Essays On War

Source D is a still from the TV series ‘Blackadder goes forth’ it shows 2 officers discussing an imminent attack on the Germans. This was written years and years after the war. Source E is a cartoon from a British magazine published in February 1917 at the time of the war, so automatically you know […]

Field Marshall Douglass Haig was appointed Commanding Chief on the Western Front on December 15th. He was born in Edinburgh 1861 and was educated at Clifton Boarding School and Brasenose College, Oxford. In 1833, Haig entered Sandhurst Military Academy, where he failed a competitive entrance exam for officer training at Staff College. He also failed […]

The first battle of the Somme was a planned, British offensive against German positions, lead by Field Marshell Sir Douglas Haig. The military objective for the conflict was to relieve pressure on the beleaguered French forces, caught up in a war of attrition with the Germans, which were close to breaking point at Verdun. In […]

The cartoonist and headliner convey the message that the British army’s forceful tactics are halting Germany’s progress and striking it directly in the face. The Kaiser’s expression, depicted by the artist on the western front, showcases his astonishment and confusion. The face communicates vital information to the British audience (since this is a British newspaper) […]

Uses sources 15.H, 15. I to explain why the British suffered such huge losses on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. From three sources I am trying to find out why the British suffered such a huge loss on the first day of ‘the battle of the Somme’. Sources 15. I and […]

Many people have regarded General Haig as the Butcher of the Somme. Does he really reserve this name? To decide this it is necessary to consider what happened at the battle of the Somme and to what extent it can be blamed on Haig.The Battle of the Somme was intended to relieve pressure on the […]

Commander-in-chief during the battle of the Somme, Field Marshall Haig has often been called ‘Butcher of the Somme’ since the battle. A butcher, of course, is someone who kills animals and prepares them to be sold before selling them himself. However, when applied to a person butcher can mean someone who kills heedlessly, brutally or […]

How accurate is the statement ‘Lions led by donkeys’ in relation to British Soldiers and Generals of the First World War? In the First World War, more men died than in any other war before. Some people say this was because the generals, like General Haig were ‘donkeys’ who wasted the lives of their brave […]

July 1, 1916 – Battle of the Somme oBritish launched offensive against Somme River oAlso known as the Somme Offensive, took place during the First World War between 1 July and 14 November 1916 in the Somme department of France, on both banks of the river of the same name. The battle consisted of an […]

Did General Haig Deserve To Be The Butcher of the Somme In June 1914 a Serb assassinated Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of the Austrian Empire. Austria decided to take revenge against Serbia and invaded. However, Serbia had an alliance with Russia, and Russia with France. Germany came to the aid of Austria. […]

Although many Americans hold a negative opinion about the United States’ counterintelligence efforts, particularly in regard to the CIA and FBI, it is not clear that the facts will support this opinion. Much of the criticism of the CIA and FBI stems from abuses where these agencies engaged in illegal activities against citizens of the […]

In 1947, Pakistan and the United States established official diplomatic relations. This took place amidst the emergence of the Cold War and its division into two opposing forces: Soviet and US. As a consequence, Pakistan and India had to take sides, leading to the establishment of bilateral relations between Pakistan and the United States. Throughout […]

This essay will initially start with defining what the basis of thought is for realism as a political world theory when discussing international relations. It will then go on to illustrate with using the aid of examples when realism was predominantly in existence, and the extent, if at all, it exists today as war fails […]

1) I disagree to this to an extent. I feel that the wording of the leaflet shows a reason why America wanted to bomb Hiroshima. In the leaflet it says; ‘we ask you to petition to your Emperor now to end the war!’ This shows to me that they were wanting to drop the bomb […]

There were many reasons, which lead to the extraction of the American Military forces from Vietnam. America had gotten involved with the Vietnam War in order to stop the spread of communism. Considering that the war took place at the height of the cold war and propaganda was quite strong; many people did not trust […]

In June 1995, the Speaker of the Majlis (parliament) told the visiting Deputy Chairman of the Russian Duma, Alexander Vengerovsky, that the two strategic states of Iran and Russia should form an alliance to limit the expansion of U.S. hegemony in the region.[1] This proposal effectively sums up the entire history of the Russian-Islamic Republic […]

Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, the dominant superpowers of America and the Soviet Union were immersed in a Cold War which fostered an atmosphere of mutual distrust. This led to an arms race between them, with America enjoying a position of superiority. In the 1960 Olympic games, a primary source British cartoon illustrated an […]

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in the 1960s, shortly after President John F. Kennedy’s unsuccessful attempt at the Bay of Pigs. In October of 1962, photos of Soviet missiles were captured by planes flying over Cuba, placing Americans on high alert and unprepared for another war. Despite appearing to be a weak leader, Kennedy conveys […]

According to Publisher and Publisher (2011), Geography covers physical aspects, human occupation reasons, environmental concerns, and global interactions. Historical production has been influenced by the resources and soils of specific geographic locations while trade routes have enabled sharing of crops and resources from various regions. However, political and economic issues in underdeveloped areas can cause […]

While European Communist nations could generally not act on foreign policy Initiatives thou the explicit approval of the Soviet Union, this was not the case with Cuba. Its active interventionist policies in Latin America, and later Africa, were at the time thought by the United States and Its partners and allies as executed on the […]

Cuban Missile CrisisThe key factor in comprehending the missile crisis in autumn of 1962 is the correlation and timing between the American actions, and the Soviet/Cuban choices in positioning nuclear arms on the island capable of attacking regions within America. In September 1962, the Moscow-Havana agreement was established by Che Guevara in response to the […]

The Cold War, which emerged after World War II due to concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction, was a tense relationship between the USA and USSR. Although they were adversaries, both countries joined forces during wartime to fight a mutual enemy. In the end, it was a battle between the United States […]