Trench warfare

machines, sanitary napkins. Those are basically all of the new technology in world war 1 which was 1914-1918 but the tactic im using is air warfare which is planes and the planes they used were B.E.2. Biplanes which were used for reconnaissance which is military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features. Since trench warfare was so violent, they just used the B.E.2. Biplanes for gathering information beyond enemy trenches so they were essential for discovering…

On the 18th of September 2014, I went to watch the adapted theatre production of “Private Peaceful” at the Queens theatre, Barnstable. The production that was originally a novel written by Michael Morpurgo but Simon Reade adapted and directed the theatre production. The theatre company was called: Fiery Angel and scamp theatre; the actor for the solo role of ‘Tommo’ and 21 other roles, was characterized by Andy Daniel. He did an exceptionally good job and skilfully brought all the characters to…

The theme of "O Captain! My Captain!" is that sacrifices have to be made in order to be successful and gain greatness. Elegy: somber toned poem, lament for the dead This poem is an Elegy in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Walt Whitman wrote this poem a little after Lincoln's assassination. This poem is a big metaphor because it is about a captain -Abraham Lincoln- and his crew -Lincoln's followers- obtaining their sought out prize-winning the civil war- but after getting what they want the captain…

The railroad didn’t just provide transportation for people. It was also use as a weapon, protection, and to transport war goods. The railroad system was an efficient and fast advantage that the north mostly controlled. One major advantage of trains was that they weren’t easily destroyed. During the Civil War, trains were used to quickly transfer information from the front lines to capital or other military camps.The transfer of information through trains became very important because telegraph…

In the early 19th century as World War One was declared Henry Newbolt was recruited by the head of Britain's War Propaganda Bureau to help shape and maintain public opinion in favour of the war effort. Shortly after ‘Vitai Lampada’ was published. The poem are is the belief that regardless of the situation the ‘Caption’ is to be obayed at all times, and the reward of ‘his Captain’s hand on his shoulder smote’ is enough to embarke upon the war. The use of ‘smote’ an old fashioned word along with…

in The Great War (WW1) World War One was the first war that involved nations from around the world. Life in the Trench was tragic. Most of the action took place in the trenches. Soldiers spent an average period of eight days in trenches, where they are consistently under threat of attack from shellfire, snipers and diseases. Majority of soldiers experienced Trench Fever. Trench foot was another medical condition that appeared due to the unhygienic condition of trenches. Luckily, as…

Saving Private Ryan presents an accurate portrayal of combat stress and PTSD symptoms caused by warfare, which is significant because it demonstrates the sudden and long term effects war can have on people, as well as how war can alter the mindset of veterans of the past and current…

afternoon, but with the soldier 's hard tread upon the heel. It recalled to me that, bad as we were, we were yet not the worst circumstance of his return. When we had lifted the yoke of our embraces from his shoulders he would go back to that flooded trench in Flanders, under that sky more full of flying death than clouds, to that No-Man 's-Land where bullets fall like rain on the rotting faces of the dead.”[81] ________________________________________ The Return of the Soldier highlights three…

In “All Quiet on the Western Front,” Erich Maria Remarque tells a story about a young soldier, Paul Baumer and his journey in World War I and the traumatic events he and other soldiers faced. Paul and his friends willing joined the army because of the persuasion of a teacher they looked up to, and trusted. They went from boys, to men, in this war. Paul and his friends face many brutalities throughout the war; they struggled and they learned to survive. Many struggles were caused by a…

Musicians often use their songs as a vehicle to make cultural or political observations. A persistent trope in modern music has been the anti-war song. Often when a song’s message strikes a certain cord, is so powerful that its message is perennial, other artists will issue their own renditions — covers. Eric Bogle’s“The Green Fields of France” is one such song. This is a song that has been covered by everyone from The Clancy Brothers to the Dropkick Murphys, always maintaining its serious and…