War

War tends to be associated with heroism and glory of the males who fought in the battles. In the past few years there have been a “memory boom” in the historical field of war. Jay Winter defines the “memory war” through understand why there has been a need to write down more about history. The topic of women in warfare has not had many written works on it, but there needs to be because of how important it is to know about the missing gap in history about women and war. Without filling in the gap…

earlier)] the use (originally as a military strategy) of tactics intended to undermine the morale or allegiance of one's opponent or opponents, as opposed to physical force.” There were two types of psychological warfare that was used during the Vietnam War and those two tactics were tactical and strategic psywar. Tactical psywar is “typically an opportunistic operation whereby prisoners or those wishing to surrender in a combat situation are employed to make loudspeaker broadcasts to their…

Prince, disputes this theory. War should be the only thing on a prince’s mind. A prince should know how to wage war, understand military affairs, learn the land, study war, and know how to besiege territories, lead his forces, and plan battles. A prince should also be able to maintain a good reputation. Even though the prince should hold a good reputation he must know how to be conniving and deceitful. Both of these traits in a prince tie into how he uses tactics of war. Machiavelli believes a…

of America’s war loving behavior. But people respond to the rewards and punishments of any particular system, and if our system rewards greed and self-interest that is the way we will behave in the world. My theory of why America goes to war can be narrowed down to four words: America’s brand of capitalism. The America focused on power, wealth, and privilege is hooked on war, because without war it can no longer function correctly, or in other words, yield the desired profits. Wars are a…

is the god of war and one of the 12 olympians. He is the son of Zeus and Hera. He symbolizes the violence and war at the time, which is the opposite of Athena, she symbolizes the strategy and success of war. Ares can also be called Arieos. Ares is one of the most dangerous gods who has been in many wars throughout the ages. Though Ares exemplifies the onslaught crucial to win a war, the Greeks doubted him because they saw him as dangerous (Atsma). He is notably known as the God of War. Also, he…

discussed whether this war was in the best interest of the United States and the Americans, or did only benefit a few elite groups while not being able to solve the issues it claimed it was going to, particularly in Iraq. Also, the war against Iraq is discussed to have been started or not as a “just war”,…

are civil wars, riots and protest, religious conflict and the ongoing genocide in Arab countries. Many people who follow current events are aware of the civil wars in Syria and Yemen or have a general idea of what’s going on, as it is all over TV and internet. When people grew tired of their failing dictators they began protest. Peaceful protesting soon became violent when government officials attempted to suppress it. This eventually led to a full scale civil war. Two years into the war, it…

During the war, every soldier must put themselves in their enemy’s shoes. One must truly understand their enemy's motives, fear, ticks etc. in order to empathize with them. From this, one can understand their enemy’s situation from their point of view. Then, the soldiers can predict how their enemies will react to different military attacks. This allows the military to plan attacks and to already understand how their enemies will react to different situations. Overall, empathizing with your…

The birthplace of modern western democracy endured decades upon decades of civil war, but this same civil war that savaged Britain for so long also spurred the growth of democracy. The Wars of the Roses helped shape the future of Britain and the wider the world, and it also helped form the basis for William Shakespeare’s King Lear. Shakespeare lived in a time in British history only a century after the conclusion of this brutal conflict, and it had a powerful impact on his writing. Conflict over…

The Korfmann dig using what we now know could have changed Finley’s view on the Trojan War dramatically with all of its discoveries. The dig helped show that Troy was real and it was in the location like it said in Homer’s books. Along with finding its locations they discovered that the area it was at the time was an important spot that many people would want to get their hands on, which would give reason to why there were battles. At first they believed that Homer was really off with describing…