Essays on International security

            Sun Tsu composed what is the historic treatise, The Art of War, some two millennia ago, and in a world vastly different than what is known to military commanders in the present day.  His prescriptions on the purpose and conduct of war, however, continue to have application even as the very framework of modern…

Is the United States Giving too Much to the United Nations? Does it seem like whenever the United Nations (UN) sends peacekeepers to a region that the United States (US) bears the majority of the debt and load of troops? Does it seem that we are the only country supply material and “doing it all?”…

Were there endemic weaknesses which explain the defeat of the Third Reich? In the aftermath of the Second War, historians- their judgement clearer with the benefit of hindsight- have clamoured to give their accounts of why Hitler’s Third Reich was defeated, often pointing to structural failings within the state. Nazi Germany’s downfall was not inevitable,…

Victory and Defeat According to Clausewitz             In the aftermath of war there is usually one side that emerges victorious while the other raises the white flag of surrender. When the commander of the triumphant side can discern the fluttering piece of white cloth then it is time to meet the leader of the vanquished…

The United States Army has a very distinct structure to maximize the efficiency of the command and control of soldiers, this structure is called the Chain of Command. The rank structure was created in the 1700’s when the military became a structured element and when away from being a militia with no structure at all….

Abstract             The Medal of Honor is the most esteemed gallantry award for the armed forces of the United States. Among the most recognized awards the Medal of Honor came into being when George Washington thought of a way to appreciate the forces and soldiers  for their bravery and found out a way for which…

Iran-Contra: Crossing That Line”I think everyone knew we were walking a very thin line.”(Owen) Not many Americans know the truth that lies behind the Iran-Contra scandals. Most would be surprised to know about the deception of our leaders. Still today, some truth of Iran-Contra lies hidden in the conscience of the people who organized it,…

General George S. Patton, Jr., known as “Old Blood and Guts,” was one of the most colorful commanders in the US Army. The famed commander of the Third Army during World War II displayed courage and daring as prominently as the pair of ivory handled revolvers he wore. In 1897 Patton entered Stephen Clark’s private…

On August 2nd 1939, just before the beginning of World War II, Albert Einstein wrote to then President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Einstein and several other scientists told Roosevelt of efforts in Nazi Germany to utilize a rare element, U-235, which might in turn be used to build a weapon. This weapon would be capable of…

Poland During WWII Essay, Research Paper Poland In The Second World War Jozef Garlinski London The Macmillan Press LTD, 1985 Pages 387 Poland had gained independency after the First World War but fusion of Poland, which was apart for such a long clip, created many jobs. Weak economic system, disrupted authorities, and the population being…