Battle of the Somme

the first Battle of Ypres” (Britannica). “After his father’s retirement from the state of customs service, Adolf Hitler spent most of his childhood in Linz, the capital of upper Austria” (Britannica). Three days after the coup, which is also known as the “Beer Hall Putsch,” failed, Hitler was arrested and tried for high treason (Biography). “Although he spent much of his time away from the front lines, Hitler was present at a number of significant battles and was wounded at the Somme”…

Austria-Hungary. In 1913 Hitler moved to Munich. When World War 1 took off Hitler applied to serve in the German army, he was later accepted in August of 1914 but he was still an Austrian citizen. The Battle of Somme in 1916 was the first appearance of Hitler on the front lines. He was injured during battle was taken straight to Berlin to seek medical care.Later in life he was afflicted with hypertension, headaches, and heart trouble which was believed to have come from a mustard gas attack…

The Impact of Adolf Hitler Cunning. Powerful. Evil. These words come to mind when Adolf Hitler is mentioned. Adolf Hitler was a deceitful man, but yet he was a convincing public speaker who could trick many into following him by being liked and even feared. Hitler brought evil and cruelty to many people of Germany during his rule, causing a genocide of at least 5.5 million Jews and millions of other victims that he deemed racially inferior. Hitler’s upbringing started on Easter Sunday, April…

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Baurau am Inn, Austria to Adolf Hitler Sr. and Klara Polz. Adolf had five other siblings but his three older siblings, Gustav, Ida and Otto, died in infancy. At the age of three Adolf and his family moved to Passau, Germany and began to have more of a lower Bavarian dialect, rather than an Austrian-German accent. In 1894, Hitler 's family moved back to Austria and lived in Leoning 's and a year later moved to a small landholding in Helfeld where Adolf…

A popular Masterpiece theme opens the world of England in the 1900’s. Julian Fellows’ Downton Abbey follows an English blue-blooded family through the 20th century and the many relationships and historical events that happen within it. Downstairs, viewers get a glimpse of a servant’s life with all the turmoil, trials, and tribulations that come with maintaining a household. Upstairs, viewers follows an aristocratic family who strives to keep the fortune within their name. Downton Abbey not only…

Medicine is an important part of the world we live in, but where did modern medicine come from? Over many years medicine got better, not instantly. The basics of modern medicine can subjectively be traced back to World War I. While World War I was not the first time medicine and medical treatments were used, it was a time of great and very important developments. Medicine change to fit the world that was changing around it. World War I’s weapons and previous methods of medical care made way…

When you hear the word “genocide,” you probably think of the 6 million Jewish people that were brutally murdered by the Nazis during WWII, but you don’t think of the other 5 million innocent people that were killed the exact same way. Adolf Hitler, the chancellor of Germany and leader of the Holocaust, hated Jewish people, he did not want them in or near his country. Due to his hatred of Jews, Hitler committed the greatest Anti-Semitism act in history. Millions of innocent people were taken…

two weeks after the commencement of the Battle of the Somme, Tolkien’s battalion went into action. He survived a number of engagements; but while as a signaling officer it is unclear how much hand-to-hand combat he might have seen up close, there was no avoiding what Tolkien called the ‘animal horror’ of the trenches” Great War. Those experiences clearly affected his worldview about the reality of good and evil and are clearly expressed in the numerous battle scenes both in “The Hobbit” and in…

“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.” This quote by J.R.R. Tolkien is very inspiring to many Americans. J.R.R. Tolkien was born in January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He was raised in Birmingham, England, and spent most of his time as an Oxford University professor. He published his most popular books like, The Hobbit(1937), The Lord of the Rings(1954-1955), and The…

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien or J.R.R Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. His parents go by the names of Arthur Tolkien and Mabel Suffield Tolkien. When Tolkien was only four Arthur Tolkien died from an inflamed organ caused by bacterial infection in the blood otherwise known as peritonitis. Tolkien, Mabel Tolkien and his younger brother, Hilary Arthur Reuel, then moved to live in Birmingham, England. Eight years later Mabel Tolkien died, in 1904, so Tolkien and…