War Essays

World War II officially started with the swift invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, and from then on would rage through Europe showing no mercy. With Hitler introduced a new strategy of warfare, blitzkrieg (‘Lightning war’), It expressed two main features, surprise and speed, that would leave their opponents …

Introduction: Since the beginning of time all of the textbooks about war and battles have been written by the winners and most of them are white-washed. Looking at World War II the main countries that are mainly written and read about in books are France, Poland, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, …

The beginning were strong and successful places. They expanded, seized, and gained power throughout time. Unfortunately, they were both unable to keep this so-called power for very long. Empires were collapsing quickly, but why? Was it war, death, or mistreatment of the people? Could it be they were setting themselves …

Tim O’Brien, the author of the famous story, “The Things They Carried,” is an award-winning author who is known for his depictions of the Vietnam War and experiences throughout this war. He served in the U.S. Army as an infantryman in Vietnam from February 1969 to March 1970. Post war …

Slaves were rendered property and forced to endure harsh labor against their will with their owner trying to move them thousands of miles into barren western lands. In the early 1800s, slavery remained an important part of the American lifestyle. Working on plantations in the south and under restrictions from …

War. A thing that can occur between pretty much anyone or anything down to the smallest of animals and insects. It can be erupted by possibly the simplest of actions put in to the world. War is a conflict between two sides and it is very common that violence is …

Introduction “Only the dead have seen the end of war,” once remarked Plato. What the famed philosopher means in this statement is that while specific wars may come and go, the concept of war will forever persist. War has existed since mankind was first able to feel contempt, that is …

Shortly after Stalin’s death in March 1953, Eisenhower gave a speech notably titled “The Chance for Peace,” in which he made clear that the United States and its friends had chosen one road while Soviet leaders had chosen another path in the postwar world. But he always looked for ways …

During the post World War II time, fears and tensions were generally high as the Soviet Union attempted to expand their power through the post war crippled Europe. The stronger alliance between Britain and America, and the creation of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) all formed to limit the spread …

The battle of the Cold War was the first time in U.S. history in which military technology had developed to a point that mutual annihilation was ensured. The presence of two global superpowers, each diametrically opposed to the other on the basis of political belief meant that there had to …