The War of the Worlds

Great War,” and clocking in with over 37 million military and civilian casualties, World War I is among the deadliest recorded conflicts in human history. When also taking into account the thirty plus countries involved and over 65 million combatants, this war is also one of the largest in recorded human history. New military tactics and technology such as trenches, machine guns, and mustard gas were only a few of the huge factors that caused the amount of blood shed during this particular war.…

had during World War II. With this victory, the United States, British and Canadian forces began pushing inland towards Germany to suffocate Hitler and his forces from the West while Stalin and his troops attacked from the East. Without this victory in Northern France, Europe and the rest of the world could look much differently than it does today. The plan for an offensive to attack Germany by crossing the English channel was talked about ever since the United States entered World War II. The…

In 1914 they invaded and conquered Belgium another neutral nation. This was an uncalled for action for the Germans to do because they were a neutral nation not wanting to be involved in this bloody and costly war. In May 1915 The Germans used the unfair game of submarine warfare against the Lusitania a passenger ship. A lot of civilians were killed and this was an uncalled for action towards innocent people. In January 1917 the Germans announced that now they would be using submarine warfare…

At the beginning of the Second World War, Winston Churchill was viewed as a gifted politician who had changed parties twice, an impulsive man with impractical enthusiasms and a Conservative member who opposed the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. Within six years, this reputation of Churchill had turned around completely as he became the Prime Minister, a hard-nosed war leader, and a powerful speaker, constantly encouraging the British people to stay courageous. Churchill was unique in his…

: World War I was a global war centered in Europe that began in 1914 and lasted until 1918. This was one of the deadliest conflicts in history. Although it is hard to estimate the exact number of casualties but based on various statistics the casualties ranges from 9 million to 15 million.5 In this war at least 2 million died from diseases and 6 million went missing and presumed dead. About two-thirds of military deaths in World War I were in battle and the rest succumbed to death due to…

all the wars except one how strange. WW1 is a well known war, there was a lot of events in this war. Many people think differently then me but how I see it, Germany was always involved. The blame on Germany and Austria from the great war was trying to be shifted onto France Russia and Serbia. A week after Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, Germany had agreed to back Austrian military action against Serbia, even if this resulted in war with Russia. Germany deliberately started a European war to…

Major Problems in the History of World War II: Chapter 4 revolve around the analysis of the use of strategic bombing and its effects on the war. Documents presented in this chapter focus on the importance of naval and air warfare as well as the most effective way to defeat Germany as presented by allied leaders. Historians Richard Overy and Michael S. Sherry provide their analyses of the importance of airpower in the war and how it affected all parties involved in the war. Overy discusses the…

What the Allies needed more than ever was an attack of the western front. This War had no problem taking casualties, and no other battle was more deadly nor significant than was yet to come. Enter: Operation Overlord. By this time, Adolf Hitler has held control of France for many months (Meacham). With the loss of this Allied power, the Allies needed to plan and execute a counter attack to help them control the war. The final plan was devised by none other than Winston Churchill and Dwight…

for total war during World War I and World War II. World War I began when conflicts between European countries began to rise. These conflicts were bloody and cause several thousands of people to die. World War II began mainly due to Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship in Germany, and the mass genocide he placed upon the Jewish residing in that area. Both World War I and World War II are similar because, the issues that caused the war were based on imperialism. The European powers in World War I were…

World War One would be the war that starts all wars. Malala Yousafzai said during her speech in the UN Assembly “In many parts of the world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war, and conflict stop children to go to their schools. We are really tired of these wars. Women and children are suffering.” As we all know, no war is better than other; all wars are brutal, in general. Until today, innocent civilians still remain as the victims of war. Both World War One and World War Two…