Trench

afflicted individuals. The third and final infection was the septicemic, which attacked the blood system. Most victims were not fortunate enough to recieve a proper burial, or even a grave for that matter. Bodies were thrown by the hundreds into a large trench until it was full. "The Black Death", was quite the appropriate phrase for this polluted era. In…

Killers On The Move By December 1, 1941, the Einsatzgruppen had killed over 1.3 million Jewish people and other innocent people. One of the worst ‘deeds’ that they had committed was killing thirty-four thousand Jews on September 29 through the 30 of 1941. The Einsatzgruppen was composed of thousands of the Nazi regime who were highly trained and deadly soldiers. The einsatzgruppen went from town to town killing thousands of innocent people. Don’t you wonder how was the Einsatzgruppen first…

The movie Paths of Glory is an epic saga of a leaders struggle between accomplishing the mission and the welfare of his men. Kirk Douglas plays a Colonel in the French Army during World War One. He is a fierce fighter and has the respect of the men and the Generals as well. The year is 1916. The war has been stuck in a stalemate for the past two years. The gains are measured in feet not miles. There seems to be no end in sight at this point. The movie opens up to General Mireau getting a visit…

What started WW1 was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and that had started a chain of events to lead up to WW1. One event was how Austria and Hungary started a war with Serbia and Austria and Hungary were allies with Germany. WW1 was a plus for american society since countries needed ammo and supplies for the war so american companies were making lots of money off of this war. The american society was a trying to stay as neutral as possible and not go into war by isolating themselves…

As all wars are the same, many countries have had to deal with the after affects they have on soldiers and the wider community. The First World War was, however, different in the fact that it saw many men dealing with a mental issue that did not yet have a name or processes aimed at getting it under control, through medication and therapy, like there are today. Even though there have been many suicidal attempts and deaths of ex-servicemen, it cannot be said that there is a causal relationship…

Lieutenant. Peter Archibald. He was killed in action on April 24, 1915 during the second battle at Ypres. Lieut. Archibald was one of many Canadians whose lives were taken by the German’s chlorine gas attack. Well dutifully maintaining his position in the trench your son was struck by a cloud of green hazy gas. None of the troops were carrying gas masks when the chlorine gas unexpectedly hit. Your son obeyed the medical instructors by holding a urinated handkerchief to his mouth and nose to…

Key events in the gallipoli campaign The landing on 25th april 1915 on dawn April 25th 1915 the first anzac soldier arrived at Anzac cove in galliopoli penusla in turkey (also known as Çanakkale). There were approxiametley 60,000 Australian soldiers and 18,000 new zealand soldiers who were under the command of sir Ian Hamilton. At 4:30 under Hamiltons command the royal navy started firing. Some of the battilion were under heavy fire and so the battle of gallopoli began. During the…

The first tanks suffered several engineering problems. The view slits were too thin to see out of properly. The noise from the engine and the excessive heat and choking exhaust fumes were too much for the crews inside to operate safely. There was also fear that the heat from the engine might ignite the fuel. They also had trouble with mud accumulating in their threads. On September 29th, a meeting took place in London that recommended new specifications for the tank. They wanted it to…

For the past couple of weeks we have been learning about the Holocaust in school. We learned about the Holocaust in many different ways.I have been asked to write an essay about which method I learned the most from out of poems, plays, pictures, powerpoints, etc. I learned the most from the powerpoints. As a class, we read 2 powerpoints, one of them was titled, “Pre Holocaust Germany” by Mr. Semerad and the other one was titled, “Terrifying Powerpoint” by Ms. Marshall. I used to think I…

Before the Great war, the Europeans viewed war in a romantic sense. They viewed war as something to look forward to as it is a step toward manhood and helping your country rise up. But, Robert E. Lee’s quote about the American Civil war, “It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.” would ring true for the Europeans after World War I is over. The new technology coming from the Industrial Revolution had rewritten the rules of war. In the days of the…