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The Battle of Palo Alto took place on May 8, 1846 and lasted only 3 hours. The battle is marked as the first major engagement between Mexico and America during the Mexican-American war even though the battle took place days before America declared war on Mexico. The battle was short lived, proving the American artillery tactics and armament far superior to that of Mexico. The number of casualties Mexico took during this short battle was more than double that of America. Zachary Taylor, an…

In Dereliction of Duty, H. R. McMaster provides a detailed analysis of the key decisions that the Johnson administration made leading up to the Vietnam War. Using recently declassified material, including many tapes and papers from the Johnson Presidential Library, he highlights how and why those decision were made, thereby giving readers a fresh and unique view of how the United States turned Vietnam into an American war. McMaster, a military historian and former history instructor at the…

In our modern society, power is a concept that people dream about having, in different aspects of their lives. Whether it is at work, or simply in front of a group of people, power can show itself under different skins. In the case of Schindler’s List, the famously known novel written by Thomas Keneally, power is a theme that haunts many of the characters life. Schindler’s list tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a businessman whom throughout World War II, helped hundreds of Jews to escape the…

Atkins 1 As the dust of the second world war began to settle, reparations of civilizations and relationships were on the rise. Countless people had lost everything because of this bloodbath, and sadly the road to a life of normality was long and arduous for the citizens of post-war Germany. Although the war had ended, peace was not plentiful. Even before the end of World War II, a new struggle was developing between the United States and the Soviet Union (Schmemann 23). The U.S. and Soviet…

It is set in the era Nazi Germany and follows the story of a nine year old boy called Bruno. Bruno’s father is a nazi commandant and he moves his family from there lavish life in Berlin to an unfamiliar place called "Out-With,". Bruno being a young boy was very curious, wanting very much to explore. However he was strictly given boundaries that he was to never venture further…

Brunos father's new posting was in Poland as the commandant of a death campground. When Bruno got home, he saw their things being arranged and packed by the house helpers. He was puzzled about what was going on, his mother together and his sister, named Gretel, addressed him and told him about having good…

While his southern commandant Greene in 1780-81 did use Fabian strategies, Washington did as such just in fall 1776 to spring 1777, in the wake of losing New York City and seeing a lot of his armed force soften away. Washington's loss of Philadelphia provoked a few individuals…

The Red Cross was one the biggest organisations responsible for the medical care during World War 1. The most famous organisations of the Red Cross, during this period, were the ones from Great-Brittan and the United States of America. For some kinds of injury, they had a different way to treat it. For some illnesses, they had different medicines, but not developed as well as the medicines of today. 2.1 Who + their functions The British Red Cross had over 90.000 volunteers for World War 1…

organization. He planned many of the preparations for the Easter Rising. The group orchestrated the Easter Rising, and the leader of IRB (Irish Republican Brotherhood), Tom Clarke, appointed Patrick Pearse as the spokesperson. He was also named Commandant-General of the Army of the Irish Republic and President of the Provisional Government. (BBC, http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/easterrising/profiles/po11.shtml) Because Pearse was an excellent speaker, he read the Proclamation of the Irish…

The small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with a population of 2,400, recently hosted the latest battle of the Civil War. This battle was fought July 1-3, 1863. The Battle of Gettysburg is thought of as the most important clash of the Civil War. The Confederate’s casualties totalled to 28,000 out of 75,000 and the Union’s casualties totalled to 23,000/88,000. 160,000 people were involved. In Rappahannock, 866 Federals were killed and 523 Confederates killed with thousands of rebel…