Ally Carter

Arriving to school at 7 in the morning is hard enough, but doing so on a Saturday for detention, is even tougher! Yet five students, from different walks of life do just this, in one of the most iconic movie of the ‘80s. Directed by John Hughes, The Breakfast Club, is a film that follows the events of five teenagers serving their time -and shenanigans- in detention, while lifelong friendships are made by the simple act of understanding and relation. In the opening of the movie, the teenagers…

criticism that surrounds Montgomery’s D-day+ plan, and this problem surrounds the Battles of Caen and Falaise. This criticism of Montgomery comes from his apparent lack of accepting adaptation when an operation doesn 't go as planned. For instance, the Allies did not capture Caen in the timely fashion Montgomery had thought, although instead of acknowledging the fact that his plan had backfired, he simply stated thats the way he planned it. Montgomery highly disliked admitting that he was…

the Allied forces was the battle of Normandy Landing on Omaha Beach, also known as Operation Overlord. By dawn of June 6th, 1944, Allied parties began appearing on Normandy beach while being repeatedly fired by heavy artillery and gunshot fires. The Allies eventually overtook the Germans after approximately 24 hours of constant exchanging fires. Films like The Longest Day, based on WWII veteran Cornelius Ryan’s book highlights the soldiers in general while Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven…

Study the area of operation. 1. Weather: The rains that hit the area caused muddy quagmire, this caused the Allies to slow down and take a defensive stance. The U.S II Corp sent its troops to the Western and Eastern Dorsal ranges to protect an enemy trying to flee the…

thought to be oblivious, desperate for salvation with their furrowed brows. I hoped everything that I could provide some sort of happy ending for these folks. They were just like any of us. The outlook before my deployment seemed hopeful as the Allies made great strides in our offensive across Europe towards Germany, but that was until the Germans saw a weakness causing a bulge offensive my Germany. I was assigned to the 83rd Infantry Division of the United States Army for this…

The Devil’s Garden, along the 40-mile strip ensuring British tanks could not launch a surprise armor offensive. However, on the night of October 23, 1942, General Montgomery initiated Operation Lightfoot. The Beginning of the Battle of El Alamein Allies mission. The unrelenting General Montgomery assembled his senior officers to discuss their offensive plans to turn back the opposing Axis forces. Montgomery wanted to divide his forces and make Rommel’s army fight a two-sided front. Operation…

The Allies established in the city their own police and courts. Except of the Bureau of International Police, which was located on the Golden Horn seafront, each European Power had its own police department (British crocker, French and Italian section) in their zone of control. Americans, having neither a district to control, nor its own army in the city, dispatched their police patrols by evenings to gather from the streets drunken American sailors. Ottoman Police had permanent stations…

Describe The Action Allied forces landed on Gallipoli on the morning of April 25th but a combination of unexpectedly hostile terrain and fierce Turkish defense soon stopped any potential advance and the campaign degenerated into the familiar deadlock of trench warfare. In the Gulf of Saros to the north of Gallipoli, the Royal Naval Division carried out an unsuccessful diversionary attack aimed at convincing the Turks that the main attack was to be there. (Gallipoli.gov) Lieutenant General von…

to warships in the English Channel. The docks were destroyed forcing the British government asked civilians to take their small boats to rescue them. Saving the soldiers allowed the Allies to save experienced…

The movie Corpse Bride is a very charming yet macabre movie of how a shy, stumbling young man accidently marries a deceased bride. This movie is done by stop motion, yet is still very elegantly. With the grim aesthetic of the Victorian era, the living world is shown to be dull, gray, and practically lifeless while the Land of the Dead is full of color, and lively characters. The detail of every character and object is rich with also a grand orchestra, soft piano and jazz numbers to company. The…