Essays On War

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, to officially end World War I. This treaty required Germany to accept full responsibility for the war. It also forced Germany to pay reparations to various countries that were damaged by the war. Germany was also divided to be controlled by certain […]

The Meiji Restoration was a great change to Japan. It bought an end to isolation an introduced them to westernisation with the industrial revolution. It was the end of feudalism and the beginning of a new government system known as “the diet” which was modelled around a German government system. Japans rapid rate of westernisation […]

According to Hall, Adequate had aspirations of becoming a hero by going to war, possibly influenced by the Habeas chiefs who despised idleness after a short respite from fighting. However, the war rumors turned out to be just that, and the Libya war was a horrendous experience for the conscripts and their families. Hall accurately […]

The approach presented In the following extract on Frank Macintosh’s understanding of appeasement is that being of structuralism. We can understand from his taken approach that Chamberlain’s actions were as a result of current situations, structures and constraints, whereby his decisions were not Immediately decided but were determined by outside Influences which controlled his decision […]

During the Nazi reign, various groups were labeled as “racially inferior,” such as Poles (with 6 million deaths – including 3 million Christians and the remaining Jewish), Seers (with an estimated death count ranging from 500,000 to 1.2 million), Bosnians (around 100,000 individuals), Soviet prisoners of war and occupied civilians like Russians and other East […]

The objective of this article is to analyze the Pacific and Korean War’s foreign security strategy of the United States. It primarily concentrates on the rationale behind America’s involvement in a war that caused 50,000 deaths and incurred $50 billion expenses. Additionally, it explores the determinants responsible for this choice. Throughout its course, American foreign […]

This book being reviewed in this paper is “Storm of Steel” by Ernst Junger, 2003, 289 pages. Junger, in writing this novel, writes about the experience of war as a whole in tune with humanity, nature and the entirety of life (Junger, 2003, p. xxi). He takes the reader into World War I from his […]

Throughout civilizations, war has always been the most devastating tragedy of human existence. As technology advances, its impact on society only worsens. It is necessary to update war philosophy due to the immense destructive capacity of nuclear weapons. The notion that a single bomb can wipe out tens of thousands of people without warning is […]

At approximately 8. 15am on 6 August 1945, a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, instantly killing around 80,000 people. Three days later, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, causing the deaths of 40,000 more. Following this, on 14 August 1945, Japan surrendered & World War II […]

Erwin Rommel was a German Lieutenant that commanded the attack on Australians in Tobruk. Rommel’s plan of attack was for his tanks to sweep around Tobruk to the eastern side and attack from the Bardia road, which cut the town off from Cairo. When Rommel was approaching Tobruk, he ordered General Heinrich von Prittwitz to […]

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 […]

The Second World War was a terrible landmark in the history of mankind millions of people were killed and injured. Frightening atrocities revealed a part of the human nature never seen before. The classic clash of the good allies and the evil axis occurred on a scale and a way never seen before. No wonder […]

In my opinion I think that the poems, ‘In Flanders Fields’, ‘Break of day in the trenches’ and ‘Dulce et decorum est’ do teach the modern reader a variety of different things, therefore to say: “the modern reader learns little from them” is an inaccurate conclusion to draw. I think the modern reader can learn […]

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 […]

The application of Appeasement to British Foreign policy post World War One remains a highly debated topic amongst historians, mainly regarding the use and reasons for the policy and its ineffectiveness. Appeasement generally refers to ‘The policy of settling disputes by peaceful means and compromise rather than by resort to war’1. It is mostly associated […]

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 world thought that Germany would win The Battle of Britain but they were wrong. This essay will explain to you how and why Britain won the battle. The reasons that I am about to tell you about are all factors that are continued throughout the whole battle.Britain had magnificent technology. From the start of […]

The popular interpretation was established quickly during the early part of the war as a ploy by the British government to maintain morale through propaganda. However the popular myth was very famous among the public during the Battle of Britain. Interpretation 1 explains what the popular myth of the Battle of Britain was itself. The […]

On September 17th 1944 operation Market Garden began. First Allied Airborne Troops landed near Arnhem, Nijmegan and Eidhoven to seize a number of bridges in Holland (market) and allow the British 2nd army to enter Germany in an attempt to bring a quick end to the war in Europe (Garden).StrategyThere were three main rivers with […]

The aim of appeasement policy is to maintain peaceful relations. The meaning of ‘appeasement’ differs depending on the context. Prior to World War II, it was seen as a way to maintain peace through pacification and tranquility, while after the war it involved using bribes to achieve peace and compromising principles to avoid conflict. Neville […]

“The outbreak of war can be more attributed to blunder than design. ” Until this statement from AJP Taylor it was the common belief amongst historians that the outbreak of the Second World War was solely attributed to Hitler’s planning and design. Taylor’s conclusions started a new wave of controversy as to the origins of […]

Genocide, which involves the destruction or elimination of individuals based on their ethnic, national, racial or religious background, has been a persistent issue throughout history. This ultimate form of racism through murder has been regarded as inherent to human nature by some due to its consistent occurrence. However, few believe that genocide is acceptable and […]