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    Soldiers World War One

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    First World War to blow up the way it did- most expected the war to end quickly‚ however‚ this clearly was an unrealistic expectation. Men and boys were eager to volunteer for war when it first began‚ unaware of the horrors that went along with the trench life and scarring moments on the battle field. Between the battles‚ travels‚ diseases‚ unsanitary living‚ and expansion on weapons‚ many soldiers died at war. Soldiers in WWI will forever be remembered and looked up to for their brave patriotic hearts;

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    The battle of Fromelles took place on the 19th of July 1916‚ being one of the many battles on the Western Front involving the Australians during World War 1. This battle was 19 days after the start of battle of the Somme. Established upon the previous French agricultural fields of Flanders‚ the battle was considered as one of the darkest nights in Australian history‚ with the Australian diggers fatality rate numbering 5533 and death rate almost 2000. Through this essay‚ an account of the happenings

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    which began with bombarding and led the Germans to focus resources from Verdun to Somme. “For many people‚ the Battle of the Somme was the battle that symbolized the horrors of warfare in World War One; this one battle had a marked effect on overall casualty figures and seemed to epitomize the futility of trench warfare (Somme).” Sources: The Battle Field and Nature of Fighting The battle of Verdun was a bloody battle that saw the Germans locate its air force and ground troops in the region

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    History Prep 2/4/15 Why did the Western Front end up in a stalemate between 1915 and 1917? In August 1914 after the murder in Sarajevo of Franz Ferdinand of Austria‚ 2 main alliances set off to war. 2 of the nations of the Triple Alliance‚ Austria and Germany went to war against the Triple Entente‚ Britain‚ France and Russia. In this essay‚ we will focus on the development of the events on The Western Front where Germany faced France. All the powers had thought and planned their war strategy

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    molded modern warfare heavily. Many of these were created to help solve a standstill in the war where nobody was really able to gain anything because of trench warfare. This caused many of the countries at war to try and engineer new weapons and other technology. Those weapons and technology not only played a major role in world war one but also in the world in general and future wars to come. One important factor in World War One was the emergence of trench warfare. Trench warfare was a type of

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    Why Haig Is Bad Leader

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    trust and faith in him‚ if he was a donkey the soldiers wouldn’t have listened. Source A says the Haig live “almost 30 miles away behind the trenches” it goes on to say that he never went any closer. This shows that Haig had never experienced trench warfare. This lack of experience means that he was not able to make good decisions on how to fight the war. The evidence comes from a Veteran of the trenches. As a result he may be unhappy that many of his friends had died for little or no gain. It would

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    Pros And Cons Of Tanks

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    Natalie Montero 8-1 Tanks In 1915 Europe was in the midst of World War I and was at a stalemate caused by trench warfare. There was a need for new and revolutionary weapons to end the dilemma. The British found a solution to this problem by inventing tanks. The invention of the tank had numerous pros and cons‚ but it ultimately changed warfare. Tanks were built for the purpose of traversing through trenches. Trenches were becoming a literal wall and prevented either side from advancing. Tanks

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    There were all kinds of technological advancements during World War I like flamethrowers‚ tanks‚ poison gas‚ machine guns‚ warplanes‚ sanitary napkins‚ Tracer bullets‚ depth chargers‚ Hydrophones‚ aircraft carriers‚ pilotless drones‚ mobile x-ray machines and plenty more advances. These advancements made the war a lot worse than it could have been especially mustard gas. The advancements were also great for the war because if the United States did not have some of these weapons then nazi Germany

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    Letter from the Trenches

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    will be coming out too‚ eating every bit of the remaining corpse‚ but thankfully‚ I am in the dig out of the trench to get away from the freezing‚ but memorable weather. It may not be a five star hotel‚ but god thank that I am still alive. I miss you all. I miss mom’s home cooking. I miss getting yelled at for not doing my job around the house. I would trade anything to get out of this trench. My feet are freezing and I have been sick for over a week. I never want to hear the words “over the top”

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    The Wars

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    War is a fact of life. As long as there are humans‚ there will be war. In past times‚ for a man to go to war‚ it was viewed as romantic and heroic. But‚ these ideas have faded and vanished throughout the course of the 20th century. War can be horrific‚ like a bad nightmare‚ and can easily break the human spirit‚ which is not a t all fragile. In his novel‚ "The Wars"‚ Timothy Findley develops the idea that war‚ in and of itself‚ is meaningless‚ unjustified‚ and irrational. PART I "The Wars" is

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