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…. Peckham's observations of an ever changing military strategy and foreshadowing of the revolution still nearly a century away are obvious. The peace following King William's War was short-lived as Louis XIV sought to quench his thirst for expansion and power…

…The Reader Bernhard Schlink Themes War Guilt One of the main ideas in The Reader is German war guilt - guilt felt by both the war-time generation and the post-war generation. The post-war generation, to which the author, Schlink, belongs, has…

…material, and their familiarity with the Russian culture pertaining to the Soviet Cold War policies under Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev. They addressed the Soviet Union's true intentions through a series of intimate portraits that take the reader…

…Black soldiers were among the bravest of those fighting in the Civil War. Both free Blacks in the Union army and escaped slaves from the South rushed to fight for their freedom and they fought with distinction in many major Civil War battles. Many whites…

…it was seen (as had been in the past) that "war is considered a male enterprise, while peace is considered a female preoccupation." War belief's seemed no different from the belief's about society already mentioned. This gendered division seems to be reflective…

…importance to our understanding of an issue and perspectives of all sorts on all issues are impacted, either leading to a change in perspective or a solidification of our current views. George Orwell's experience in the Spanish Civil War from 1936, unique…

…War in Kentucky: From Shiloh to Perryville was written by the same man who authored such compelling books as Shiloh: In Hell Before Night and Chattanoga: A Death Grip on the Confederacy. That man could only be Civil War buff and historian James Lee…

…The Cold War was began by actions made by the leaders of the US and USSR on that time, Stalin and Truman. Stalin actions make the impression on the West that he wanted to spread communism, but instead he wanted to take advantage of the fact…

…Assess the impact on the USSR of the Great Patriotic War The Great Patriotic War had a huge effect on every country that was involved, but in this essay I will be looking closely at the specific effects on the USSR. First I will look…

…Civil Liberties are for example freedom of speech and freedom of the press as defined by the first amendment. These freedoms have been challenged by the threat of war, but should they be taken away because of it? The first amendment states that "Congress…