Why were the Japanese able to defeat the British in the war for Malaya and Singapore in 1942? The Japanese defeated the British in the war for Malaya and Singapore for a number of reasons. The British underestimated the Japanese and thought that Singapore was an impregnable fortress‚ meaning that they believed that Singapore was a country that could not be conquered. Therefore‚ they did not put much effort in trying to project Singapore. In this essay I will be comparing the Japanese and British
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Duty Versus Choice in Billy Budd‚ Sailor The novel Billy Budd‚ Sailor is the story about the encounter of Billy Budd‚ a beautiful sailor who is popular on the warship Bellipotent‚ and finally died‚ because he killed the master-at-arms‚ Claggart‚ inadvertently. Actually Captain Vere‚ the captain of Bellipotent‚ likes Billy Budd‚ also‚ he knows that Billy is innocent. But according to his duty on the ship as a captain‚ he decides to push Billy to death. In the late 1700s‚ in Great Britain‚
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300‚000 troops) could be killed before the War had even started. On May 27th the British Government‚ lead by Winston Churchill‚ began a plan named ‘Operation Dynamo’. The plan was to evacuate the troops to Britain by ship. Including ships of the Royal Navy‚ fishing boats and pleasure steamers were also used. Most of the soldiers were evacuated‚ but that doesn’t mean Dunkirk was a success; there were also a lot of points that contribute to the fact that Dunkirk could also be seen as a disaster. I think
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sailors makes Abrashoff change his leadership style. He believed that “command and control” style would not work well on making sailors to stay happily in the ship. He found that redemption could play an important role on preventing sailors to leave the navy before their term ended and convincing them to stay favorably. Moreover‚ he discovered it is significant that he has to redeem himself before he can effectively redeem his subordinates. In another word‚ he has to refrain himself from using the legitimate
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Forces did have successes at the operational and tactical level but all of them‚ as this study will show‚ pale in comparison to the Japanese accomplishments across the spectrum of warfare. 4 The value of the Battle of Jitra as a lesson for the Malaysian Army cannot be overstated. The battle itself provides an in depth and concise tutorial on conventional warfare tactics executed brilliantly by unconventional minds. Moreover‚ the invaders were fighting on a terrain and environment quite
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tactic known as the “Line Ahead Formation”. This tactic lines the navy fleet up sideways so ships can can fire from their side without fear of hitting a friendly ship. The Portuguese under the leadership of Vasco da Gama‚ defeated an Indian-Arab fleet using this tactic despite being outnumbered. This battle essentially gave the Portuguese dominance over the Indian Ocean. Along with the Portuguese the Venetians also had a formidable navy. After their naval victory over the Ottomans at the battle of Lepanto
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these ships contributed heavily to their destruction. As stated on Wikipedia (Better to use where that quote actually came from) “So‚ Britain went into Dreadnoughts. In so doing‚ she bankrupted the Empire and lost her position as the world’s premier navy forever.” (Citation) This is clearly stating that these ships ended the war for them. As a wired article says‚ “They forced Germany to pour huge sums into its
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Approximately 1‚697 letters of Marque were designated to privateer ships in the course of the Revolutionary War‚ while the Continental Navy had just under 70 ships. Letters of Marque were licenses to ships to legally attack or raid enemy ships‚ drawing comparisons to legalized piracy. The discrepancy between the letters of Marque‚ or numbers of privateer ships‚ and naval vessels makes clear which mode of naval aggression was preferred in the United States; however‚ privateering was not necessarily
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from all across the West Indies including Europe found refuge in this large port city. Port Royal began to be notorious for its reputation as a place where Buccaneers and Privateers could sell their stolen goods. The city’s governors frequently issued privateering commissions which allowed raiding of Spanish vessels even during times of peace. Through trading and promoting privateering and piracy Port Royal was able to bring in a lot of much needed capital and goods into the Jamaican economy and provide
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issue of British impressing our ships; they would take sailors from American ships and force them to serve in the British navy. One particular incident referred to as “The Leopard Affair” pushed Jefferson to enact the Embargo Act of 1807. Jefferson created this act in order to avoid war with Britain and to appease the public. He knew we would be no match against the British navy‚ so he figured we could protect ourselves from the English by way of this act. Although he had good intentions‚ Jefferson
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