Military Essay Examples

The term ‘Blitz’ is derived from the German word ‘Blitzkrieg’, meaning ‘lightning war’. It refers to a powerful air bombing assault and is often linked with the German air raids on London in 1940. However, many other cities also experienced blitz attacks. During the war, there was a belief that Britain would face heavy bombings […]

A stalemate had developed between the armies of the Central Powers and the Allies. This stalemate lasted for almost four years, taking millions of lives. But in 1918, for whatever reason, the stalemate ended after both armies made effective attacks on the other’s trenches. World War One was the testing arena for a number of […]

In many sources the artillery had not broken the barbed wire and when the soldiers had to go over the top they couldn’t get past the barbed wire and the German machine guns cut them to ribbons. Craig mare says this and I think that his source is unbiased as it was after the war […]

I do not believe that the First World War was great because several million people lost their lives fighting for four years over for a few strips of land which were no more than a mile wide. A lot of people who came back from the war were badly injured and lots had limbs missing, […]

Whether a war is worth fighting for is a hard question to answer. There are many factors that make a person either believe that it is beneficial or not. In one person’s opinion, such as the victor, it may be worthwhile but for another it may be a pointless loss of life’s beauty. All Quiet […]

It is midnight, there are distant bangs and surprisingly the giant rats are eating away at some other soldiers’ boots. I am writing this brief diary because I don’t know if I will survive this mess. I haven’t done much in life but I want anyone who reads this to know what the soldier, Mr […]

By selecting to peruse All Quiet on the Western Front, penned by Erich Maria Remarque and later translated into English by A. W. Wheen, I was taken to France’s Western Front in 1918 during World War I – a conflict that arose after Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir apparent to Austria’s throne, was assassinated. Despite […]

For this piece of coursework I will be comparing each of the poems mentioned above to each other and commenting on the way they present war and how it reflects the poet’s views on war.Charge of the Light BrigadeThe story of the poem is about six hundred soldiers who were given the wrong orders by […]

Within this essay, we will evaluate and examine the differing interpretations of the war theme presented by the two poets based on their origins. The initial step involves investigating and deliberating on the historical context of both poets. Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” recounts the British soldiers’ experience and their […]

The purpose of this essay is to analyse to what extent do the sources agree that Germany was aggressive and warlike between the years 1899 – 1914. World War One broke out in 1914, and Germany was heavily involved in the war, therefore, the aggressiveness of Germany’s foreign policy at this time could be considered […]

Vietnam has not always been a united country. In 1954 it was divided between North and South. U. S involvement, as far as troops were concerned, lasted from 1964 until 1973. The reasons why the U. S became involved were that, the war was a civil war between communist North Vietnam, which was supported by […]

Henry was threatened several times during his reign all of varying seriousness. The pretenders fist threatened Henry in 1487, the first being Lambert Simnel. Henry was still unstable after his usurpation of the throne and due to on going threats security remained an issue for most of his reign. In Ireland, Yorkist influence was still […]

In August 1914, Great Britain declared war on Germany after their invasion of Belgium. The decision was based on the treaty between Belgium and Britain from 1839 which British Foreign Minister Lord Grey deemed necessary to honor. This led to the Triple Entente (France, Great Britain, and Russia) declaring war on the Triple Alliance (Italy, […]

Pearl Harbor is a natural harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. One of the largest and best natural harbors in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, The U. S. Military has set up many military installations. On Dec. 7, 1941, while negotiations were going on with the Japanese in Washington, Japanese carrier-based planes came in without […]

Henry VII has been considered to have taken a far more defensive position as King than his predecessors. This was caused by the nature in which he had came to power, usurpation. This meant Henry had to be aware of possible invasion from foreign powers allying with pretenders to the throne. Polydore Vergil wrote Henry […]

In 1915, the Allies found themselves in a stalemate with trench warfare on both the Eastern and Western fronts during World War One. They began searching for alternative tactics to attack the Germans and turned their focus to the Dardanelles, an area where the war had spread to the Pacific Ocean. Establishing a ‘war council’ […]

From 1174 the Kingdom of Jerusalem waned until its eventual fall to Saladin. It faced a number of problems from Amalric’s death that saw that its demise was inescapable. It had a series of weak and distracted rulers that damaged political stability, it faced economic and military pressures, however most importantly it faced the threat […]

Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck both posed a threat to Henry VII. Both though threatened Henry but to varying extents and in different ways. A threat can come in a variety of forms whether it be a threat to Henry’s dynasty as a whole, economic prosperity or increased uncertainty. In this essay I will discuss […]

The French Revolution initially weakened France as a major power, as it had to deal with its internal problems before focusing on any external activity. However, after Louis XVI was overthrown in 1792, it became apparent France was becoming strong again. France was traditionally Britain’s great rival, so a strong and powerful France meant Pitt […]

As you can see from this map war was raging in Europe in 1940 and Britain was in big trouble. Germany appeared unstoppable as the defeat of Poland had taken just under a month in September 1939 by using their new Blitzkrieg tactics in which tanks would converge in one big group and punch a […]

The relative ease with which Henry seemed to overthrow Richard III at the battle of Bosworth was down to a combination of Henry’s weaknesses and the military strength of Henry, who was an extremely determined character after many years languishing in exile having fled the Yorkist Kings. Years of conflict were to end in the […]

The First World War, what can you expect? Dirty, horrible conditions, rat infested trenches, disinfected water, intense boredom and the repetition of machine guns viciously rattling in the distance. These are the predicaments that the soldiers had to cope with in the deadly war. Though there was a battle on between the Germans and the […]