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…The Vietnam War was a military struggle starting in 1959 and ending in 1975. It began as an attempt by the Vietcong (Communist Guerrillas) to overthrow the Southern Vietnam Government. This research paper will discuss the Vietnam War, US…

…p. 808 #3, 4, 5 3. The United States brought the war closer to Japan by slowly pushing the Japanese back. First they came in from the east, taking back the Pacific islands one at a time. Then the Allies also sent forces in through the west, through…

…, the chief political leaders, preferred peace, but certain 'statesmen' in France made mistakes. There were premature threats of war, there were impudent demands made on the Germans (particularly on July 12, 1870) and there was serious misinterpretation of French…

…The war consisted of a number of commanders and yet none of them were commanders of the first rank. The first world war was the only war ever fought in which commanders lacked voice control over their armies. Communications broke down almost immediately…

…Most may think that the Spanish-American War was a war between the Americans and the Spanish. Most are right, but only to a point, because the Spanish-American War also included wars between the Americans and the Filipinos, as well as between…

…One hundred years ago, the British Empire found itself in a war that they thought could have never been as big and difficult as it was. In fact, this was the most difficult of all the British colonial wars in history. This war was called the Boer War…

…the military leaders’ belief that they could continue the war and defend the home islands. It did give the peace movement the opportunity to push for surrender because the United States had the atomic bomb and Japan did not. "No army without the weapon could resist…

…In the Cold War, many leaders and conflicts that occurred in the war played the Game of international brinkmanship. The main purpose was to get the opponent intimidated because one wanted to dominant between Industrial Capitalism and Communism, which…

…The writers of Hamlet and The Wars, William Shakespeare and Timothy Findley respectively, transform their main characters from the expected war hero or powerful prince into that of an antihero. William Shakespeare presents Hamlet as a prince bent…

…of Nagasaki. The Japanese government sued for peace on the following day and, on August 14, 1945, Japan accepted the Allied terms of unconditional surrender. The Second World War was over. Internment of Japanese Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor…