Battleship

battleship fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor, displaying the complete might of surprise and aviation. In addition to the overall inception of the use and importance of air power we see more strategic bombing in both Japan by the Americans and in Germany by the…

Sodom and Gomorrah Summary: Sodom and Gomorrah are two exceptionally evil cities. God sends angels to see just how evil the city of sodom is. The angels enter the city and are taken home by a man named Lot. That night the evil people of Sodom beat on Lot door and demanded he send out the angels to them. The angels go out and strike everyone blind. The next morning the angels convince Lot, with his wife and two daughters, to flee the city. God then destroys both Sodom and Gomorrah with fire and…

After watching this documentary, I would say this was an accurate, short summary of the history of the Crusades. This film was written before 9/11 which is why it probably appears to be accurate and less bias compared to ones later produced. What’s conveniently nice about this film compared to others is that it solely focuses on the facts. We can see the actual history for what it is and nothing more. Islam and Christianity are revealed and there are no blind covers. The true nature is revealed…

During the 1930’s, Britain and France followed the policy of appeasement. Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister was particularly keen to pursue the policy. The Oxford definition of appeasement is: “the action or process of appeasing.” Britain and France were crippled from the emotional, economic, political and psychological costs of war, therefore they gave Hitler what he wanted in order to maintain peace and avoid conflict. The appeasement encouraged Hitler’s aggression as he gained…

“Captain!” The First Mate shouted across the Bridge to the ship’s skipper, the First Mate taking one more look through his binoculars through the early morning mist to ensure his data before passing them to the waiting skipper. “I don’t believe it, is that what I think they are?” “What?” The Captain responded nonchalantly like it was a simple new matter of routine. “Ships, Sir,” responded the First Mate now turning away from the binoculars he was peering through. Annoyed, the Captain responded…

On August 6th 1945, the world stood still. War and life in general was given a terrifying new face with the idea of nuclear warfare being placed into the minds of the general public. This is something that comes as no surprise when after not one, but two living breathing cities were just completely blown off the map with only two bombs. Some see the dropping of the bombs a fitting retaliation against the Japanese and some see it as necessary for stopping the war. Regardless, the dropping of…

How World War Two Affected America. Millions of Americans came together during a time of crisis to rid the earth of tyranny in a time of need. America joined the allied forces to oppose the axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) during world war two. The United States came into the war right after the Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor, killing nearly 2,400 people and wounding a thousand more. The men were out at war but we still needed factories running to supply weapons and ammunition so the…

No one is perfect. People are flawed therefore government is flawed. Sometimes the choices we make as a society, with what may be the best of intentions can lead to disastrous consequences. In the Book “Overthrow: A History of Regime Change From Hawaii to Iraq” by Stephen Kinzer presents chilling insight into clandestine practice of overthrowing a government by the United States. It serves to show people what policy makers were thinking when these monumental decisions were made. His message is…

Militaries are made to fight simple as that, so it may seem odd to us to think about anything but warfare when we think about our own armed forces. The reason armed forces even exist is to carry out armed operations against opposing forces. Realistically and thankfully though our countries service members spend almost all, if not all of their time in service training and preparing to participate in a conflict. Some people compare warfare to an art and others look back at warfare in history and…

The US and Cuba have long somewhat difficult relationship, particularly during the latter part of the 19th continuing into the 21th centuries. Cuba, discovered in 1492 was converted into a minor outpost for ships returning from Spain. Three hundred years after discovery by the Spanish three major events suddenly placed Cuba on the world stage (Staten). First an economic depression forced Spain give up exclusive trade permits allowing the Creoles to turn greater profits on cash crops (Williamson)…