Chemical Warfare Diyora Shukurova Period 1 06-05-2014 Chemical warfare is known as the “use of toxic chemicals in battle.” Chemicals have been used for battle throughout centuries. But also known as any toxic chemical which is deadly or can cause injuries. For example‚ poisoned arrows‚ boiling tar‚ arsenic smoke and noxious fumes‚ and there are many more. Chemical weapons were first used in 1915. The germen military was the first to release 168 tons of chlorine gas at Ypres and Belgium which caused
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Trench warfare speech I’m here today to talk to you about the techniques and conditions of trench warfare in World War 1. Trench warfare was a living environment for troops fighting in World War 1. Conditions in trenches were harsh‚ unsanitary and extremely dangerous‚ Trenches were always under threat of attack from bombs or other weapons‚ and there were also many threats to health that developed into big problems for doctors. Apart from the unstoppable cold during the winters in France‚ trenches
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Abstract My interest in this topic was first piqued by guerrilla warfare because of how it affected the American soldiers fighting in the Vietnam war. Also‚ this war was the first where a military tactic such as guerrilla warfare was ever seen causing a great influence on the battlefield. Seeing this strategy work against a world superpower really caught my eye especially because the United States was seen as being so superior. How was it that they lost a war to such a small nation on the power
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URBAN COIN RESEARCH PAPER (NORTHERN IRELAND) Introduction Insurgency is one of the oldest as well as common ways of warfare. Statistics reveal that in the last 100 years‚ there has been an increase in the number and intensity of insurgencies‚ especially urban insurgency. In order to defeat the urban insurgency‚ it is vital for counter-insurgency forces to understand the dynamics of the urban environment in that rebel forces often hide in the shadows of the non-partisan civil population1. Special
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by Victor Nebrida and PHGLA All rights reserved The Philippine-American War started on February 4‚ 1899 and was officially proclaimed by President Roosevelt to have ended on July 4‚ 1902. Although General Aguinaldo was captured on March 25‚ 1901‚ there followed no mass surrender of other Filipino revolutionary generals. Fighting went on in Batangas‚ Pampanga‚ Tarlac‚ the Ilocos‚ and the Visayas. In Samar‚ General Lukban ’s control had been set and was holding firm. Kill everyone over ten
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with works pointing to the Civil War as a harbinger of “total war” in its modern form.” This claim‚ as well as overlooking strategies and tactics that have been applied and evolved through subsequent wars‚ overlooks the significance of ideological warfare and policies of a central government such as conscription‚ which have been practices employed since in a wartime context. It would appear more correct to claim then‚ that the Civil War was unlike any other war before as it validates evidence that
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chi Minh created the party‚ his basics aims were not just use Vietminh as a political party but also as a guerilla tactic resolution. Being a guerrilla tactic solution was aimed at the time to bring about peace and change in Vietnam which would allow them to change the ways in Brian : when u say that the communist party was also part of guerilla warfare‚ what do u mean? Well‚ in 1945‚ September 22‚ 1400 french soldiers were released in south Vietnam‚ attacking the viet minh and innocent civilians
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Fidel Castro. Guevara played significant role in the guerrilla army which seized power in 1959 and also in Castro’s regime where he held various positions of influence. Guevara’s impact on the success of the Cuban revolution was a result of his tactical genius‚ experience in guerrilla warfare‚ leadership and training of the guerrilla force and his socialist ideologies. Guevara’s ideologies and tactical genius in the art of the guerrilla warfare played a vital role in the revolutions seizure of power
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ATIENO DS/3004/010 INTRODUCTION: Definition The word Guerrilla means ’little war” in Spanish. It was first used within the English language as early as 1809 to mean a fighter. Up to date it still denotes the specific style of warfare. According to a Canadian Oxford Dictionary‚ Guerrilla is a diffuse type of war‚ fought in relatively small formations‚ against a stronger enemy using military tactics such as ambushes‚ sabotage‚ raids‚ petty warfare‚ the element of surprise‚ and extraordinary mobility
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resistance. However‚ due to a lack of military size and force‚ the Contras were forced to fight a more guerrilla type war‚ in which the goal was to undermine and destabilize the Sandinista government. To accomplish this type of warfare the CIA provided manuals in how to carry out guerrilla warfare. These manuals‚ known as the Freedom Fighter Manual and Psychological Operations in Guerilla Warfare‚ were written to give ideas and tactics that may be employed by the Contras in order to carry out a successful
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