Paratrooper

Between 1954 and 1975, the United States interfered with Russia’s spread of Communism in Vietnam. The book, The Ugly American, became a synonym with everything wrong with American foreign policy by telling the story of two very different American Ambassadors’ interactions with people in Southeast Asia and their styles of handling particular episodes. While Ambassador Louis Sears is unfocused, easily manipulated, and oblivious, his successor, Ambassador Gilbert MacWhite, is determined, a…

It was December of 1942, hundreds of men stormed a beach and over took it with little casualties. With the smell of blood and gunpowder in the air, a Higgins boat pulls drives up from the Atlantic Ocean and parks in just feet of water. The door slams down into the water and LT Gen George S. Patton steps out and on to the beach of Morocco, North Africa and the cheers of his men ring out. Visionary Leader When I think of the definition of a visionary leader, General Patton immediately comes to…

Jimi Hendrix born Johnny Allen Hendrix was born in November 27, 1943 in Seattle Washington his parents were James Allen Hendrix and Lucille Jeter his father served in World War 2 and his mother was a waitress in Seattle. Jimi Hendrix’s mother died of cancer on February 2 1958 in Renton, Washington and his father died of old age in April 17th, 2002. After his mom died he moved around a lot living at his grandmas and friends house. On September 18, 1970 Jimi Hendrix died in Kensington, London,…

The year 1994 claimed the lives of 800,000 people in the East African Nation Rwanda. The Rwandan nation was composed of two rival ethnic groups, the Hutus and the Tutsis. Thus establishing the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF). The RPF implemented a distribution of power between the two groups. Secretary General of the UN, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, came to the conclusion that the only way to prevent a war outbreak was to place UN peacekeepers in Rwanda. However, the agreement displeased many. Decades…

unique tactics of World War II was the use of airborne forces. Soldiers would parachute into hostile territories to fight. Germany first used airborne during the invasion of Norway. Allies soon learned of this tactic when they fought German paratroopers in Crete. Later the first allied airborne division was deployed in Sicily, during Operation Husky. A great opportunity for airborne troops came when Operation Overlord came to life. The airborne forces would be dropped behind enemy lines…

The Second World War started in 1939, with Britain and France declaring war on Germany. This war drew in most of the countries in the world, with over 60 million deaths in total. It has now been more than 70 years since the war started, and the spotlight is on the countries that had the largest armies, navies and air forces, but the great impact that Canadian soldiers had on the war should not be lost. Many people have dismissed Canada as a peaceful, non-militaristic country, but saying that…

returning from Tanzania after signing the Peace Accord. It is believed that the Hutu government itself had been responsible for shooting down the plane, however, the Hutus put the blame on the “Tutsi cockroaches.” Within a couple days, one thousand paratroopers seized and commanded the airport. They removed any stranded Western citizen, while leaving all the Africans to die. Hutu extremists then started the mass murders of Tutsis and moderate Hutus, known for being “sellouts.” By April 21, only…

In his novel, City of Thieves, author and screenwriter David Benioff illustrates life during one of the deadliest campaigns in human history, the German Siege of Leningrad. This is done by telling the adventures of Lev and Kolya, the two main characters of the novel. Through the complex and atypical relationship of the protagonists, its development throughout the story, and the emotional, at times humorous plot, Benioff is able to illuminate the courage of Russian citizens, and the struggles of…

Dwight was born In Texas on October, 1890. Dwight was third out of seven sons to his parents David and Ida Eisenhower. Dwight graduated high school in 1909 and shortly after high school went to West Point from 1911 to 1915. After having graduated from West Point he was stationed in Texas where he met his soon to be wife Mamie. He quickly rose through the ranks and by 1944 he was the leading commander of the allied forces. In 1950 at NATO in paris where Dwight was the Supreme Leader he was…

The Siege of Bastogne took place in Germany in the year of 1944. Also known as the Battle of the Bulge. The reason it was called the Battle of the Bulge was due to the Germans built a bulge, or a wall to block things, and pushed through the American lines. It was fought between American and German forces. The battle took place in the course of seven days from December 20th to the 27th. The Germans gained access to American lines and began to impersonate them. Which made it difficult for the…