Trench warfare

( The conflict of the Sommes was a ill-famed event that occurred in the clip frame of World War I. between France and England on one side. while on the other side. Germany. The aim of this conflict for the English side is excessively re-conquer/ seize the Gallic town of Verdun. a fastness of France…

World War 1 was the first “Great War” in American history. It caused a major advancement in American weaponry and technology. Also, it showed the axis powers the strength and determination of our nation. World War 1 was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. It started in 1914 and ended in 1920. It…

The time was 1914. Europe was a thermometer with skyrocketing temperatures of tension. As countries began declaring war on each other in Europe, troops began to mobile for what they thought would be a traditionally fought war: the British cavalry leading the Entente to a decisive victory. How were the European powers to know that…

What is militarism? policy of military preparedness and building up weapons 2. How did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead so many nations into war? Russia mobilizes army to help Austria-Hungary against Serbia, Germany thinks Russia is attacking Austria-Hungary, Declares war on Russia & then on their ally (France) then Britain declared war on…

Alfred Von Schlieffen, the German army chief of staff in December 1905, devised the Schlieffen plan with the aim of avoiding Germany’s involvement in a war on two fronts. The primary goal of this plan was to rapidly conquer France before Russia could mobilize its forces, allowing most of the German army to concentrate on…

Was the battle of the Somme a success or failure? It’s a question that has plagued the minds of many historians over the years. On one hand, without the battle the war could have had a very different outcome; but on the other hand, was it really worth all the slaughter and bloodshed? In 1916,…

The trench systems were built during World War I along the confrontation line between the Germans and the Allies they were fighting. This style of fighting developed really because of the developments in weapons and explosives, particularly the machine gun and high explosive shells, that made it impossible to win a battle in the same…

Soldier Boy is a fabulous novel as it tells the readers the life Jim Martin had before, during and after the war. This is Jim’s strange story of how an inexperienced and excited school boy became Australia’s youngest Anzac. The main theme of Soldier Boy is about the life of war. The story starts with…

“That was a stupid action, because we had to make a frontal attack on bristling German guns and there was no shelter at all… There were dead bodies all over the place where previous battalions and regiments had taken part in previous attacks. What a bashing we got. There were heaps of men everywhere –…

Junger’s view on war is exemplified by the quote “No finer death in all the world than…’ Anything to participate, not to have to stay at home.” Storm of Steel does seem to somewhat promote war compared to other accounts of World War I, like the film “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Junger glorifies…