Essays about War Page 4

Introduction             Immediately following master Sun’s famous dictum we are given a good idea of how to turn it into practice, and it sounds a lot like fourth generation warfare or even like hybrid warfare: Be where the enemy does not expect you, do what the enemy does not think you will do, look like…

The Sniper Commentary “The Sniper” by Liam O’ Flaherty is a short story about a sniper, set in the Irish Civil War. The author uses characterization, symbolism and third person limited point of view to develop the central theme of the horrors of war. The main character in the story is the mysterious Sniper, who…

The Rough Riders were the most famous of all the unitsfighting in Cuba during the Spanish, American war. The Spanish,American war started by America wanting to expand their influencein the western hemisphere. To do that they would need to gainaction politically or militarily in Cuba (a Spanish ruledcountry). The first battle of the war was…

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company’s army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,…

As he opened the file Weinstein had given him, Apsey’s eyes were again drawn to the words on the typewritten sheet. “The baby’s throat had been cut, and there was a lot of blood on its throat and front.” He had investigated atrocities in Vietnam — rapes, murders, assaults. He was well aware of the…

A spitfire streaked through the sky, its pilot looking for an enemy. Suddenly, a red tri-plane appeared out of nowhere, and shot a missile, taking out the plane’s wing. As the spitfire plummeted to the ground, the pilot wondered why he had tried to take on the Red Baron. Suddenly he collided with a biplane…

The War of 1812 Introduction             Among the numerous wars fought by America, the War of 1812 is one such war which has been viewed by different historians through varied perspectives. In the book The War of 1812: A Short History, Donald Hickey throws light on the various causes and outcome of the War of…

THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE-1857 • During the War of Independence the Governor General was Lord Canning. He had assumed the charge of his office in 1856. • Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of Awadh. He was sent on exile to Calcutta and his state was annexed by the British in April 1856. • Three-fourth…

Jerusalem, also dubbed the ‘Holy Land’ is perhaps one of the most revered places on the planet. The city is considered to be among the most sacred sites for not just Jews; but Christians and Muslims as well. But this distinction has also plunged the region into violence, time and again through out much of…

The First World War ( 1914-1918 ) was a war that lasted well longer than anyone anticipated. This was mostly due to the technological developments created by the industrial revolution coupled with the sheer graduated table of the struggle and the immense sum of resources that the two armed sides were willing to perpetrate. The…