Why was the first day of the Battle of the Somme on the 1st of July such a disaster? On 1st July 1916‚ the first phase of the allied offensive‚ took place on the Northern side of the Western front and was known as the Battle of the Somme. The main reason for the battle was to take pressure off the French army‚ which had been under heavy attack at Verdun since February‚ and was close to cracking. It was hoped that a major British offensive on the Somme would force the Germans to withdraw troops
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operation of Food Merchandising Corporation located in New Jersey was to stock certain goods (packaged meats) and ship them to various stores. In order to prepare the meat for shipment to the intermediaries‚ it had to be unloaded and butchered. The employees were broken down in to two sets (luggers and butchers) in order to perform the tasks. The luggers were responsible for unloading the tremendously heavy meat while the butchers were responsible for butchering the meat once it arrived within the
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started the battle‚ won some ground‚ but it was not relative to the high casualty rate. \ In July‚ 1916. A british newspaper article was released from the american newspaper worker and one of the country’s leading war correspondent‚ Percival Phillips. He wrote about the Battle of Somme with an optimistic tone. For example he said that the british and french were all “attacking vigorously.” Following with the sun is shining‚ which was indicating something good was too happen. However‚ Percival did not
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Battle of the Somme in 1916‚ has been thoroughly questioned by many historians to date. Through different views and opinions‚ Haig’s skills have been both heavily celebrated and criticised. Therefore he has been viewed as both ‘Butcher of the Somme’ and the ‘Architect of Victory’‚ much evidence supporting both arguments. However the majority of people seem to favour the idea of Haig being a merciless leader‚ which is completely understandable. For instance‚ the Battle of the Somme hugely affected
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fair to say that neither side had won the battles of Somme or Verdun. In other words‚ there was so much bloodshed and lives lost that there was no real winner. Both sides sustained major casualties and loss of supplies. The amount of death is something that we as humans can not even begin to fathom. The worst part about it‚ nothing was gained in the process of these battles. There was such a tremendous and horrific amount of loss that there was no possible amount of gain that could ever make up for
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Maximus: When I was young i use to watch my father‚ neighbours and family practice fighting‚ this inspired me to fight and train as a soldier to defend the town. But as i got into my early teens i began to take notice of the fighting art. Also on the occasion i would hunt the wolves that would move to just outside the village. Dave: Okay then thank you for that‚ so‚ it always seems you were one for fighting but if you were so good how were you captured? Maximus: I was captured when the army
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Versus The Butchers Background Food Merchandising Corporation has a warehouse located in a small city in New Jersey. The warehouse stocks certain types of meats and then ships them to various stores. Trucks or freight cars are used to transport the meats. The warehouse has two separate groups to process the beef‚ one being the warehouse men‚ also known as the luggers‚ which transport the beef within the warehouse to freezers to await the butchering process‚ which is handled by the butchers. It is important
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The Butcher Shop The Butcher Shop is a restaurant and a bakery all in one and the food is delicious in my opinion. The butcher shop is a great place to enjoy a nice meal with your family and friends and still have some room for dessert. The products that the butcher shop sells to people are‚ for example: Hamburgers‚ French Fries‚ Sodas‚ Steak‚ Pork Chops‚ Ham‚ Turkey‚ Cakes‚ Pies‚ Cookies‚ Donuts‚ Cinnamon Rolls‚ Hash Browns‚ Pancakes‚ Waffles‚ Rolls‚ Muffins‚ Biscuits‚ etc.) My idea of the products
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The Battle of the Somme When and where did the battle occur? The Battle of the Somme lasted for over 4 months‚ between 1 July and 16 November 1916. It was fought on both sides of the Somme river in Northern country France near the current border of France and Germany. It was fought at a part of the Western front at the time. Why was the battle fought? In 1916‚ the Allied forces of Russia‚ Italy‚ France and Great Britain had a joint strategy of attack against Germany and its allies. The Russians
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Germany was sometimes quiet. People did their work‚ business as usual. The butchers were making sausage‚ the carpenters slaved away on tables and furniture. I was out in the fields with my son James Copple. We were harvesting potatoes‚ thinking about my wife who had died while I was away fighting. Her name was Katherine. Her dark hair was a fountain spouting out of her head. She was looking for crops when I went away. Several months later I came back. Greta explained‚ “Papa‚ mother was ill and
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