Battle of Stalingrad

The casualties of the battle of Stalingrad Is what I did my report on. It went down as one of the most brutal battles in history. Stalingrad was in the Soviet Union (Russia). Where the war was fought during the cold and brutal winter where the temperatures were as low as -30 degree Celsius (-22 degree Fahrenheit). The actual battle of Stalingrad began on august 23, 1942 and ended in February of 1943. The general (leader) of the soviets during this battle was General Zhukov. As far as the amount…

Germans condemned it as a Rattenkrieg (Rat War). Both descriptions were fitting. In the Battle of Stalingrad, Soviet forces surrounded and crushed an entire German army under General Friedrich Paulus, emulating Hannibal’s encirclement and destruction of a Roman army under Aemilius Paulus in 216 B.C. For both sides, Stalingrad became a desperate ordeal of rodentlike scurrying from hole to hole. This monumental battle is justly considered a turning point in the war on the Eastern Front and one of…

but also the civilians, especially in the Battle of Stalingrad. Both sides described the warfare as hell, many suffered during the Battle of Stalingrad, including soldiers and civilians. Another deadly battle was the siege of Leningrad. Hitler is a big factor playing in all of this, said to be responsible for forcing the soldiers to continue on during this harsh battle. Hitler and Stalin were both determined to keep fighting during the Battle of Stalingrad, which resulted in the soldiers and…

equipment. Tanks would get stuck in the mud making roads impossible to get through which made moving supplies hard. During the Battle of Kursk in 1943 between Germany and Russia was one of the biggest failures because it seen the greatest loss of equipment and fighters. Germany tried to attack from different sides, but the Russians held them off. There was no winner during this battle. During the Eastern Front Allies landed in Normandy which caused Rome to fall. Meanwhile things were starting…

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,…

The Horror Fiction novel called World War Z, is a book about an interviewer that catches stories from different places from around the world which forms into a giant story about the World War against this disease. The Plague starts slow and steady with not too many countries taking this threat into consideration. Overtime the Plague hits humanity when they least expected it, and drove the world into chaos. In Clarification, The reason the novel is called world war z is because it’s about the war…

Women can make a difference everywhere Women have always been rising to new levels each year. They accomplish things that people never thought they could do 50 years ago. Women have just ventured into a new task that has started great controversy in the United States. Women all over the US have been enlisting in the military, not just one branch but all of them. They have gone into the air force, to on the ground with marines. They have taken this on by storm and many people do not like how…

America has now become known as the power house of the world. We hold the best military power there is. At first it wasn’t that way. During our revolution, we were only farmers who had muskets and pitch forks. Through the help of allies we were able to beat the British and claim our victory and independence. There were many other wars that would happen before us, the U.S. would become the military power house of the world. After WWII in 1939. Then the US decided it was their job to be the police…

Though she is considered the most powerful nation in the world, the United States is not at the elevated level it once was, especially in the area of military supremacy. It is understood by competing political parties that America’s military needs reform. This, however, is not a single definition idea. The source of protection and power of the United States is smaller than ever in comparison of percentage. When the armed services are again needed in larger quantities, it is possible that…

The ability to overcome tough obstacles in an individual's life is known as human resilience. The book “Boys in the boat”, written by Daniel James Brown, is about a young man named Joe Rantz, who is on the rowing team for the University of Washington. He had to overcome many challenges regarding his past, but it didn’t stop him from gaining a spot on the United States Olympic crew team. He helped lead his team to victory, despite the hardships of living alone as a teenager. The second story…