Fleet

Wavrin, before Henry V even made it to the French coast, a fire broke out among his fleet and destroyed three large ships (de Wavrin 183-184). The account by de Monstrelet failed to mention this event. It is uncertain if he simply was not aware or if he deemed it not worthy of note. According to de Wavrin, the fleet that left England numbered eight hundred ships (de Wavrin 184). According to de Monstrelet, the fleet numbered one thousand and six hundred ships (de Monstrelet 332). According…

The Beauty of Chicago After a difficult week of school or work, ends with an award: the weekend. A maximum of two days to do anything our heart desires. These two days gives us a chance to check off items on our bucket lists. For young teens and adults, the city of Chicago has been a popular area to inhabit. Exploring the city is beneficial because it provides many areas to tour such as parks, zoos, restaurants, beaches, and many more activity-filled areas. Walking around Chicago can still…

Charles II (1630-1685) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland between 1660 and 1685. He was the son of the executed king Charles I. Charles I lost the second civil war, between the ‘royals’ and the long parliament. The leader of the parliament, in the civil war, was Oliver Cromwell. So, he came in power short after the execution of Charles the I. Cromwell dismantled the pulicchurch and he chose a strict and sober new course. For example, theathers were forbidden and adultery was punishable by…

8709 were Australians and 2701 were New Zealanders. It started with a small fleet of British and French warships took station. From there they opened a fire on Turkish the forts. They fired all day but the Turkish didn’t fire back. Then, as the Allied ships came to within kilometres, the Turkish gunners fired back, and showing that the forts had not been destroyed. Three months later, another British and French fleet that included 18 battleships, attempted to…

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Sir Francis Drake: Pirate or Patriot? “It isn't that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better.”-Sir Francis Drake. Sir Francis Drake was a well known exploring English Sea Captain in the late 1500’s. Drake had many expeditions around the world and was actually one of the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. He was one of the most greatest explorers but was doubted by many even after his many accomplishments. In fact, one of the questions that still remain is “Was Sir…

the logical choice to lead such an expedition but apparently, he still needed to recover from his last voyage and perhaps, his suggestion was Cabral to take his place to lead. Cabral left the city Lisbon on March 9, 1500 with a fleet of 13 ships, much larger than da Gama fleet. As a result, the 13 ships accidently reached Brazil by mistake, rather than India for…

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? What did the united states do to provoke Japan? Knowing that the united states and Japan do not have a good relationship may have caused the attack on Pearl Harbor. “An old order . . . is now crumbling” (Doc A). This quote was from the Japanese novel The Way of the Subjects. It states how serious and focused Japan was about the plans they wanted. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Japan had two main reasons why they attacked pearl Harbor: one was…

Admiral Stark and Major Wedemeyer shared similar views on the design question of how to change their environment from its existing state to their desired end state. They both strove for victory over totalitarian powers in Europe and the Pacific. Both men advocated an alliance with Great Britain and prosecution of an allied strategy to defeat the Axis powers. Stark envisioned a pursuing an allied strategy with Britain across multiple theaters. Wedemeyer initially planned for war in the…

airline carries more passengers between Alaska and the lower 48 states than any other airline (Alaska Airlines, 2016). The impressive, young fleet of aircraft includes 150 Boeing 737 aircraft and 52 Bombardier Q400 owned aircraft. The airline has also committed to expanding its fleet to 159 by the end of 2017. There are six commemorative aircraft in the fleet and four Disneyland designed aircraft that pay tribute to the airlines long-term partnership with the Disneyland Resort. The iconic Eskimo…