All Quiet on the Western Front‚ by Erich Maria Remarque‚ is considered an anti-war novel. Remarque states in the preface‚ “This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession‚ and least of all an adventure‚ for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with. It will simply tell of a generation of men who‚ even though they may have escaped the sells‚ were destroyed by the war” (preface). Erich makes it clear in the preface that war is not to be taken lightly‚ for it is something
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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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final result of the War. Both the Allies and the Germans were extremely eager to make some achievement in order to boost the morale of the armed forces and the confidence of their own countrymen after a long period of stalemate in the various battle fronts. They were both prepared to exhaust all means to win over the other. General Haig was definitely under very great pressure from the British Government as well as his allies to determine and win the war as quickly as possible. He would have thought
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What is Western Culture? Western culture is a body of knowledge derived from reason. This foundation of reason has made possible a vast accumulation of understanding related to reality or nature‚ including human nature. This understanding is represented in several core ideals and values‚ which include individualism‚ happiness‚ rights‚ capitalism‚ science and technology. Western culture can also be referred to as advanced culture; this is because its ideas and values promote the development
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LIEUTENANT--GENERAL SIR ARTHUR CURRIE (A brief account of the battle of Passchendaele) Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie was the most capable soldier that Canada has produced. Certainly‚ he did not look like the great soldier he had become. A very tall man‚ at six-foot-four‚ he was also somewhat overweight. Through his successes as the Commander of the Canadian Corps‚ he knew how to delegate authority and stand by the decisions of his subordinates. Currie‚ however‚ was not a professional
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and 1915 was to support the French. This is because the British Army was very small. In 1914‚ it had about 250‚000 men scattered around the British Empire. In that year‚ the British sent 5 divisions (a division was usually about 15‚000 men) to the front in France. The French army had 72 divisions and the Germans had 122 divisions. The French and Germans both had a system of compulsory military service. This meant all men served about 2 years in the army and gained some basic training and experience
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Western Culture Cultural diversity is all around us. Each culture identifies with unique characters. And while much of behavior may be thought to be innate‚ there are also external factors that can impact an individual ’s behavior. What is thought to be culturally accepted behavior or norms in one area of the country may be offensive and unacceptable in others. There are many examples of this practice. For instance‚ the legal drinking age in the United States is 21‚ while in Austria; an individual
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The battle of Fromelles took place on the 19th of July 1916‚ being one of the many battles on the Western Front involving the Australians during World War 1. This battle was 19 days after the start of battle of the Somme. Established upon the previous French agricultural fields of Flanders‚ the battle was considered as one of the darkest nights in Australian history‚ with the Australian diggers fatality rate numbering 5533 and death rate almost 2000. Through this essay‚ an account of the happenings
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to Canada to become a separate nation. In this essay I will be writing about the events that lead up to the battle‚ the strategies and tactics of Passchendaele‚ and the casualties of the battle. The battle of Passchendaele took place on the Western Front‚ for the control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian City of Ypres in West Flanders. In 1917 Willmott states‚ "The British‚ with support from the French‚ began their major assault on the Ypres salient on July 31."(Willmott). The battle
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References: Brittain‚ V. (1933). Testament of Youth. (pp. 279-280). New York: Penguin Classics. Duffy‚ M. (2009). Battles- the Battle of Somme. Battles- The Western Front‚ Retrieved from http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/somme.htm Junger‚ E. (2004). Storm of Steel. (p. 78). Strand‚ London: Penguin Books.
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