Battle of Salamis

Battle of Britain An air battle with German and British air forces took place in Britain, from July 10 to October 31. In 1940, the battle started in August 30-31. The Germans had an upper hand over the British, they had seized airfields in Belgium, France, and Netherlands. There was to believe the battle was divided into four phases but actually there were five phases. The first phase of the German’s aerial assault on Britain was to concentrate on convoys sailing on the English Channel. The…

leaving no apparent heir to the throne of England this leaving Harold Godwinson the King of England. This caused Harold Godwinson, King of England and William, Duke of Normandy to fight for the right of the English throne. This fight is called the Battle of Hastings, which was fought at Senlac Hills which is 7 miles away from Hastings, where William was victorious and got the rights to the English throne. There are many factors which contributed to William’s victory, mainly the superiority of…

To this day, the battle and the histories associated with the Alamo continue to generate feelings of courage, endurance, heroism, and patriotism in those who learn about the battle. Via analysis of the following sources gathered, I will investigate the ways in which modern historians explain how myths, legends, and stories of the Alamo influence American memory and culture. Cultural historians have approached this topic by analyzing the portrayals of the Alamo in popular culture such as TV shows…

The army of Sparta was almost always outnumbered, but they were so tough, that they managed to push through and emerge victorious in most battles. The strengths outweigh the weaknesses because they had an advanced military, women were respected, they trained their soldiers at a young age. To begin with, the Spartans had advanced military. An example was The Battle of Thermopylae. 300 Spartans met up against several hundred thousand invading Persians. The Background…

planned a Blitzkrieg attack on the British forces. This attack led to a very important battle called The Battle of Britain. This battle is so important because it was the first time an Allied force defeated Hitler’s army. Despite all of the civilian deaths and damage caused to Britain, the German attacks did more to strengthen the British war effort than it did to destroy it. This is because the Blitz following the battle unified the people of Britain. It also proved to America that lending…

The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862, near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland. This battle brought about America’s bloodiest day, the product of Confederate bravery and Union command failure. Shortly after routing the Union Army of Virginia under Major General John Pope, General Lee led his own Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac into Maryland. Reasons for this assault included taking strain off the Shenandoah Valley which was referred to as” The Breadbasket of…

The 20th century will forever go down as one of the most critical, and bold centuries to ever go down in history. With the advances in technology that forever will change the fate of production, and quality of life of citizens around the world; to bear witness to a bold new world that gave birth to both the biggest successes, and atrocities the world has ever felt on its surface. WWI already left an unparalleled scar on the face of history; but out of its participants, one was ready for revenge…

Americans have choices on where, how, and who they worked for while the confederates were content with slavery. The confederates even tried to argue that slaves had better lives living in America than in their native land Africa. After three long days of battle the Union prevailed defeating the Confederates whose resources were few and limited. In the days leading up to the war the Confederates invaded the north and the marching trail of the Union just as they were about to attack the…

Even if their input could save lives or change the tide of battle, it was internalized and kept to themselves. They never questioned “The Old Man.” Lee’s right hand man was James Longstreet. A new breed of soldier. Filled with new ideas and having witnessed the changing face of war. Longstreet was a visionary. He envisions a different type of fighting. The style used by Lee, an in your face attack would only lead to two things: death and defeat. His efforts to convince his friend and leader to…

We, as an individual have an important role in society. Each individual is like a piece of a puzzle, no piece is bigger or smaller. However each piece is necessary to complete the puzzle; or society. In the works, “A Quilt of a Country”, “Once Upon A time”, and “The Gettysburg Address”, Anna Quindlen, Nadine Gordimer, and Abraham Lincoln respectively convey the individual’s role in society through the use of rhetoric techniques. The authors use different types of rhetoric techniques, to convey…