Victory

Overy, R. J. Why the Allies Won. New York: W.W. Norton, 1995. In Why the Allies Won, Richard Overy gives the reader a chance to challenge the “inevitable” outcome of World War II. Allied victory may be viewed as certainty now, but during the war, it was not. Overy explains, even as people have been taught since World War II was over that the Allies were going to win anyway, the Allies were not always the frontrunner in the war. Up until 1942, the Allies were forced to plan for alternate…

is questioned by his actions, but also had been forced or tricked into such actions, creating conflict within Ender and the reader’s opinion. Ender follows the Hero Cycle, entering new worlds and victories over enemies. Even so, at the same time, he must kill and fight in order to reach those victories, and Ender does not want to become a ruthless killer. Technology ties these heroic or non-heroic deeds together, maintaining a strong yet subtle impact to many significant events and ideas within…

the contrary he was very intelligent willing to give everything in order to have that power. His stability and work ethic allowed him to become a powerful dictator. To better understand Fidel Castro a person should examine his rise of power, his victories, and his leadership. First of all, Castro; born August 13, 1926 was always interested in politics at a very young age, therefore his rise of power was no surprise to most of the country. “Fidel went to a Roman Catholic boarding school in…

Many people have their Luxuries, victories, and happy moments which is something a person earns while achieving a goal through out a period of time. A person can have a luxurious life if they put a lot of hard work to the goal they are aiming for which can be anything they desire. As time passes by their possibilities of having expensive things can increase because of all the effort they put into their future plans, it can also be a great advantage for a positive reputation. One of the…

The Space Race was significant to the Cold War because of the of the head to head battle between the “democratic” U.S. and the “communist” USSR, it eventually lead to an end of the Cold War, and because it went on to further cooperation of the United States and the Soviet Union, which allowed for the creation first multinational space station. This race between the two global powers lasted for 18 years, it was a competition for international and technological superiority in space and the…

have split the South shrinking the size of the Confederacy by knocking out states. The South would not have been opened to become ravished by Sherman and his army. If the North did not win the battle of Gettysburg it would have split the North and a victory might have been possible for the South. Furthermore, the South really did not have to win, they just had to not loose since lowered morale of the war in the North. Public opinion puts pressure on Democrats to stop the war. “Democrats were…

devastating effect of disease on the Aztec empire. Consequently, the Spanish conquest of Mexico relied on a combination of Spanish tactics – tactics not always employed only on the battlefield – with their influence on the Aztec people, indicating a victory based more on the actions of the Spanish than the Aztecs. The Spaniards’ ability to verbally communicate with the Aztecs (and the…

Washington crossing the Delaware on December 25, 1776, to attack enemy troops as they celebrated Christmas; he not only risked his troops but the future of the revolution. If he and his troops attained victory, it would boost the morale of his sick, battle-torn soldiers and lead to more victories later on in the war. If they were defeated, however, morale would sink further. George Washington’s judgment would also come into question because he risked and asked so much from his troops for a…

scholarship money from a high school or college to play basketball for them. The experience taught me what the most competitive level of basketball equates to at my age. In addition, I learned how much better I must perform to be able to lead my team to victory. To be successful against teams as skilled as we played in Nationals, my team and I must stay focused, confident and relaxed. Something else I have taken a grasp of is that I have made it to a considerably high level of competition, so…

While many attribute the assault on Normandy beach, known to many as “D-Day,” despite the actual meaning of the term, had Germany held Normandy beach they still would have fallen. The Italian front had already been opened, and “Millions of enemy soldiers had been killed, wounded, or taken prisoner by the Red Army before D-Day.”1 The Nazi armies were weakened from various assaults into the USSR, and only a fraction of the allies forces would have been lost. The only effect would be that the war…