First Battle of Ypres

base, with systems trenches and soldiers who controlled machine. British and French forces attacks on Vimy Ridge had previously failed, resulting with thousands of casualties and an unsuccessful attack. The Battle of Vimy Ridge started at 5:30 a.m. on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917. It was the first time where all four divisions of the Canadian Corps worked together as one formation. As the 20,000 Canadian men attacked, they had precise line of artillery fire supporting them. This allowed them to…

his struggle throughout the war that leads to his return home; and after the return to Deptford until the end of the novel. Dunstan Ramsay’s heroism is apparent throughout the novel, but it begins in 1908 during his somewhat traumatic childhood. First and foremost, Dunstan begins to show signs of heroic quality when he becomes Mary Dempster’s nursemaid responsible for helping her and her baby with everyday life. His main duty is as follows, “I was also to keep an eye on the baby…[in case] that…

simply states “we are weary to death”. Another illustration of a World War I soldier’s life is a quote from John McCrae, a surgeon and the author of the poem In Flanders Fields, as describes the conditions of a field hospital during the Second Battle of Ypres, he writes as follows: The general impression in my mind is of a nightmare. We have been in the most bitter of fights. For seventeen days and seventeen nights none of us have had our clothes off nor our boots even, except occasionally. …

When the Soothsayer warns Caesar, he says, “Beware the ides of March” (Shakespeare 1.1.18). In this paper, it will talk about the history of Julius Caesar and what he was like, along with the background of Brutus, and the similarities and differences between them and the modern day Julius Caesar, which is Joseph Stalin, and modern day Brutus, which is Hitler. This will also mention the background of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. While Flavius is talking to the commoners he asks, “What,…

forces launched an assault on the Italian island of Sicily * by September of 1943, the Allies had pushed on the Italian mainland—the battle for the mainland would be a greater challenge for the Allies though—they encountered fierce resistance from Germans sent in to reinforce Italy * Ortona, 1943- 1944 * the Canadian army participated in the Battle of Ortona * it had narrow, twisting streets which made it impossible for soldiers to use…