Battle of Thermopylae

Yamamoto family. His father was a low class samurai. Yamamoto graduated from the Japanese Naval Academy in 1904, and participated in the Russo-Japanese war. He was nicknamed 80 sen because he lost two fingers in the battle of Tsushima and a manicure cost 100 sen. After a time in America, he returned to Japan and forewent a 10 year journey making him into one of Japan's foremost…

The Battle of the Alamo The battle of the Alamo occurred during a period when the Republic of Texas faced a bleak and uncertain future known as the Texas Revolution. American colonists were allowed to settle in Texas at the time under the New Mexican emperor Agustin de Iturbide. On 23, 1836, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna began the 13 day siege of the Alamo. A moment in history that turned a ruined Spanish mission in downtown San Antonio, into a shrine. There were several events leading…

The Texas Revolution was much more than a battle between two groups. It was a conflict of American pride and belief over Mexican nationalism. The Mexican government declined to give the American immigrants rights and did not believe that the immigrants could retaliate. Mexico was a relatively new…

The article “Gettysburg In The Civil War” was about the Battle of Gettysburg. Lee’s first journey failed, then in June 1863 he tried again by marching north to Pennsylvania. Lee’s campaign was going well. Hooker had proposed to attack Richmond but was rejected in Washington. Hooker was then replaced by General George Meade. Stuart decided to ride around the Union Army to gather troop information. Stuarts costly decision took longer than expected, so Lee had to go without knowing where the Union…

Hell’s Angels: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II by Jay A. Stout is a revealing insight into the lives of the pilots in the air force at the time of the United States’ entry into WWII. The book primarily concerns itself with telling the history and activity of the 303rd bomb group, providing a detailed description of events and personnel in chronological order starting at the group’s inception. Stout wrote the book because he was a pilot himself and because he wanted to show…

climate events of the battle. He described his experiences in a lengthy letter to his brother and still to this day is the most descriptive and eloquent battle narratives ever written (NPS). The walk toward the Battle of Gettysburg started in June 1863. General Robert E. Lee’s soldiers crossed the Potomac River in Virginia and began to make their way toward the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania (The Gettysburg Foundation). This epic battle was three days long and resulted in a retreat to…

The Battle of Gettysburg was a major turning point in the Civil war not only because the Union forces won but the effects they had. The Battle of Gettysburg was the war when General Lee planned to advance into northern territory to make the north feel weak. According to Document B, both sides had horrific casualties. But the casualties were only half of it. Even though both had almost the same amount of hurt and dead they had different amount of soldiers in the beginning. The Union forces had…

The Battle of Kursk was a German offensive against the Soviet Union. The Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in WW2 and caused a crisis in germany’s war machine in the Soviet Union. After the battle of Stalingrad, the soviet counter-attack had created a bulge in the Soviet’s frontline. In the center was the city of Kursk. The Nazi’s Created a plan called “Operation Cittadel” which would cut off the bulge from the rest of the Soviet army. Although the Nazi’s army was weak from the Battle…

The Battle of Midway revealed that the U.S Navy and more importantly their leader, Admiral Chester Nimitz, was capable of strategizing. After breaking Japan’s code, America had gathered enough information to figure out a game plan before Japan reached Midway. Admiral Nimitz’s plan was to fight and defend Midway, but to ultimately ruin Japan’s naval fleet and leave them with nothing. Compared to Admiral Yamamoto’s plan, Nimitz’s seemed very plain and simple. Instead of concentrating on such…

The Battle of the Bulge also known as the “Ardennes Offensive” was the last major German operation before they ultimately fell to defeat by the Allies (United States, Great Britain, and Russia). All events that led up to this last ditch effort started when Adolph Hitler rose to power after World War I. Hitler Believed German’s were the Master Race and should rule over the World. He systematically removed all political opposition to his Nazi Party and began massive public works to rebuild…