Battle of the Somme

The battle of Verdun occured in Verdun, France. The Germans code-named this battle ‘Judgment’. The forces involved in the battle were the Germans fighting against the French armies. This is the longest single battle during the entire World War I. It lasted for ten months. On February 21, 1916 a German Krupp gun was set off. This thirty eight-centimeter long-barreled gun hit a cathedral in Verdun, France. This caused the firing of many guns around an eight-mile perimeter. This shot from Germany…

The Origin of the Tank The first tank ever created was built durin World War I in repsonse to many issues caused by trench warfare, which brought with its creation, a new era of mechanized war. When first produce tanks were slow and know to break down often, tanks greatly improved by the time World War II started. Development during World War I began with the Allies. France's first attempt was to create a machine to clear away the large amounts of barbed war that was strewn about the…

Wood is based on the 38th Welsh Division soldiers who were sent to fight in France when they unexpectedly died in Mametz Wood, as the Germans were prepared to kill on the other side of Mametz Wood. The Battle of Somme began. This was a singular part of World War I and killed 4000 people. This battle took place between 7-12th 1916. By using language features such as oxymoron, metaphor and plosive alliteration, Sheers can convey the impact and violence of war that these soldiers had to undergo.…

It re-defined trench warfare as it created an entirely new way of attack. Arguably it was only from 1917 that the tanks were used to their full potential. A great illustration of the tank’s efficacy is the Battle of Cambrai. The deployment of 381 tanks had various advantages: enabling the infantry to cross in otherwise impossible circumstances; flattening barbed wire. (Thus further facilitating the cross into no mans land); and acting as a shield for the infantry…

Johnston started the navajo code talkers back in world war two. Reason why he started it he got the idea from the choctaw telephone operators. Even though they didn’t use them that much during world war one but they American forces to win several battles in France. The United States Marine Corps recruited the navajo indians for this task. They all were recruited 1941 and 1942 right after pearl harbor. They progressed to having 400 code talker. Some of the code talkers enlisted…

were assigned the task by Britain. This became one of their greatest victories, even though they were at the receiving end of the bulk of the German artillery. However, about 1200 soldiers died saving the village. This was one of the most crucial battles of the war. A British General called the Anzac attack 'perhaps the greatest individual feat of the war'. The French, though, have never forgotten the sacrifice. The Australian flag still flies over Villers-Bretonneux. There is also a village…

scholar in English, wrote multiple books in his lifetime including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and Tolkien also fought in World War I. Tolkien was involved in one of the most gruesome battles of all time, The Battle of Somme. Over a million soldiers were either killed or wounded during the battle. Tolkien has experienced a lot in his lifetime, but his experiences had influenced his writing and the books he created. I would have to say one of the most appealing aspects about Tolkien is…

of fantasy books, such as The Hobbit. He is also known for writing The Lord of The Rings trilogy and The Silmarillion. A lesser known fact about this famous writer, is that he served in the British Army and fought during World War 2 in The Battle of the Somme. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, what is now known as the Free State Province in South Africa. Even though he has no recollection of this, his family claims he was bitten by a baboon spider…

explosive warfare to break through the German front lines. We lost about four thousand men, yet we were very successful and managed to take over Vimy Ridge with ease. Unlike the Battle at Somme, we were extremely successful and that led to Major-General Currie to become the first Canadian Commander. He is to lead us in our next battle at…

Plato, an ancient philosopher, once said, “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Men have gone to war for centuries for property, for with property comes power. Imperialism, the extension of a country's power and property through conquering other lands, has brought the world into a state of constant war for power. It is evident that imperialism has had a negative effect on the course on history just by looking at the amounts of war the world has experienced. The Opium Wars and both World Wars…