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    Parker’s explanation of the western style of war also underlines the lifestyle of the typical farmer-soldier aka hoplites in ancient Greece, which is another one of many reasons for the decisiveness of the battles the west has always preferred. The average hoplite was a farmer and while willing to go to war, preferred that the war didn’t last more than a single-day as he had to get back to his farm and not lose out on any standard of living he would otherwise…

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    , and during that short time, was able to create a nearly unstoppable military force that never lost a battle while Alexander was alive. The son of Phillip II, he was able to continue his father’s mission to make Macedon into a powerful military and economic force. (Walbank, 2016) The conquests and empire-building of Alexander the Great changed the history and culture of Europe, with his battle tactics being used by many future military leaders, as well as Hellenistic influence being spread…

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    Future armed conflict will be complex, in part, because threats, enemies, and adversaries are becoming increasingly capable and elusive. State and nonstate actors employ traditional, unconventional, and hybrid strategies that threaten U.S. security and vital interests. The complexity of future armed conflict is due to increasing momentum of human interaction, threats emanating from dense and weakly governed urban areas, the availability of lethal weapon systems, and the proliferation of CBRNE…

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    What Is Wartime Adaptation

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    WARTIME ADAPTATION: AN EDGE OVER PEACETIME INNOVATION Do you know that, mere rodents beat the massive Dinosaurs into evolutionary dusts about 65 million years ago? Similarly, the strongest militaries will follow the Dinosaurs into oblivion if they fail to adapt to the changes. Though many scholars emphasize on innovations during peace, this paper argues that victory in the war depends more on wartime adaptation than peacetime innovation. Murray in his seminal book, “Military Adaptation in War:…

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    Civil War Research Paper

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    invades Britain and succeeds. There they reigned for more than 300 years. I wasn’t until the year of 44 BC that Julius Caesar war assassinated. That is when Marcus Anthony takes control of Rome. Julius’s nephew Octavian, defeats Marcus Anthony at the battle of Actium, where he became the first emperor of…

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    Erwin Romsel Weaponry

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    changer, but that did not last forever. The tank evolved into a more mobile and armored piece of machinery, tactics changed to account for these beasts of metal and fossil fuel, and the idea of warfare became even scarier for some. Eventually some battles were fought entirely around the idea of the tank, both sides scurrying about the battlefield, firing shell after shell. Time continued to pass and even more terrible weapons came,…

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    War Changes Over Time

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    War Over Time War is a concept that changes over time. In combat, soldiers develope a different way of experiencing war as time moves on. This means that the soldiers have common experiences in war and over time they can either turn into an improved part of war, or a completely different aspect. As time passes by, soldiers have experienced a difference in war, from new forms of communication with loved ones to having near death experiences to having PTSD as a result. Men and women experience…

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    A young and developing boy has ample time to mature and become an adult, but when a boy is thrusted into a war, he is forced to mature very rapidly. War changes the very nature of how these boys behave and think as they experience the true horrors of war. These rookies have to adapt and transform into an unfeeling killing machine, or have to deal with the something far worse than dying, guilt. The necessity of rapid maturation is a necessity for new soldiers during times of war. In Stephen…

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    The Just War Theory is a method used to determine whether wars, battles, and other violent engagements a justified, and if so, what was the reason for the war. The reasons used in the Just War Theory are the following: just cause, last resort, legitimate authority, possessing right intention, reasonable chance of success…

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    Battle of the Coral Sea was one of the major battles that demonstrated the power and effectiveness of the Japanese military, and the work that U.S. had to put in to make their military better. This battle would make Japan empire expand around the pacific. Before the war has even started each sides of the battle had a plan for what they were going to do. Japan plans was to isolate Australia from the allies, and then invade the port city of Moresby. From this Japan now has the ability to have…

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