Ypres

As General Bernard Law Montgomery once said, “Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.” It is the make or break skill factor in a multitude of scenarios. In regard to his conduct in leadership, he was not short of critics, for he was a widely contested person of interest. Despite his critics, Montgomery deserved his praise, because of his extraordinary impact due to his leadership during the Battle of El Alamein,…

roles...” (Penn 1). One of the few jobs that was available to women was being a weaver. [reword! Penguin] When the Wife is introduced, she is said to be a very talented weaver, who “in making cloth she showed so great a bent / She bettered those of Ypres and of Ghent” (Chaucer 15). Her talent in weaving was greater than that of places known for their clothes. And with this talent…

the cold temperatures, rendering their mission unsuccessful. (Sass, E. 2013.). It has been suggested by numerous sources that the first successful gas attack, which was pioneered by the Germans, occurred on April 22, 1915, in the second battle of Ypres. Many historians discuss this, including Sass, E. (2013), Daffy, M (2007), Adams,S. (2014. pg44), McAndrew, M. (2005. pg151), Westwell (2011. pg14) and Carrodus,G (2012. pg245). According to Adams (2014. pg44), on this day, French-Algerian troops…

hand, am not doing as well. I have news that makes me feel sick every time I think about it. Roger and I will be heading overseas to help France in the war. France has suffered lots of casualties from the Oise-Aisne campaign, along with the battle of Ypres-Lys, so Roger and I believe that any help is better than none. Our boat leaves next Monday from Boston and arrive at the Saint Nazaire port in France. We are not sure yet where we will be stationed, but I would assume we will start…

The Plague and The Plague: Are There Similarities In Between? Is the historical Black Death similar, in any way, to Albert Camus’s The Plague? Like the hurricane that brings fear and panic along with its powerful winds that sweep out everything with it, the same happened both in the real life and the fictional life. And despite obvious differences between history and Camus’ fictional representation, the novel The Plague manages to accurately depict society’s reaction to the devastation of The…

that “army authorities on the Western Front continued to prosecute, convict and execute war-traumatized neurotics until the Armistice in November 1918.” One such case was that of Lance-Sergent Walton who was court-martialed due to his desertion near Ypres, France in November 1914. Although Walton presented evidence to support his claims that he deserted due to mental confusion and not by his own volition, he was executed by firing squad on March 23rd, 1915. Another such case was that of…

ADOLF HITLER BECOMES CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS EVENT IN HITLER'S RISE TO POWER  HITLER’S YOUTH On the 20th of April 1889 Adolf Hitler is born to a penurious family. From a young age Hitler is pressured by his father to follow a career into civil service. In 1913 Hitler is faced with military service for the Habsburg Empire. His cowardice persuades him to evade this by moving to Munich in Southern Germany. In Munich, Hilter’s life continues no differently, until world…

Visual WWI Memory Project by: Lance Canlas Conditions/ Life in the Trenches Conditions in the trenches were considered horrific and filthy, with many men living in a very small area. Living half underground and being unable to cleanse yourself for days or weeks on end created severe health risks for the soldiers. Rats were a common pest that would spread disease and inevitably infect hundreds of soldiers for months. Lice would also spread disease and would often live in the hair follicles of…

When the Soothsayer warns Caesar, he says, “Beware the ides of March” (Shakespeare 1.1.18). In this paper, it will talk about the history of Julius Caesar and what he was like, along with the background of Brutus, and the similarities and differences between them and the modern day Julius Caesar, which is Joseph Stalin, and modern day Brutus, which is Hitler. This will also mention the background of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. While Flavius is talking to the commoners he asks, “What,…

The Battle of Passchendaele, or the Third Battle of Ypres, was a campaign fought in World War I by the Allies, namely the British Empire and France, and Germany. The campaign began on 31 July 1917, lasting until 6 November of that year, when Passchendaele fell to the Allies. Its impetus can be found in the long-term background preceding it, such as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the alliance system, the Schlieffen Plan, and trench warfare which resulted in a war of attrition; as…