Military history

Every year hundreds of thousands of visitors come to Rome, with many of them posing for a photograph in front of the famous Swiss soldiers. However, most of these visitors are unaware of the “oath of loyalty”(4) that every soldier signs to protect the Pope. These soldiers’ jobs originate from the Helvetian soldiers. As a great latin historian, Tacitus, said, “The Helvetians are a people of warriors, famous for the valour of their soldiers.”(4) This namesake led to Pope Julius II calling on…

“Until the Last Trumpet Sounds the Life of General of the Armies John J. Pershing” by Gene Smith was brilliantly written and dramatically effective work of history. Smith was able to capture factual information on the life and career of John J. Pershing. Just like most biographies they are dry factual information, this book followed that as Smith seem to want to give more of a laundry list of activities, letters, and inane facts. Although, the life and career is not a topic discussed as in-depth…

Should women be allowed to fight for the country that they live in protecting not only their loved ones but also the many people that depend on the arm forces? This is an out dated question for centuries woman have continued to do their part protecting the country they call home and, with the changing times seeing a female combatant isn’t a uncommon occurrence however, due to stereotypical individuals they feel as though woman are nothing more than a distraction on a battlefield and, are said to…

language" about the United States government, flag, or armed forces during the ongoing World War I. 1959 – The Triton Fountain (pictured) in Valletta, one of Malta's most important Modernist landmarks, was turned on for the first time. 1961 – The Military Revolution Committee, led by Park Chung-hee, carried out a bloodless coup against the government of Yun Bo-seon, ending the Second Republic of South Korea. 1975 – Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, Sikkim…

Foot marches have been used for training purposes since Roman times to test the discipline and physical fitness of soldiers. It is believed that Roman soldiers were forced to complete 20 to 30-mile foot marches with roughly 45 lbs. of gear before they were even trained with weaponry. Unlike the Romans, modern day foot marches are not only a training exercise. Even with the accessibility of vehicles in combat zones, it is common for ground soldiers to have to carry a load of up to 80 lbs. for…

Surviving through mountains, deserts, mean natives, and big bodies of water is not something that we will face in the 20th century, but back in the 15 hundredths, this is something people battled every day. Among those people were Cabeza de Vaca. “ The second raft was blown ashore on the same island, which the men named Isle de Malhado, the Island of Bad Luck.” (Background Essay) How did he survive? Cabeza de Vaca survived because of his wilderness skills, success as a healer, and his respect…

those spy movies with the stealth planes and wondered if they were real? Well they aren’t but we have come up with some planes that function the same but look a lot cooler.These planes such as the SR-71 Blackbird and The U-2 Dragon Lady are used for military reconnaissance.Even though some say spying on other countries is wrong, The U-2 Plane allowed the US to win the Cold War because it has top of the line equipment, It flies on the edge of the atmosphere, and It gained intelligence on Soviet…

PREFACE Originally, I planned to title this dissertation, “The Philosophy of Warfare”, then, “The Philosophy of Combat”. I finally settled with, The Philosophy of Fighting. There is good reason behind this besides literary OCD. Fighting is not always a form of warfare, nor is fighting always necessarily combative. Can fighting be used in warfare, or used to be combative? Absolutely. However, just because fighting can be used in this manner does not mean this is what it is at its essence. Though,…

The 5 steps to becoming a navy seal U.S Navy seals are highly trained and skilled assassins who conduct military operations in the sea, air and on land. Navy seals need to be in top physical and mental shape because seals perform very challenging missions foreign and domestic. Some of the missions performed are underwater reconnaissance missions, finding and eliminating enemy targets, and gathering information. There are a few steps needed to become a navy seal. Application have to be accepted…

and murderous killing. Though in bad times we rely on ourselves we still grow like a gasp of air from an exhaling body, but we will thrive and become one of the greatest super militaries on the globe. We will win the this world war with the allies we've grown to have and defeat the enemy destroying this world in histories largest war against good and the evil. But before…