beaches; liberate Paris by September The Battle of the Bulge • U.S.‚ British forces advance on Germany from west‚ Soviets from east • Battle of the Bulge—German counterattack in December 1944 • Germans gain early success but forced to retreat

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    In the company photograph of the 130th Chemical Company the three friends are sitting together shoulder to shoulder‚ just as they joined the Army together‚ trained together‚ and then stationed together in London‚ where on July 3‚ 1944‚ died together. Close friends while living in Portland‚ Robert H. Cook‚ Philip J. Conley‚ and Chester R. Peterson‚ joined the Army and left for training together in January‚ 1943. They were assigned to the 130th Chemical Company and sent to Camp Sibert‚ Alabama

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    The medieval period was a long era of rulers‚ also known as the dark ages. In this time the king had power over the lives‚ land‚ and assets of every person‚ if the king told you to go fight and die for your kingdom you’d better have done it. Because the kings ruled all land and resources‚ all they wanted was more‚ and in turn‚ the medieval era was an age of war and bloodshed. At this time war was not only accepted as a part of everyday life‚ but embraced as a noble cause. Truly medieval was not as

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    For centuries‚ human beings have been witness to some of the groundbreaking historical events that has either eradicated or strengthened world history‚ and have also helped shaped the outcome of the future. To help keep record and remember these events‚ man has turned to the making of war films. Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Hacksaw Ridge (2016)‚ the realism and truthfulness of war are effortlessly portrayed in both these films. Saving Private Ryan (1998)‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ is significant

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    Jr. was a senior commanding officer of the United States Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European scenes of World War II‚ and is best known for his dedicated leadership of the Third Army in Europe after the Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy‚ France in June 1944. Before George was a General for the Third Army‚ he gained his education at the Virginia Military Institute and the U.S. Military Academy at West point‚ and studied the art of fencing and designed the M1913 Calvary Saber‚ also

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    The Hundred Years’ War‚ a 116 year long war in the Middle Ages between France and England. Started in 1337 and ended in 1453. The start of the war was caused by two things. One of them was certain lands of France‚ such as the Duchy‚ or territory of a duke‚ a duke being a highly respected servant of a king‚ of Guyenne‚ a town‚ being a Duchy of English dukes but land of the French throne. The English wanted self-rule of these Duchys such as Guyenne. The other cause was English crown claiming French

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    Geography plays a great role in the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F.Scott Fitzgerald. It shows American society of that time. How they live‚ what they value and what are their dreams.  There are three main settings: East Egg and West Egg that form Long Island and Valley of Ashes. Each part of the setting is represented by certain characters.  The description of the setting starts with “Twenty miles from the city a pair of enormous eggs‚ identical in contour and separated only by a courtesy bay‚ jut

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    According to Niccolo Machiavelli‚ in his first chapter of “The Prince‚” princedoms‚ states can be either republics or princedoms and these last ones can be either acquired new which I suppose by conquest or power‚ or they could be inherited by a prince’s ancestors. The 1500s were still times where there were many kings and princes all over europe and the world. But it was also a time where many republics were born‚ or they were young and growing republics. When Machiavelli said “...and he who acquires

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    deeds you’ve done‚ we remember your faces eternally young. Interpretation The poem is about World war two. During the war the Americans invaded Normandy France to help all the opposing forces against the Nazi Germans. This day is commonly known as D day. The poem is portraying how all of the soldiers went out on the beaches of Normandy and fought for what was right. That the battles are seen by few‚ and that we will remember all who served‚ now alive or dead. Personal Connection I

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