Battle Royale

changed the nature of war itself along with the weapons used, battle tactics employed, life on the home front, people’s roles in society, and the measures taken in order to secure victory. Source one is an excerpt from Carl von Clausewitz (Wiesner, Chapter 12, Carl von Clausewitz, On War, 378-379). He discusses the nature of war, how it affects individuals, and how it will change…

Generals in the military are the key to making a country a good country. Throughout military history, studies are now showing that war is the number 1 reason why countries have a good or bad reputation today. The U.S. has always had the best military in the world besides the vietnamese war. History speaks for itself and history usually predicts the future, just like back in when the Civil war happened. General Ulysses S. Grant happened to win the war for the Union Army. Before the Generals in…

The importance of Unified Command for an event such as this or any event in general is, bringing together the “Incident Commanders” of all major organizations involved in the event in order to coordinate an effective response while at the same time carrying out their own jurisdictional responsibilities. (UC) links together organizations and provides a forum for these entities to make agreeing decisions. The (UC) in this event is blending jurisdictions and agencies and non-government sections…

the first world war most if not all the battles were fought in the trenches holding back the enemy forces, machine guns and planes helped with the little mobility that was existent. But in world war two tanks submarines and airplanes were the real threats not so much rifles that were only accurate up to 100 feet, poisonous gas and machine guns. As we learned in class trench fighting was a non efficient way to fight wars as it resulted in long drawn out battles and horrible cases of trench foot…

Battle of the City of Aachen ALC Class 005-17 Battle of the City of Aachen Introduction According to military planners, cities are pivotal and centers of gravity in war. Therefore, they must be grabbed or protected depending on the perspective of the war leaders or administrators. Sun Tzu stated that the best policy in war is to frustrate the enemy. Typically, this statement explains the current doctrine of United States Army battle plans in urban areas. The Battle of Aachen is a good…

The Battle of the Bulge was a very important battle during World War Two. During the battle, the Germans tried to surprise the US troops, but we had the Pershing Tank, so we turned it around quickly and ended up winning the Battle of the Bulge. Tanks were a huge part in this battle. When the battle started, on December 16, the US only had 483 tanks. They realized how important tanks were to winning, so they then made 1,616 tanks by December 24. As the battle went on, tanks were becoming…

The topic of the impending doom of America is a popular one among writers today. Numerous articles claim that America’s rivals increase in power and influence while America itself is on the decline. As evidence of this gradual, but inevitable decline in American power, one writer claims that the US military has experienced nothing but stalemate, frustration and loss since its victory in World War II in 1945. Nevertheless, the author fails to distinguish between failures in war and failures in…

A Critical Appraisal of Why We Fight Why We Fight (Jarecki 2005) is a documentary that is based on the American military force and especially its operations since World War II. The documentary focuses on the reasons behind the foreign military policy of the United States of America. It uses the invasion of Iraq in 2003 as an example to explain this policy. It covers multiple concepts, the most important one being the military industrial complex. Is the American foreign military policy in its own…

that violence is a large part of war, but the battles our members of service fight are also hidden. While we may not be able to see the scars or experience those battle wounds ourselves, it is important for those working with any individual associated with the military receive training and becoming educated about the “the military…

Ishmael witnesses numerous outrages against regular citizens, who are executed in all way of severe ways. Lieutenant Jabati depicts these abominations unequivocally when he addresses the villagers and tells the young men they must partake in the battle. At that point when Ishmael turns into a fighter he partakes in monstrosities submitted by the administration powers. Specifically, they murder their detainees and additionally any regular citizens that get in their direction. The war so…