Ferdinand Foch

Kurt Vonnegut is a man who was never afraid to express his opinions, political or otherwise. In his essay, titled “A Truly Modern Hero”, Vonnegut argues that an obstetrician named Ignaz Semmelweis should be viewed and modeled as a hero. He begins his essay by stating his intentions in his paper--at least purportedly. Vonnegut goes on to expand in detail on each of his three major subjects: honor, “guessers”, and Semmelweis as a hero. Each of his points leads into the others, and the entire…

After the death of Ina and Isak, Lola goes back to Sarajevo believing she was not going to make it alone, but finds herself in the place where her dad used to work and starts to remember good old memories she had with him. She finds Sava, “a kindly old man who had worked beside her father” (Brooks 77). After he recognizes her, they hugged and began to shed tears; he double checked the streets to make sure that no German soldier would see them. He gave her his coat and she told him the story with…

caused over 38 million deaths. World War One started because Serbia wanted to expand but were in control of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. The Black Hand which was a serbian terrorist group planned the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. On June 28th, 1914, the Archduke attended a parade and there was a failed attempt to assassinate him. After he evaded the scene he went in a popular sandwich shop. Serbian nationalist Gabrial Princips who was the same shooter who froze, just…

He reestablished discipline with a minimum of repression by personally explaining his intentions to the soldiers and improving their living conditions. Under him the French armies participated in the victorious offensive of 1918, led by Marshal Ferdinand Foch, generalissimo of the Allied armies. Pétain was made a marshal of France in November 1918 and was subsequently appointed to the highest military offices.With the German army occupying two-thirds of the country, Pétain believed he could…

Lloyd-George thought that the Allied Armies, should have one unified military commander. With hard work and communication French General Ferdinand Foch was made commander of all the Allied forces creating a good understanding for all Allied on how to dominate the Central Powers. Another idea that helped benefit the Allied Power was providing armed convoys for merchant ships. November 11th 1918…

“The most powerful force on Earth is the human soul on fire” (Ferdinand Foch). The Fire;The soul and the fire inside are what cooking is all about. There soul in cooking for yourself and for other people, and Guy Fieri definitely puts his soul into what he does.. Fieri was born on January 22, 1968 in Columbus, Ohio and was born with the name Guy Ramsey Ferry, but changed it to Fieri. He is an American chef and has been all around the world, trying new foods. Guy Fieri created lots of…

A tradition is the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on this way. Everyone has a tradition, whether it is family meal you do every Sunday night or throwing a baby shower for a mother-to-be. Every family, town, country has their own traditions. Today I am focusing on French holidays and traditions. Through-out learning about other countries holidays, we can compare and contrast them to ours in America. I will be discussing Bastille Day,…

men between the ages of twenty-one and thirty, as an initiative to expand the US armed forces on the Western front. Although early performance in the war was poor due to inexperience, the American army successfully helped a depleted Ally force. While Foch wanted American troops to disperse amongst French and British armies, Wilson and General Pershing opposed. The US armies required command under an American general, and a separate army allowed the United States to receive a voice in discussions…

powerful weapons were created by the largest European countries. Also most of the countries at the time had military leaders which meant that the countries were greatly influenced by the military and we can see this in France and their leader Marshal Ferdinand Foch who was an important French general who was best known for repelling German advances in both 1914 and…

1 was from 1914-1918. It was mainly fought against the Great Western powers of Europe. It was the largest war anybody had seen yet, and it was the third deadliest war in world history. The war started with the assassination of Arch-Duke Francis Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist. That set off a powder keg in Europe. The U.S entered the war mainly by the Zimmerman note, a note that was sent to Mexico from Germany saying that Mexico should declare war…