Battle of Trenton

Iwo Jima is an island in the Pacific, approximately 650 miles from Tokyo that really did not have significant amount of natural resources. It was a rocky island with a volcano; however, it did serve as a vital platform for the Japanese fighters to launch attacks against American bombers. The island also held tactical importance to American forces. The island would serve as a landing strip for fighter escorts and as an airstrip used to repair damaged aircraft. The Marines conducted an…

Did you know the Battle of Gettysburg was the biggest battle ever fought in North America? There were 160,000 men that fought in the battle. The Union Army was led by Major General Gordon Meade and had 85,000 men. The Confederate Army was led by General Robert Lee and had 75,000. men. The battle occurred the first three days in July of 1863. This was General Lee and the Confederate Army’s second attack in the North. General Lee led the Confederate Army to the North to fight to pressure…

rebels were punished severely; King Darius I desired to avenge the disrespect towards his Empire, thus began to spread his Empire across all of Greece (BHAG p. 139-141). A memorable moment in the history of the Persian army is The Battle of Thermopylae. Although this battle seemed to be in king Leonidas’ favor due to the narrow battlefield which prevented the full force of the Persian army from battling, Xerxes was not willing to sit back and watch his men get slaughtered. There was a secret…

Three important people have made an impact on the world just by having speeches. These speeches are very important. Two of the speeches made a difference in life. The other is about honoring our soldiers that died. The first one I will be talking about is “ The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln. THen the speech “ I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. The last one is “ The Man on the Moon’ by John F. Kennedy. I will be comparing and contrasting all three speeches. I will tell the…

During the Civil War roughly fifteen hundred battles were fought. It is among 32 National military parks, which preserves important aspects of the Civil War. It is a crucial tourist resource because of that. I was surprised to learn that the stones river battlefield was, “One of the bloodiest battles of the war.” It reminds me of the old days in Murfreesboro when everything was just farm lands. It’s a good…

There are four important battles that took place between Allied forces and Japanese forces. The first battle is known as the Battle of Midway, and according to the textbook (2014), the battle began when the United States sent ships into the area known as Midway to protect an airfield there. Japan viewed this as a breaking of code, and sent their men to Midway. While the leader of the naval ships, Chester Nimitz, hid his men beyond the horizon, he waited for the Japanese to start the attack. Even…

we dedicate to the great task before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion” (Lincoln 27). This brings a valid argument, because those who have loved ones now wanted to fight even harder to continue the battle for those who had lost their lives on the battle grounds. This can also tell us that President Lincoln was also disgusted with slavery because he says “… all men are created equal.” (Lincoln 27) With that being said, Lincoln’s belief was that whether you are black or…

A strong dynamic character can teach a vital lesson. The content of Fallen Angels is a novel about one of the great american wars, Vietnam. The book is narrated by soldier Richard Perry. Soldier Johnson a strong African American was heavily depended on by Richies squad leader. Peewee and Perry recognized Johnson was extremely blessed with strength far superior to others in the squad. Upon arrival in nam; the men were all assigned a task, this is when everyone initially witnessed his strength.…

be known as the Battle of Gettysburg, between the army of the Northern Virginia which was under the command of Confederate Gen. Robert E Lee, and the Union army of the Potomac which was under the command of Maj. Gen. George G Meade. This battle was important to the Unites States because whoever won the battle at Gettysburg would have gained the power to rule us. Even though it did not have a lot of soldiers involved, it did have a large number of casualties from any other battle resulting from…

From the beginning, Gettysburg makes a point to align itself with factual historical figures, but misrepresents or ignores important aspects of the real happenings from which it claims to draw source. The film spans three days revolving around The Battle of Gettysburg: focusing on the viewpoints from John Buford (Sam Elliot), Joshua Chamberlain (Jeff Daniels), and James Longstreet (Tom Berenger).…