Battle of Trenton

Germanys success is due to the charisma of their leader Adolf Hitler, and the blind followers of his preaching’s. However, the success did not extend beyond the Battle of Britain leading to Germanys downfall as the other powers aligned to help Britain push…

(Concepts) To defend themselves at the land they had adopted a strategic defensive posture. They constructed ‘four-mile long Phaleric Wall and a wall around the city’ , and order to the citizen for ‘carry their property from the country, not to go out to battle, and come to the city and guard it. They fought wars of exhaustion on along the coastline by utilizing superior sea power, and ‘sent out cavalry to prevent raids on the lands near the city from the enemy.' To defeat an opponent at sea,…

They constructed ‘four-mile long Phaleric Wall and a wall around the city,’ and ordered the citizens to ‘carry their property from the country, not to go out to battle, and come to the city and guard it.' They fought wars of exhaustion on along the coastline by utilizing superior sea power, and ‘sent out cavalry to prevent raids on the lands near the city from an enemy.' Athenian maintained the powerful fleet…

Memorial Day is a great day to celebrate. Memorial Day started as an event to honor Union soldiers, who had died during the American Civil War. It was inspired by the way people in the Southern states honored their dead. After World War I, it was extended to include all men and women, who died in any war or military action. Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. The current name for this day did not come into use until after World War II. Decoration Day and then Memorial Day used…

There is a common misconception about who exactly the tragic hero of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is; most believe it to be Caesar himself. This is understandable, considering the title of the play is Caesar’s own name; it is obvious why most would equate Caesar as being the tragic hero of his own story. However, with closer reading and analyzation, it becomes clear that Caesar should not receive credit for this particular role. Through other supporting characters of the play, such as Cassius,…

Leadership of the forces, and the morale of each army, played an important role in the Union’s victory over the Confederate forces at Fort Donelson. Unity of command was lacking on the Confederate side, and their overall morale was suffering. The Union forces had just completed an easy victory at Fort Henry, and expected to have similar success at Fort Donelson. General Grant also had better working relationships with his senior Officers, and his division commanders were willing to exercise…

This essay will be made on Apollo, In the book The Hidden Oracle, in the series The Trials of Apollo. In the beginning of the book, the only thing he cares about is himself and how to become a god again and how to get back to Olympus. After he is cast down to the earth by Zeus, most of his memories taken away from him, in an unfamiliar body, and only $100 to start on, he lands on some garbage in an alleyway and get beat up by some thugs, and has his money stolen from him. A little girl named Meg…

Civil War was fought over slavery. One of battles fought during the middle of the war was The Battle of Cold Harbor. The Battle of Cold Harbor was an extremely blunt battle. It was fought between the Union General Ulysses S. Grant's and the Confederate General Robert E. Lee's armies. Grant's goal for this particular battle was to attack and capture Richmond, the capitol of the Southern Confederate states, while Lee was to fight off Grant's army. This battle started on May 28, 1864 and ended on…

On August 15, the crisis of the battle of Britain was reached. All the resources of Fighter Command in the South were used. The most difficult, and dangerous period of the Battle of Britain was between August 24 and September 6, when the German attack was directed against the R.A.F airfields in the South of England with considerable success. There was an intense public interest in the air battles above and in sight of the British public that summer but Churchill…

The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most important battles of the Civil War. People still consider it historical. The battle could have went either way. The battle, named after Gettysburg, was a hard fought competition for the Confederates, as they maintained confidence throughout the war. The battle was historical in its own way, there were great weapons, and recognized men. The Union had greater numbers than the Confederates. The Union had about 90,000 soldiers. The Confederates had about…