After barely passing school‚ Churchill applied for the military academy‚ and on September 1‚ 1893‚ got into Sandhurst. Soon‚ he went on to fight in World War 1‚ and rose in the ranks of the Parliament‚ eventually becoming
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pounds of armour‚ weapons and supplies. Rome considered Carthage a threat to its allies in southern Italy and to the supply of grain in the island of Sicily. The series of wars that Rome fought with Carthage were called the Punic Wars. (Punic Wars‚ n.d.) Rome began the war with a stronger army for it could
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HANNIBAL AND THE BATTLE OF CANNAE The battle of Cannae was a major battle of the Second Punic War near the town of Cannae‚ an ancient village in southern part of Italy. The battle took place between the outnumbered Carthaginian army under Hannibal against the Romans under the command of Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. For the most part‚ the Romans were overpowered by the undermanned Carthaginian forces. Many historians agree that the battle of Cannae is one of the greatest
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born into the Scipio family‚ which is a famous and one of the great patrician families in Rome. Scipio’s father‚ grandfather‚ and great-grandfather had all been consuls. The greatest influence on his life is the second Punic War. Scipio had his greatest developments during this war‚ and he would eventually save the Roman Republic from the Carthaginians. His first major battle was when his father‚ also Publius Scipio‚ was ambushed by Hannibal Barca. Livy records that while his father was wounded
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brutal. With the use of the ‘refugee camps’ and the scorched earth policy it made them seem that much more brutal. Sources P‚ Q and R all offer different insights into how brutally British soldier dealt with the Boer guerrilla fighters during the Second Boer war in 1899‚ with evidence to support the brutality of it all. Source R strongly agrees that the British treated the Boers badly‚ particularly the women and children‚ with this being said the source also has elements of disagreements. At a first glance
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The Second World War was much bigger and deadlier than the first in every way. It was fought around the world‚ from Norway to New Guinea‚ from Hawaii to Egypt‚ and on every ocean – it was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. Known to have been the most widespread war in history‚ it directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. But unlike the First World War‚ the Second World War was fast moving and mobile; the use of technology was more widespread and effective. The
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broken at some point in time. With the Maroons‚ two wars took place‚ the first after which the British Government in Jamaica came to an agreement with them. This treaty gave the Maroons freedom and possession of all the lands lying between Trelawney Town and Cockpit Country. In return‚ the Maroons’ promised not to attack white planters‚ help return all runaway slaves and assist the Government against external enemies or internal revolt. The second war
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Enlistment and Service Second World War Enlistment Second World War At the start of the Second World War Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders were allowed to enlist and many did so. But in 1940 the Defence Committee decided the enlistment of Indigenous Australians was "neither necessary not desirable"‚ partly because White Australians would object to serving with them. However‚ when Japan entered the war increased need for manpower forced the loosening of restrictions. Torres Strait
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well known or rich. He was still a child when his sisters married‚ and his brothers-in-law were close associates during his father ’s struggles in the Mercenary War and the Punic conquest of Iberia. To better understand Hannibal’s rise to greatness one needs to look into his father’s history. After Carthage ’s defeat in the First Punic War‚ Hamilcar set out to improve his family ’s and Carthage ’s fortunes. With that in mind and supported by Gades‚ Hamilcar began the subjugation of the tribes of
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Dollarization In Zimbabwe: Causes and Effects Background and Introduction: The small African nation of Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980‚ and it was in the same year that the Zimbabwean dollar replaced the Rhodesian dollar at par rate as the official state currency. In its younger years Zimbabwe was seen by many as a contender to give South Africa a tough fight for the top spot in Africa for economic supremacy. No one could have predicted what was to follow. Zimbabwe entered
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