| The Battle of Saipan 1944 | | | Madison Vasquez | 9/24/2012 | History 1302 The Battle of Saipan was fought between June 15th and July 7th 1944. Saipan‚ which was part of the Mariana Islands‚ provided significant strategic importance for both the Japanese and the Americans. The battle began in the early hours of June 15th when the US Fifth Fleet‚ under Admiral Spruance‚ converged on the island under the cover of darkness. Admiral Spruance‚ among others in the naval elite‚ was said
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Howell‚ Shiela Period five 12.03.12 Battle of the Coral Sea Referred to as “the battle that saved Australia‚” The Battle of Corral Sea was the first of six battles between aircraft carrier forces in The Pacific Wars of World War II. This battle occurred in May of 1942‚ six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and one month before the Battle of Midway. The clash between Japanese and Allied navies was fought in the waters southwest of the Solomon Islands and to the east of New Guinea
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Lloyd Grieve 08.03.10 11B History Mussolini and his ‘Battle for Land’ What were Mussolini’s aims with his ‘Battle for Land’? • This was to help the Battle of Grain‚ and make more space for the production of cereal • To help unemployment and creating demand. • Improving people’s health and this was improving the living standard to. • To show off himself to foreigners showing that he is a great and thoughtful leader. • He also wanted Italy more rural again
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The battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31- June 12‚ 1864. Today it is known as one of the bloodiest engagements of the American civil war. This battle resulted in heavy losses of men for the Union and only a couple thousand for the Confederacy. It was part of General Grant’s overland campaign for Richmond. Cold Harbor is located about ten miles from Richmond‚ Virginia in Hanover County. For the northern army the main commanders were Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant with the army of the Potomac
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This battle was one of the earliest in the American Revolution. The battle’s name is a misnomer because the major part of the engagement was actually fought on Breed’s Hill nearby. The place for this battle was in Charlestown‚ Massachusetts across the Charles River from Boston. The British commanders for this engagement were General Thomas Gage and General Sir William Howe. These two generals were highly skilled in leading legions of British troops in battle. The Americans commanders were Colonel
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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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shots rang out from the cornfields outside of the small town of Sharpsburg‚ Maryland. By the time the sun set that evening‚ 23‚000 dead and wounded soldiers from Union and Confederate troops lay on the bloodied fields. Because of this‚ the Battle of Antietam (also known as the Cornfield and the Battle of Sharpsburg) will go down as the “Bloodiest Day in American History.” No other single day‚ not even 9/11‚ will match the pure carnage of this day. Antietam was a crucial battle‚ not only for the
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Battle of Verdun Speech Good afternoon‚ I am Cadet Smith‚ and today I plan to further educate you all on the Battle of Verdun. The Battle of Verdun lasted from February 21st‚ 1916 to December 19th‚ 1916; it was known as one of the lengthiest battles in world history. The battle was fought in Verdun-sur-Meuse‚ France‚ a small city located in North-Eastern France. The battle was fought between France and Germany. The Commanders in the battle for France was General Philippe Pétain and a French artillery
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Germans attack during the Battle of the Bulge included over 450‚000 troops and around 1‚500 tanks and assault guns. On the American side the number was around 610‚000 troops that were involved in the last major German offensive of World War II. The Americans took around 89‚000 causalities‚ and then reports suggested that around 19‚000 of those were killed in action making it the costliest action ever fought by the U.S. Army. As costly as it was for the Americans‚ The Battle of Bulge cost the Germans
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example‚ the Battle of Nanjing‚ a nightmare that came to life‚ is something that cannot be forgotten or forgiven. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people were brutally killed in that battle. Though many mistakes of the past should be kind-heartedly forgiven‚ there are some that created deep wounds that never completely heal. Those mistakes cannot be forgiven‚ even through time. A hidden holocaust of World War II‚ Battle of Nanjing is indisputably one of the most savage battles in history. During WWII
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