Normandy

singer in Paris in 1840. Monet entered Le Havre, a secondary school of arts, at the age of eleven. He was locally known for his charcoal caricatures that could be purchased for ten to twenty francs. Monet would later take drawing lessons on the Normandy beaches from Eugène Boudin. Boudin taught Monet how to use oil paints and the importance on en plein air techniques.4 Monet traveled to Paris and watched painters that copied from old masters, but Monet took a different approach. He would…

Military would be extremely important to monasteries in the Normandy and Anglo-Norman England society. Cantor explains the years 1050 to 1130, with 1050 being important because this is the time the nine Norman monasteries would owe the knight service and rely on providing a contingent to all knights but also it showed…

World War II was the Battle of Britain. The battle occurred from July 10 – October 31, 1940. It was the turning point in the war. An interesting fact about this war was that it is the only ever battle to be fought in air (World War II). The Battle of Normandy was fought between the United States, Britain, and Canada forces against the German forces occupying Western Europe. On June 6, 1944 D-Day occurred. 160,000 Allie troops and 30,000 vehicles arrived on the 50 mile French coastline. It was a…

Good evening, America. June 6th, 1944: the allies bravely storm the beaches of Normandy, France in an effort to take back the county from the Nazis. Armed forces of Britain, Canada, and the United States all arrived to aid the French resistance. German forces dug in and fought ruthlessly to prevent the allies from taking a foothold in Europe, yet they were unsuccessful. I am proud to report that, as an eyewitness of the battle, though a clear decisive win was not achieved, our position in France…

The Allies used a series of amphibious operations, like the Normandy Invasion of 1944 (Operation OVERLORD), which resulted in the Allies successfully invading German held territory in northern France and is one of the greatest amphibious attacks to date. Amphibious operations utilized land, sea and air all at once…

1066: The Year of the Conquest is a book by David Howarth trying to express the year 1066 through its battles. Specifically, the peace that the battles disrupted and the people involved such as the dukes, kings, earls, nobles, and the commoners. His goal is not to provide facts on what happened, his goal is to show his readers- whether they are scholars or those who enjoy history- the drama that unfolded that year, with as many reliable sources as possible. Howarth describes the year by…

Dwight David Eisenhower, possibly one of the greatest presidents we have had in the United States. As our 34th president, he not only created organizations like NATO and NASA. Eisenhower also became famous for his "Atoms of Peace" speech over the rising tension of the Cold War. Before Eisenhower became our president he acquired a five-star rank as a general in December of 1944. A rank that only nine Americans have achieved since its establishment in World War Two. A remarkable military leader…

The Catcher in The Rye has over 65 million sales and sells about 250,000 copies per year. This book portrays the life of JD Salinger (the book’s author) in Holden Caulfield (The main character). This book has been read by almost everyone in the United States and for a good reason. The Catcher In the Rye’s main character Holden is able to relate with any reader. There is no definite explanation for the book, JD Salinger left it up to the readers to decide what the book meant to them. Each…

After the First World War and airpower’s contribution in dealing with the stalemate warfare, some people recognized its great potential, and started to envision its use in future conflicts. Those people, that can be called theorists, visionaries, or airpower prophets started to think how to further develop an airpower, and how it can be best used in the future warfare. Furthermore, they provided their theories and predictions of its tactical and strategic use in order to give military…

One of America’s most popular war correspondent in history was Ernie Pyle, an American journalist, who told stories of residents living in rural America. Later on, during World War II, Pyle shared insights into lives of the brave ordinary men fighting in the European and Pacific theatres. He would report from all branches of the military, from foot-soldiers to pilots. At the time, his convincing and vivid descriptions of war were talked about across the country. Pyle described the hardships and…