Battle of the Bulge

allied campaign to liberate North-West Europe from Germany’s control. It is the largest amphibious attack in history, with over 156,000 American, British and Canadian troops landing simultaneously along a 50 mile stretch of 5 beaches in Normandy. The battle, codenamed Operation Overlord, spread across the beaches of Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword, and utilised the latest technology available at the time. Stemming from Newton’s Principia, tide prediction machines were a crucial addition to…

In response to the D-Day Invasion, Germany has sent an all out offensive campaign through the Ardennes forest. Many believe this is a final all or nothing effort, in an attempt to overpower the Allied forces and overtake their supply stations. Running low on supplies, the Germans have a hail-mary effort to control ours, knowing if they cannot then the war will be over. The Germans have surrounded a town of Bastogne, which contains several trapped units of the US Army, including the 101st…

Air war: Battle 1: Britian They then concentrated on destroying the RAF, before turning their attention to the destruction of London A key event in the Battle of Britain (known as Battle of Britain Day) took place on 15th September 1940. The Battle of Britain is about to begin.” The first German bombing raids took place on 10th July 1940. On this day, Germany launched a massive assault on London and filled the skies with a large number of bombers and fighter planes. Although exact figures are…

Army Tank Corps during World War I, Patton’s forces played a key position in defeating the German counterattack in the Battle of the Bulge, after which he led the forces across the Rhine River and into Germany, making prisoners of 10,000 miles of lands and freeing the country from the Nazi regime. In 1915, Patton was sent to Fort Bliss along the Mexican border where he led routine…

the defense advantage by being separated from the continent by the English Channel. The British were continuously bombed by the Germans throughout the entire summer. Eventually the Luftwaffe was beaten by the British Royal Air Force in the battle called the Battle of…

Slaughterhouse­Five has been criticised by many sources on how the author wrote the book and the details that was presented. Here are what some critics have said “Wesley Scroggins, a Republic resident and professor at Missouri State University, saw the book differently, and urged the school board to ban Slaughterhouse Five.” "In a column for the Springfield News­Leader headlined "Filthy books demeaning to Republic education," he wrote: "This is a book that contains so much profane language, it…

family. In 1909 Patton graduated from the U.S military academy at West Point. He soon earned a reputation for his leading skills and understanding of tank warfare. Especially after the U.S and British soldiers were on top after the first great tank battle at Cambrai in France during WW1. Patton reached the best point of his career during the World War 2. (History.com Staff). All of Pattonś life he always had an explosive temper. When he was in his 20ś he had a skull injury, some people thought…

Medical Advances in World War II Medical advances in World War II changed the outcome of the war to help the Allied forces based on the impact they had on those wounded or disease-ridden during battle. Many soldiers risked getting injured or even risked their lives in the war to save the lives of many others. The soldiers that got hurt needed to be helped as quickly as possible for the best chance of survival. There were many common injuries soldiers got because of the kinds of attacks on them.…

World War II: The Four Freedoms Because the United States had been supporting isolationism and were creating and supporting non-interventionist groups, such as the America First Committee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt felt it was time for a change in America's stance on the involvement of war. To do so, he delivered the Four Freedoms Speech on January 6, 1941. The Four Freedom Speech had been addressed to Congress in effort to move the nation away from the foreign policy of neutrality.…

General George S. Patton was a fiery termed General during world war 2and was the commander of the us 3 army after a two year suspension for slapping shell shocked soldiers. He was an major reason for the victory in Europe during the battle of the bulge during the winter of 1944. The symbols I chose for general Patton are what I felt were the most suiting. First I chose an anvil because it represented strength. which if you read one book on him they all agree on that. The boar also shows…