Battle of Bataan

History is no stranger to unexpected outcomes, especially when it comes to wars and battles. One notable example is the battle of Agincourt. The battle was a part of the Hundred Years War, which took place in the year 1415. The two combatants were the French and English. Their force compositions were vastly different. According to Enguerrand de Monstrelet, a French chronicler, the French forces out numbered the English by 6 times (de Monstrelet 340). Despite the overwhelming odds, the…

An Athenian, Thucydides, writes and tells about the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, known as the Peloponnesian War, from the beginning of the war. In the first part of chapter 1, he tells about how the war would be a great war, more memorable than any wars before this time. He writes about the causes of the war and he looks at previous wars such as the Trojan War and correlates their abilities and impact with the war between Athens and Sparta. Thucydides believed that the…

(North) and the Confederacy (South). During this war there was countless American lives taken and countless battles, but one battle that probably stands out more than others is The Battle of Gettysburg for many reasons. Why do historians and many others consider The Battle of Gettysburg to be the bloodiest of all battles in the Civil War and turning point for the Union in the War. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted three days ,with over ten thousand Union and Confederated soldiers dead and around…

Throughout history there have been countless examples of leader’s effective implementation of the mission command principles. Colonel Puller, an example of one such leader, was the Commander for the 1st Marine Regiment during the invasion and battle of Peleliu. Throughout the 7 days of fighting, he successfully demonstrated the principles of mission command through his use of: building cohesive teams through mutual trust, providing a clear commander’s intent, exercising disciplined initiative,…

Alex Leviev May 11, 2016 Memorial Day Speech ELA 8 The Fallen American Soldier “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” President John F. Kennedy said this to refer to today, when we remember and honor the American Soldiers, ordinary men and women, who died while in military service. It is fitting that our nation chooses the last Monday in May as Memorial Day. This day marks the beginning of summer, and what could be a more…

Lincoln's two speeches, "The Gettysburg Address" and "Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation" are two different speeches but are related and hold relevance together. Both are during great hardship in the United states as we are enduring a brutal civil war. Lincoln two powerful speeches are delivered using with different tactics from each other. In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln uses an Ethos appeal to draw the crowd in emotionally and gather support to end the war. In the Emancipation…

I cannot believe how many soldiers have come in from the battlefield. I think at this point it must be on the upwards of 5,000 soldiers with casualties. The battle of Antietam Creek sure is a bloody one. What a shame. My care to the wounded can only go so far. Amputation after amputation it only gets harder and harder to see the intense pain they go through. One soldier came in with a bullet wound above the elbow. He asked me, already knowing the answer, “What can you do to save it” All I could…

The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. The first war in the Overland Campaign was the Battle of the Wilderness.Midnight on May 3-4, 1864, the Army of the Potomac and the Independent Ninth Corps, with approximately 120,000 men, left camps in Culpeper County and headed south toward the Rapidan River fords. They fought in the dense thickets known as…

sculpture represents the guardian angel watching the soldier. The angel’s left leg is up and the right leg is near the tree branch by the owl which indicates the angel is flying. The broken sword in which the soldier is carrying represents defeat in battle. The emotional element that Mercie’ use in the angel’s armor with the Lion in the center creates a feeling of inner strength, courage and protection. The Lion is known for its courageous strength and fearless animal. The soldier is naked with…

Code of Honor among the Spartans and Greeks in the 300 In Greek mythology the 300 Spartans and Greeks have their epic battle against the Persians at Thermopylae or the “hot gate” and died heroically against a huge army. This made an incredible movie in the 21st century, but the epic itself is rooted in an even more incredible Greek history with characters with strong and powerful emotions and standpoints. This story portrays the incredible honor of the Spartan people and why they hold a place…