The Second World War‚ also known as WWII‚ set about in 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and would endure for the next six years. This war involved more than 30 countries composing the allied and coalition forces as well as that of adversaries. Objectives for this war comprised of the invasions of European and African states and the control of Asia. Concluding this war was the fall of Nazi Germany and the surrender of Japan in the summer of 1945. In the multitude of campaigns‚ the
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Creating a Vibrant Domestic Defence Manufacturing Sector Creating a Vibrant Domestic Defence Manufacturing Sector A The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create management consulting firm and the world’s leading and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of advisor on business strategy. We partner with clients industry in India‚ partnering industry and government from the private‚ public‚ and not–for–profit
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Vicker’s house and take his gun this was the official name of the gun. It spit out around 450-500 rounds a minute. These were mainly used in no man’s land. Both sides had these so they were pretty equal with this aspect. Field guns such as the British Howitzer Mark 1 could fire two 290lb shells a minute. This was huge because it didn’t just take down men but whole areas and buildings. These were very dangerous for opposing forces. The British used chlorine gas. They also used much more powerful gas such
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World War-I Introduction World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world ’s great powers‚ which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central
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The Vietnam conflict began in the late 19th Century. France forcefully took ownership of the islands and made the Vietnamese islands a protectorate of France. The Viet Minh‚ or the League Of Independence was formed sometime around 1940. They were a group of people seeking independence from France. The French Government opposed this action and decided to try and stop the Viet Minh from advancing their political ideals into the rest of Vietnam. In the city of Dien Bien Phu‚ the Viet Minh surrounded
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Facts about World War 1 World War 1 invokes impressions of a horrific slaughtering that took place in the trenches of the Western Front. While this gruesome picture surely leaves many with nausea‚ there are many World War 1 facts that most of us have no knowledge of. The spark that initiated the war was the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand on 28 June 1914. Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination and threatened war unless Serbia followed a harsh set of demands. Germany backed
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Introduction The trenches of World War 1 are generally known as a fairly rough environment‚ but how far have people seen into what truly goes in such lifestyles? What the soldiers had to tolerate‚ mentally and physically‚ is rightly astonishing. Many soldiers have told stories and written journals of their personal struggle in the heat of trench warfare‚ eventually resulting in the creation of a vivid picture telling us of the dreaded life in the trenches. First hand experiences and secondary sources
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1. Coal allocation scam Coal allocation scam or Coalgate‚ is a political scandal concerning the Indian government’s allocation of the nation’s coal deposits to public sector entities (PSEs) and private companies by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In a draft report issued in March 2012‚ the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office accused the Government of India of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during the period 2004–2009. Over the Summer of 2012‚ the opposition BJP
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Battle of Mactan The Battle of Mactan ‚ was fought in the Philippines on 27 April 1521. The warriors of Lapu-Lapu‚ a native chieftain of Mactan Island‚ defeated Spanish forces under the command of Ferdinand Magellan‚ who was killed in the battle. Background On 16 March 1521 (Spanish calendar)‚ Magellan sighted the mountains of what is now Samar while on a mission to find a westward route to the Moluccas Islands for Spain. This event marked the arrival of the first Europeans in the Archipelago
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The principle of anticipation and continuity are two of the sustainment essential to maintaining combat power‚ enabling strategic and operational reach‚ and providing Army forces with endurance. By applying the principle of anticipation‚ a sustainment network can extend operational reach in greater flexibility to maintain tempo‚ moderate risk‚ or develop opportunities. Anticipation is the skill to forecast operational requirements and begin actions that satisfies a reply without any written documentation
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