The Battle of the Somme In February 1916‚ after a year of stalemate‚ the Germans decided to attack France and capture strategic French forts in the area of Verdun‚ 15 miles west of Paris. They aimed to ’bleed France white’ with the attrition tactic developed by their commander‚ Falkenhayn. In an attempt to force the Germans away from Verdun‚ the French allies from Britain‚ led by General Haig‚ planned an artillery bombardment of the Germans. The battle carried on for a whole 10 months with a
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Douglas Haig has been blamed for the slaughter of thousands of men who were under his control in World War One. The Battle of the Somme was one of his worst fights were 60‚000 British soldiers died in the first day alone. After the Battle of the Somme‚ Haig got the nickname "Butcher of the Somme“. He was given this nickname because some people felt that Haig had not cared how much ground was gained for the heavy loss of British life. 420‚000 British casualties 200‚000 French casualties 500‚000
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The Battle of the Somme The Battle of the Somme took place between 1st July 1916 to 18th November 1916. It was fought on the north and south banks of the river Somme‚ hence the name. The plan was to redirect the German armies from attacking Verdun (which was lower down the Somme)‚ which was a town that was very near Paris‚ the capital. The Battle had some positive and negative views. The best thing that happened during the battle was that tactics were developed that enabled the British to win the
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Guns. They are devastating sources of pain and can easily punch a hole right into your head at an insane 2‚500 feet per second‚ about 1‚700 miles per hour (“Doge-a-Bullet”). This is faster than sound‚ meaning you would be dead before you hear anything (“Doge-a-Bullet”). This old piece of technology had uses such as offensiveness or attacking‚ defense‚ and hunting. These tools of killing have left thousands dead‚ thousands fed‚ and thousands defended. Guns have a clear impact on the world that has
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There are some moments in life where you can sacrifice your life for the greater good but sacrificing your life for ww1 was a huge mistake in which talented young men lost their life for an impossible mission which was the Gallipoli campaign. At the start of the movie it shows Archie running against the man on the horse. This shows that Archie is willing to take risk but also have fun at the same time. Also through the start of the movie Archie shows roar talent and speed at the carnival where he
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As I looked down from the helicopter I could see a sea of chaos. I jump out and land on my pedals. I slightly rolled my tarsal but I wasn’t gonna let that stop me. As I got closer to the scene my nasal could not take the smell of Pyrodex propellant‚ and blood. I search the desert wasteland with my orbitals to see if anyone was in need of immediate attention. Then I spotted a wounded soldier‚ with the weight of medical supplies wrapped around my coxal. I ran towards him in short breaths. But when
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I groaned and rolled over‚ blinking the stars out of my eyes. My head hurt like crazy and I squinted against the sliver of light glaring through the cracks above me. I slowly tilted my head‚ trying to figure out where I was. It looked like a small cave or something. The last thing I remembered was diving behind a pile of rocks before a grenade went off and my world exploded. My name is Jim Golemafi and I was an ex-army commander recruited to fight in the Afghanistan war. As my eyes slowly started
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The Tobruk siege of eight months during the 1941 North African Campaign in World War 2 showed the positive qualities of the ANZAC legend and played a role in making Australia the independent country it is today. The campaign started with the Italian declaration of war on June 1940. The Australian soldiers of the 9th division aligned forces with the United States and Britain to fight in Tobruk‚ Libyan coast. One of the ANZAC qualities‚ show in this campaign‚ was the bravery the Australian soldiers
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Vimy Ridge The battle at Vimy Ridge was one of the most important and a major battle in world war one. It occurred along the path the Canadians took south to get from Belgium into northern part of France. It happened on April 9th‚ 1917‚ it has officially been one hundred years since this horrific battle. The Canadians‚ led by Sir. Arthur William Currie‚ attacked the German soldiers on a seven-kilometre grave yard (from another battle) on a ridge. The reason the Canadians and their allies wanted to
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War for Privacy in a Public World The Wars by Timothy Findley is at first initially thought‚ a book about World War I but the pluralized title suggests that it is much more than that. With a closer look it becomes easier to recognize how structurally complex this novel is as it concerns itself around a number of ‘wars’. First‚ there is the raging war World War I‚ as well as domestic disputes within the Ross and d’Orsey families while the war rages‚ although there is still the internal struggle in
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