Asymmetric warfare

World War I (WWI or WW1), was a global war triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It was a major, historical war in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and ended on 11 November 1918. HISTORY.com (2015). More than 8 million soldiers killed and 20 million wounded as a result of the war Keith, L. pbs.org (2006) , a casualty rate aggravated by nations ' technological and industrial inventions, accompanied by battle tactics. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in history,…

The First World War, began in July of 1914. It did not end until July of 1923 when the final peace treaty between Turkey and the Allied powers was signed. Throughout the course of the war, everyone was impacted. For soldiers life in the trenches was unbearable. Factory workers were constantly forced to work under harsh conditions and in dangerous situations. Refugees who tried escaping the terrors of war in their homelands were faced with even more challenges when trying to find safety in new…

War does not build courage, turn a boy into a man, or turn soldiers into heroes. It is the The Great War’s terrible conditions, odds, and despair where soldiers distinguish themselves as heroes through many acts of great courage. During battles and in the trenches, soldiers put others before themselves by risking their lives to save them. Charlie and Leo Clarke did everything they could to protect one another in times of need. Soldiers went above the call of duty in order change the course of…

Even more so than the other American soldiers in Vietnam, Mary Ann is the embodiment of an outsider. She is also the representation of American arrogance in the Vietnam War. She does not belong there, and her story accentuates what happens when someone’s surroundings affect him or her. She arrives to Vietnam as Mark Fossie’s girlfriend, and she is the only tangible example of love in the novel. Mary Ann gets there dressed in her pink sweater and her white culottes, with a fresh face and a very…

War and religion. While in many cases, churches and other holy sites are often used as a way for people to avoid the violence of warfare, in cases such as the Crusades, religion can be the cause of warfare. The Things They Carried, written by Tim O’Brien, does not explicitly focus on themes relating to the nature of the relationship between religion and war, rather it focuses mainly on other large ideas such as burdens and subjective truths. However, several symbols presented in some of the many…

Mutually assured destruction prevented an outbreak of nuclear warfare during the Cold War. The stance against the employment of nuclear weapons arose from shifting norms in international society, as states were prompted to dedicate themselves to preventative war. Additionally, it was challenged whether the enormously devastating impact of nuclear weapons was ethically sound and whether it could be effectively used militarily. The notion that there was no winner to a nuclear war, however,…

EXTERNAL SECURITY 1052 India’s external security is informed by its political position on the world stage. Since 2014, Prime Minister Modi’s progressive attitude has brought Indian foreign policy on significantly. This is demonstrated through the surprise invitation of all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation leaders to his swearing-in ceremony . India is now showing global self-confidence, through strengthened defence ties with the US and Europe, and has for the first time in a…

Carried Through the War An estimated one million American soldiers died in the Vietnam War. The war was brutal, and even though I have not experienced war directly, I can imagine a persistent death awaiting each and every individual on the battlefield. It is his short story “The Things They Carried”, by author and writer Tim O’ Brien, that I believe truly illustrates the hardships and death of the Vietnam War and how they affected soldiers physically, spiritually, and mentally. To begin with,…

day. The introduction of prosthetics helped give soldiers the ability to move once more and with the invention of the x-ray, injures on the front lines became noticeable. Tanks created a safe way to travel and with the establishment of biological warfare, battles were changed forever. Lastly, WWI left a…

trench warfare were heavily rooted in World War I. Total war was the complete mobilization of resources and people. This meant that many military powers found quick and effective ways to move their supplies and men from place to place. Russia mobilized too quickly, causing a lack of resources and supplies. No one expected the war to last as long as it did. This combined with the rapid and ill-prepared mobilization led to Russia’s ultimate demise and exit from the war. While trench warfare…