city and keep moving forwards to the South-West Russian oil fields located in the Caucasus, Adolf Hitler though that it was necessary for the fuel of all the german war machine and the invasion of the Soviet Union, Hitler´s first objective. The german air support destroyed almost the whole city, the ruins of most of the buildings around the city made impossible the access of armoured companies in both sides , some tanks they even could not enter in some parts…
World War II is a war between the Allies and Axis powers. The war started at different times for different parts of the world. In Europe, it started in 1939, but for the United States it started in 1941 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The attack was ordered by Japan's Prime Minister Tojo Hideki. Once the war broke out in Europe, FDR called for a special session of Congress to replace the Neutrality Acts with Cash and Carry. The Neutrality Acts were to limit the US…
boats in a bathtub” (Ambrose 4). The text then goes on to say, “Men trying to go ashore from any craft that made it to land would have been vomiting, exhausted, suffering all the agonies of seasickness, incapable of fighting. There would have been no air…
Managing day to day operations is an aspect of the business field that has been of great interest since my term served in the U.S. military. I was a Supply Noncommissioned Officer for a headquarter unit consisting of approximately three hundred soldiers. My job responsibility included the request, receipt, issue, and accountability of individual, organizational, installation, and expendable supplies and equipment; property accountability using the army’s state of art accounting and management…
The siege of Leningrad was horrific in all aspects during the 872 days that German troops surrounded the city. After the Germans surrounded the city, they began cutting off all supply routes. The siege began on September 8, 1941 after German troops severed the last supply route out of the city, leaving 3 million people inside. The ultimate plans for this revolution seemed simple to Hitler when he said to “wipe Leningrad from the face of the earth through demolitions” (“St. Petersburg (Leningrad)…
D-Day was called the beginning of World War 2 because of its great impact on the War (National D-Day Memorial). D-Day was one of the most important battles in World War 2. The battle of D-Day took a lot of planning and preparation. To even run an operation as big as D-Day the allies needed a good leader. “ Dwight Eisenhower was appointed Supreme Allied commander…
Air pollution is one of the many problems the world faces. There are different types of pollution: visible or invisible. Air pollution is due to many causes. For example, greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide, the main pollutant that is warming the Earth and is produced from the breath of living beings and the burning of fossil fuels; methane, which comes from swamps and gas emitted by livestock; and chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, which were used in refrigerants and aerosol propellants until…
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner erupted into traditional and technological boundaries. From the exterior to the fiber optic network, a new standard was set. With the new technology come new unforeseen and predictably devastating problems. The aircraft’s communication and data systems work off the same network raising suspicion for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This onboard network integrating aircraft function and passenger entertainment caused the FAA to provide a special condition…
features are tested to make sure that they do not hinder the in-flight entertainment. However this does not take away the fact that with the advancement of technology, it is possible for hackers to get into the system and take control of the planes operations. The Dreamliner operates on a fiber optic data bus for networking which is connected on the same system as the aircrafts control, navigation, and communication system. With as many as 300 passengers, with access to whatever social media or…
from the environment - air pollution is a huge concern. In Central Florida, apart from the SunRail and Lynx, most of the community members use cars for their means of transportation. With that, it exposes them to perilous agents in air. In fact, it was stated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, that exposure to air pollution can cause numerous effects on human health. World Health Organization (WHO) has identified that with the reduction of pollution air levels it would also…