Enemy combatant

War, the name itself leaves the man psychologically and physically disturbed. As described by Fritz Kreisler in his memoir “Four Weeks in the Trenches”, war not only bring destruction upon the nations and countries but also destroys the people engaged in the war. Kreisler described the situation of the people of Austria before the war; excited, determined, and eager to work for their country. Fritz and his platoon consisted of fifty-five men, two buglers, and an ambulance patrol of four men. Not…

and there were actually some regulations supporting President Bush in his endeavors to find Osama Bin Laden through the use of EITs. The Military Commissions Act of 2006, for example, authorized the President to conduct military tribunals of enemy combatants and to hold them indefinitely without judicial review under the terms of habeas corpus, which is an order to bring a jailed person before a judge or court to find out if that person should really be in jail. It also ruled that, “Testimony…

violence, majority of them still believed in the war. English Canadians wanted the men to come back home safely so the best option was to send more so they can get help. English Canadians who did not believe in conscription usually joined the non-combatant corps. They took off roles for cleaning and other labour they did not carry weapons but they were trained and expected to know the manner while being in uniform. Lord Hugh Cecil was a well-known church man who was against conscription; he…

through the accusation of others by force they all have one thing in common: they were destroyed by the same violence they inflicted on others. The Roman Empire, Napoleon’s France, Nazi Germany, among others were destroyed by the violence through the enemies they created. They all chose to ignore peace and virtue, and as a result they met a brutish end. History illustrates Augustine’s political philosophy repeatedly that states not founded on the virtue of peace and abuse the right of warfare…

Women have been a very instrumental part of history, usually taking a background role, influencing man 's decisions from behind the curtain, so to speak, or they were the prostitutes that attempted to keep up the moral of the men. They were the nurses when they could be, and they were the faithful wives that gave the men something to look forward to. As Mark Twain said, “Custom inures the most sensitive person to that which is most repellent, and in the war we saw the most delicate woman, who…

Although Volckmann did not possess modern doctrine on UW, he led a successful campaign which resulted in the disruption of Japanese forces and the death of over 50,000 enemy combatants. As his operational environment changed, Volckmann adapted to maximize the effectiveness of his combat power. Volckmann’s natural aptitude inspired thousands of Filipinos to take up arms and join a resistance movement. This aptitude was not…

In every portrayal of a war that depicts combat, soldiers usually form an intensely powerful bond in incredibly brief periods of time. Men who may not have never met under normal circumstances, form a brotherhood, tempered by the harsh realities of combat. The men in “Everything We Had” are no exception. “It wouldn’t have mattered if you came to my platoon tomorrow, if we got it, I would go out and try and save your ass” (115) While out on patrol, these men that were once strangers had to rely…

The Civil War is the deadliest war this country has had to endure. It pitted the North versus the South over the issues of slavery and preservation of the Union. Families were literally torn apart as some members supported the Union while others supported the Confederacy. Divided loyalties among such close relatives made espionage a near certainty throughout the war. This paper will examine why there were spies, who they were, how they operated, and their contributions to the war effort. During…

screams out of the massive movie screen. Scenes filled with dead, decaying bodies laying on the ground, wives experiencing the heartache for their husbands to return in one piece, and fully loaded machine guns reaching their peak and plunging into the enemy. “‘Well this is intense”’, I say in my head. My eyes wandered in awe all across the screen. Suddenly I saw fragile children struggling to hold up their weapons. “‘Well this is different’.” Could you ever imagine this? Well, in countries such…

The root cause of the conflict is the ethnic tensions between the people in Angola. In Angola, ethnic divisions existed even before colonialism. The pre-colonial state formation was carried out mainly along ethnic lines. When Angola was discovered, it was not one homogenous state but instead many different ethnolinguistic groups varying in levels of development and sizes. Some were small tribes while others were larger nations. Portugese’s colonial presence forcibly included different…