Land warfare

November 1918, was fought by millions of men. While they came from different backgrounds, races, and religions, the soldiers of the western front of this Great War all shared one thing in common they were all subjugated to living in trenches. Trench warfare in general can be summed up in two words, horrible and dangerous. As it became clear to the High Command that this wasn’t going to be the quick war they had once believed it would be, and the notions that will alone wins wars and always…

other causalities for countries that participated in the Korean War such as, The United States. However, the next war could have an even more detrimental effect on the amount of casualties. This is because the Korean War did not include any nuclear warfare. Whereas the war that may occur between the United States and North Korea now, will begin with nuclear missiles from North Korea. Additionally, it is unclear where North Korea may decide to launch a nuclear missile because there are many…

improper disposal of wastes encourages the spread of diseases around the nearby settlements (PDF, "Week3"). Moreover, when chemicals are used excessively in farms, the resultant product may be poisonous when consumed by human beings. As noted earlier, land pollution reduces the quality of the agricultural soil. As a result, farmers experience low and poor-quality harvests. The poor-quality farm produces results to malnutrition while low yields encourage poverty especially to families that…

November 1780 Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton of the British Army hunted a man by the name Francis Marion. Lt. Colonel Tarleton hunted this man for seven hours through the backwoods and swamps of South Caroline, eventually giving up and stated “As for this old, fox the devil himself could not catch him.” Francis Marion would forever be known as the Swamp Fox. Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion was an important figure in history especially military history because; he was the pioneer of guerilla tactics,…

left with serious psychological trauma.” (“Children in Conflict: Child Soldiers” 1). Many reports by international human rights organizations have recorded ISIS using children in dangerous situations like being used as a human shields, guerrilla warfare, suicide missions, and execution. The main Sunni military group in Iraq, called the ISIS, are brainwashing children, and training them to fight their enemy, the Shiites. Kids as young as fifteen are put into the front lines. Child soldiers are…

When the United States first developed the nuclear bomb it had secured its place as the most powerful nation in the world. There was no need for deterrence back then because nobody else had acquired nuclear bombs yet. Essentially the United States could get away with nuking anyone without any major consequences and without sending any ground troops. Only a few planes were needed to do the trick. It was only a matter of time before another state pursued the same technology and within a few years,…

of World War One was to blame because amended conditions would have lowered the casualties and some soldier’s diaries express the same interest. Medicine, disease, and death are a crucial aspect of World War One. Trench Warfare and ships seemed to be the most impacted. Trench warfare is a form of combat in which opposing sides fight a few hundred yards away in trenches that face each other. Soldier’s living conditions in the trench were insufferable. Ships involved in the Great War were…

Everyone here keeps talking about how all of this started. From what everyone is saying many things have been big contributing factors in this large war.I basically summed it all up into an acronym of “M.A.I.N”. Which stands for militarism, allies, imperialism, and nationalism. Nations that had strong military power took over weaker nations (also known as imperialism). Then when one nation declared war on other nations, allies would form to protect and win battles together. And through…

Over the last century, since it happened on the 1st July 1916, the Battle of the Somme has been viewed and qualified as one of the most significant battles in history. It was the first major offensive of the war against the main enemy, the Germans, in which British troops played the leading part. Many different historians in different times have almost opposite opinions/facts about what happened. However, they all agree on one thing: it’s significance. Whether it was due to failures, successes,…

The author is Masarrah Alchi. “One perfectly shot torpedo could sink any ship, but you were also carrying around with you a very sensitive bomb that could sink your ship just as easily” (Alchi 2). This quote means that the bombs in WW1 were really dangerous to carry around, but killed the enemies faster. It killed more enemies in less amount of time. With carrying the bomb you were risking your own life, but you were also prepare to kill the enemies.Where world war 1 weapons worth it ? Where…