Sri Lankan Civil War

Total War, a term that can be used to describe the most detrimental aspects of the Civil War. It bred mass destruction and unrestricted chaos establishing it as one of the worst American wars. However, although it contained deadly battles and disunity that engrossed the nation, it propagated individuals that would set a precedent for what it means to be an honorable leader. In the Civil War novel, The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara, Union leader Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain and Confederate…

Guatemala’s civil war lasted for 36 years in the 1960s between left-winged guerilla groups and the armed forces under autocratic rule. Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán legalized the communist party called the Partido Guatemalteco del Trabajo (PGT) in 1954 and was viewed as a communist threat threating the rural labor supply system nationalizing the plantations of the Untied Fruit Company. Colonel Castillo Armas, head of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional (MLN) assumed presidency backed up by the Central…

In order to understand the applicability of the civil war theories to the Biafran Secession and Civil war, it is first important to understand that all three in some ways have some sort ability to explain what happened. Thusly, the first theory to be tested is the greed theory which finds great explanatory power in relation to the issue of oil and oil rights that surrounded the conflict. Kirk Greene (1975) argues that the issuing surrounding oil discovered in the south of Nigeria should be…

lingering despair the Civil War had placed upon the nation, Charles Frazier’s "Cold Mountain" singles out a parallel journey mirrored between Inman and Ada while they evolve through perilous times while learning to survive on an uncertain journey that will promise nothing to either. Inman and Ada, navigate what is seemingly similar paths searching for life emotionally and physically, in hopes to return to each other. Inman’s journey will force him to be recognized as a deserter from the war,…

The second of his nicknames, consequentially from his frontier service with the African American Tenth Cavalry. Pershing wanted to get back in the field so bad he pulled off getting his friend into the position of assistant secretary of war, so that he can be relieved from the position at the academy. He joined the Tenth Cavalry’s black boys in blue against the Spanish in Cuba. Pershing is known commonly for his hard driven tactics as a leader, shown through his time as the head of the…

Today’s Taste of Medicine of the Civil War During the Civil War, many soldiers die or wounded because their hospital is not like our these day. They were treated different and they were located out in the open. Our taste in medicine is nothing compare the time of the civil war. The hospitals in the civil war was unsanitary and unhealthy, which cause infections. This cause many soldiers to die during and after the war. In the book “The Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara, it stated “the hospital…

The Civil War started in 1861, it has been 156 years and since then, there is still controversy and many questions emerge from the subject. There may be many reasons led to the Civil War. It was caused by mounting clashing pressures, principles, and prejudices, fueled by contrasts and pride, and set into motion by unlikely set of political occasions. This all happened around the middle of 1800s. It was a conflict between the Northern and Southern states. Both sides had their own view on the war.…

Imagine riding out in the cold, dark night, with a fire in the distance and an enemy army at your trail. This was the reality of Sybil Ludington, a brave patriot. Riding over 40 miles from her home in Duchess County to Stormville and back again to warn other of British’s attack, Sybil put her life on the line. She achieved her treacherous journey April 26, 1777. Sybil is a hero for the lives she saved and courage she put forth. Sybil Ludington strived to help our country win independence. In…

One conflict that was resolved and lead to a theme in “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty would be when the republican soldier was shot by the enemy in the forearm but thought of a plan and killed the other soldier because he’s taught to not let his emotions get in the way of his job. It was unfair that he was put to a disadvantage, but he had to deal with it in order to kill the other soldier, who was firing at him, and in order to survive. Being shot is a major conflict in “The Sniper”, not only…

Civil War Doctors and Medicine Every Thursday Americans tune in to watch their favorite medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. Even the show is not completely accurate once you get past the crying and romance, a decent representation of today’s medicine is shown. However, modern medicine has not always been this way. When going into war injuries are to be expected by both sides. With today’s technology healing those who are wounded is not a challenge that arises anymore. Doctors during the Civil War…