Military history

The courses, Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC), Basic NCO Course (BNCOC), Advanced NCO Course (ANCOC), and the US Army Sergeant Major Course (USASMC) were created. As the NCO education system continues to grow, the NCO of today combines history and tradition given to him from Friedrich von Steuben in 1778, and the ability to prepare for combat. This together has been built upon to produce the soldier of today. Today's Army operational doctrine covers the full spectrum of operations…

I am writing to you because the days here are no longer bright. The Sun does not shines the way it once did. It doesn’t look like we have much of a chance against the Germans anymore. I want you to know, in the case that anything should happen to me, that having you as a friend my whole life has been more than I could ever ask for. There’s no need to worry about me as I knew when I enlisted the risks that came with wearing my uniform. It’s funny. I boasted with pride and proudly paraded out of…

Operation HUSKY was ultimately an Allied victory that met its objectives, but its planning and execution highlighted significant deficiencies in command and control and integration of Allied forces. Senior commanders, primarily General Eisenhower and British General Alexander, failed to adequately provide their staffs and subordinate commanders with clear intent, nor did they fully exploit the combined ground, air, and naval capabilities available to them. This essay identifies the shortcomings…

From Alexander to Caesar, there have been many famous generals that have changed the way we look at military strategy. Each great military leader along the way has continued to transform the role of a general and new generals are continually adapting their strategies to optimize what has been done before. Caesar documented his campaign through Gaul during the Gallic War and his accounts show us that he has studied the generals that preceded him. His strategies incorporated those of Alexander,…

The willingness to fight for one’s country was once perceived as a heroic crusade but has since been left behind in the folklore of history. This fabled heroism was exhibited on a global stage during World War II by the pilots of the Army Air Force. One such pilot, eager to enlist, was an exuberant 22 year old John “JR” Plowden. In my interview with him, I realized, that even through the atrocities of war, goodness and peace can still be found. He was more than happy to be part of the war and…

War is not a game or a joke, to knows what happens on war you need to involve in one. There is no doubt that war is a evil one it destroys everything. There has been many wars in history but none of them solved the problem they were fighting for. It destroyed cities, buildings and everything. Even now going through channels on tv we will find news about the war and effects . I don’t know what are the people fighting for. “A long way gone” and “Things they carry” are the war stories that shows…

ones who do not wish to recall their moments of duty, there are those who tell their stories, and then there are the ones who release their stories of bravery and honor to the public. American Sniper, the book about America's deadliest sniper in history. The ,unfortunately now deceased, holder of this title…

of soldiers in the army. There are the soldiers such as generals in the back who are high up in the ranks that make all the orders and then there are the soldiers up front who execute those orders. After World War II ended in 1945, Bill Mauldin, a military journalist and cartoonist for Stars and Stripes published a nonfiction narrative with several of his cartoons called, Up Front. In the book, Mauldin focuses on the infantry soldiers on the frontline of a war that he calls “dogfaces”. These…

“Gimme Shelter” (1969), is played throughout the commercial, which targets members of older generations in America. This advertisement also indicates that both men and women attain power and authority in this video game, just as they do in actual U.S. military matters. As a society, we carry these cultural codes and understandings of life over to our exposure to media productions, which generates meaning within…

Should we watch the historical films? Some people seldom care about their countries’ cultures or history because they think that it has nothing to do with their lives. However, it could help people to build patriotism and occur with the controversial tensions at the same time. The film called Spirits’ Homecoming by Cho, Jung Rae is an example of how the historical movies could present various pros and cons at the same time. It talks about how the Korean young women were badly treated by…