Was Haig really “a donkey leading lions”? General Douglas Haig was the commander of the British army during WW1. He was accused of getting soldiers killed‚ and sacrificing thousands of men just to win the war. They blamed him because he was the commander and all orders came from him or passed through him. Approximately 900‚000 British soldiers died and about 3/4 of these deaths were due to rubbish leadership. The main reason he was blame was because of bad leadership. It was said by Gary Sheffield
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Chosin Reservoir The battle of Chosin Reservoir was no doubt key‚ if not the deciding battle of the Korean War. The battle has gained a notoriety for some of the harshest terrain and weather conditions of any battle in any war. Alongside this fact these conditions were extremely influential‚ in hindsight‚ in the unpreparedness of our forces and the eventual splitting of the 1st Marine Division‚ led by General O.P. Smith‚ and the Army’s 7th Infantry Division which was under the overall command
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Vimy Ridge‚ a significant battle in Canadian history is worth the immense toll it took. The first reason why the lost lives were not all for naught‚ is that it constructed substantial evidence that Canada was militarily strong and intelligent. For instance‚ previous attempts by Britain and France to seize Vimy had failed but were conquered by Canadians in a matter of three days with thorough preparation and new strategies. This proved to other countries that Canada had its strengths and intelligence
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Battle of Vimy Ridge – World War 1 A defining moment for Canada in World War 1 was the battle of Vimy Ridge‚ which took place on April 9‚ 1917. This was the first battle that Canadians planned and executed. It was fought without any help from the British or the French and was strategically led in its entirety by Canadian soldiers under the command of Sir Arthur Currie. It is arguable that this was the point at which Canada proved itself as capable of being a nation on its own and began to gain
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Many traditions are practiced in the Marine Corps that pass down the legacy from one generation to another. Some of these traditions are antiquated‚ a waste of time and irrelevant and some are valuable to our espirit de corps that builds comradery. Whichever the case those that do not get practiced enough that do build that comradery need to be practiced more and the traditions that are a waste of time should no longer be practiced. Change of command ceremonies is a tradition that should be eliminated
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New Corp Legal Scenarios Jerry Smith September 14‚ 2011 New Corp Legal Scenarios In this Article the subject addressed is the New Corp Legal Scenarios describing three legal encounters involving the organization. In the scenarios management expects substantive answers‚ not simply recommendations to refer matters to an attorney. The majority of businesses in the United States do not have counsel on staff‚ and management does not want to spend money obtaining advice until after an assessment
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may face economic‚ language‚ and cultural barriers to health care. The NURSE Corps Scholarship gives me an opportunity to provide my services that I strongly believe will bring value to patients in these underserved communities. It is incumbent upon me to lend a hand to help in one of many critically short healthcare facilities upon graduating from my nursing program. I will contribute to the mission of the NURSE Corps Program
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Canada has been through a lot of struggles to become the country it is today. It had specifically had a lot of defining moments in the 20th century. Canada had taken part in a lot of wars and lost many people in the wars they fought. But the wars they fought had defined who they were in a country and how they dealt with it. It showed how they were willing to fight and lessons on what not to do next time. Three defining moments in the twentieth century was Vimy Ridge‚ the Dieppe raid and the second
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The defining moment I picked was in world war II. It was the battle between Germany and Canada that was declared on September 9th‚ 1939 that started the started the war. This was eight days after Germany’s invasion of Poland. Canada’s parliament voted to declare war on Germany because of this‚ which the country did the next day. Canada separate declaration of war on Germany was a measure of the independence measure granted in 1931 statue of Westminster. In 1914‚ there had been no such independence
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Charles Scott should take a few actions to overcome current weaknesses of Whistler Corporation and to make Whistler more competitive in the long term. The company was successful in its business until 1985 because the radar detector market was not in so intensive price competition. However‚ after 1985 the price competition became severe and Whistler Corporation could not catch up with this change. As a result‚ it decreased its market share from 21% to 12%. Considering these situations‚ there are three
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