Artillery

Saipan was an island near the Philippines that were guarded by both the army and the navy of Japan. To start the attack, as usual, the American navy fired artillery onto the island to try and clear as much as they can and make the lives of the ground troops easier to capture the island. But, this time the artillery had little effect. But they still had to attack and keep up to schedule. What was called D-day for japan on June 15, 1944, they landed on the beaches of Saipan and began…

to the military and technological innovations. What did he do to fight Russia 's military backwardness? Peter the Great used different international specialists to learn different skills, specializing in military skills. He learned how to fire artillery, in additional to building and sailing ships, and this was in his childhood. As he grew, so did his knowledge about military strategies. Although some of his decisions resulted in great…

rule of Chiang Kai Shek. By 1994 the communist had taken the mainland and left the nationalist with Tiawain. Many of the other communist countries would help the communist China by equipping them with artillery and ammunition. In a speech given by John Foster he exclaims, “They are supplied with artillery and ammunition through the Soviet-Chinese communist bloc... much of it was fabricated by the Skoda Munition Works in Czechoslovakia and transporter across Russia and Siberia and then sent to…

terrain than any other thing, which has been done in one and a half centuries since the battle. In addition, Bragg chose the terrain because the cedar thickets were very thick, thereby making it difficult for the union military to move or exchange artillery. Likewise, it is one of the many national monuments or military parks in the state conserving facets of civil war history. Moreover, it was the paramount step in chains of military operations, which stemmed in the federal military capturing…

The story of The Boy by Dan Porat is a gripping story that examines a photograph of a boy, hands above his head with a machine gun pointed at him. The photograph stands as a living testament of the true horrors of the Nazi regime. The book tells the stories of five people; two Jewish and three Nazis, with the use of 60 photographs Dan Porat unravels the history of the people involved. Porat gives a personal account of the lives of the five people who lived through the destruction of the Warsaw…

Before the First World War, the Franco-Prussian War died out a year after it started in 1870 along with its old tactics and its’ use of weaponry bayonets, cannons, and the use of horses was also used for mobility. France faced defeat, once again, controlled by the Prussian (what is known today as Germany) regime run by the leadership of Otto Von Bismarck. The old ways of warfare was becoming obsolete. (thesis)The laborers of the Allied forces helped supplemented the need to resupply on…

Summarizing Handout Beginning: In 1914, trenches in western Europe extended. In late Autumn of 1916, the Canadians moved north, during the time they spent the winter of the war strengthening defences. Continuing invading from march had cost the Canadians 1,400 people killed or wounded, however, the knowledge they got helped the Canadians take Vimy objectives with less losses. A replica of the battle area was made so Canadians could exercise and prepare for the battle. The French, Germans and…

Officer During my watch many mistakes were made training the Special Operations Officer. Special Forces recruited officers from all the military branches and it was not uncommon to find “A” Detachment commanders from all the combat arms; armor, artillery, engineers and of course, infantry. There were even signal and chemical corps officers serving in command positions in SF. The officer in command at SOG’s Radio Relay Site Hickory was an engineer officer when it was over-run. The only training…

The Battle of Gettysburg was a major turning point in the war. After Lee’s win at Chancellorsville, he led his army through the Shenandoah Valley to begin his second invasion of the North. The battle began on July 1, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Meade was pursuing Lee from the South and they accidentally bumped into each other at Gettysburg. By the end of the first day, the Confederates pushed the Union through the town of Gettysburg. The Union formed in the shape of a fish hook on…

American history-- compared to the rest of modern civilization has been a short one. Only 239 years ago did we become a nation; Over those 239 years we have been at war for about 222 of them. Some may call that an accomplishment and most others would call it an abomination. The war of 1812 follows the American theme of loving to push natives out of their home land. But, this war in particular goes a little deeper than just that. I am not an American sympathizer, in fact I despise the fact that…