“During World War I‚ while inspecting a certain area. General John J. Pershing found a project that was not going well‚ even though the second lieutenant in charge seemed to have a pretty good plan. General Pershing asked the lieutenant how much pay he received. On hearing the lieutenant’s reply of “141.67 per month‚ Sir‚†General Pershing said: “Just remember that you get $1.67 per month for making you plan and issuing the order‚ and $140.00 for seeing that it is carried out.†I
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against the Soviets during the Cold War was not effective. The United States was able to intercept suspicious activities and investigate further to expose what the suspicious activity was‚ but they failed to intercept critical movements of the Soviets before they occurred. Looking at the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ American signals intelligence was able to respond to Soviet movements and prevent much escalation‚ but they were unable to learn about and stop such movements preemptively. During the Cuban Missile
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Indeed‚ Truman was the initiator of the “containment” policy‚ applied during the entire Cold War. His main actions were the German airlift‚ Korean War‚ the creation of the NATO and the creation of NSC-68 (which recommended increasing the military budget three-fold). Then‚ Eisenhower greatly expanded this policy. More than containment‚ Eisenhower’s Secretary of
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direct result of the Cold War era. The Intelligence Community grew from the 1980’s‚ to more than 100‚000 federal employees working throughout 25 organizations specializing in numerous different aspects of collecting and analyzing data. After the Cold War ended the number of agencies and employees were reduced due to reduction in budgets and the military intelligence suffered the deepest cuts. However‚ the vast intelligence capacity had grown so large during the Cold War era that our enormous capacity
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The origin of the Persian Empire can be attributed to the leadership of one Man—Cyrus the Great. A brilliant and powerful Persian king‚ Cyrus’ strategy For enlarging the Persian kingdom was to conquer nearby lands and then Unite them into one empire. Through his skillful leadership and a strong Military‚ Cyrus was able to create a vast empire that would last for more Than two hundred years. The origins and impacts of Cyrus the Great’s empire Made it possible for the emperors who came after him‚ such
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This was no exception in North America during the Civil War. Military Officers had to order military bands not to play home sweet home as it might instigate homesickness and eventually nostalgia which could lead to death. Nostalgia would continue as a diagnosis up to even World War II‚ where both soldiers and civilians experience it. Nostalgia and homesickness weren’t common only in soldiers who were away from
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To what extent was a Nationalist victory in the Spanish civil war inevitable? The Spanish civil war broke out in 1936 due to many factors. The Nationalist were likely to win the war due to Franco‚ as he was able to resolve the tension among the factions on the Nationalist side and also they he the support of the ruling elites‚ such as the Church. On the other hand Franco did not become a clear leader until later on the war as the Republicans captured Madrid and the Army of Africa were stranded In
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To this day‚ World War II has been the largest and deadliest conflict in history. World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945. With over fifty nations involved‚ fighting took place in almost every part of the world on land‚ sea‚ and in the air. The conflict was partly caused by the economic crisis of the Great Depression and by unresolved political tensions following the end of World War I. There were two military alliances during the war‚ the Allies and the Axis powers. Germany and Japan were two of the
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The English Victory over Spain was Largely Down To Luck. To What Extent do you Agree With This? The Spanish fleet set sail against England in 1588 to overthrow Elizabeth I of England‚ but failed to do so. I believe‚ to an extent‚ the reason the English won was largely down to luck. However I also feel some of their strong ideas‚ and the lack of common sense of the Spanish‚ must have contributed towards their victory in some way or another. Prince Phillip II of Spain decided to invade
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mission to conduct the army and visit the battlefield so that he and the Union armies could have a better relationship‚ but also addressed 2 other major achievements‚ which were the Martial Law and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. During the Civil War‚ under the leadership of President Lincoln‚ the government excessed great power. In order to keep Kentucky‚ one of the border states‚ Lincoln put it under Martial Law‚ which meant the state was ruled by military leaders under special situations;
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