XIII Corps

Operation Husky was an invaluable experience for Allied forces in World War II. It opened the Allied forces eyes to the numerous challenges they must face internally before they could hope to be victorious in the war against Germany, Japan and Italy. This essay will show how a failure in operational leadership caused Operation Husky to fail to become the decisive victory it had the potential of being. Essential to command and control is a thorough understanding of the commander’s intent at every level and a command climate of mutual trust and understanding. The breakdown of command and control for Operation Husky began long before D-Day, July 10, 1943. Both the United States and Great Britain were already at odds over the conduct of the war. Though the partners mutually agreed to pursue an invasion of Sicily, this decision was an uneasy compromise between the partners that left the commanders with little understanding of the ultimate purpose of the operation. This lack of clarity at the strategic level, led to a lack of understanding at the operational level. This imperfect guidance combined with a mutual lack of trust between the U.S. and British forces were the key ingredients for a failure in leadership to assert the necessary command and control for Operation Husky. Perhaps in hopes of reflecting a truly “joint” operation, the Combined Chiefs of Staff assigned U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower as Allied Forces commander for the Sicilian operation with three…

He states that the basic branches utilized by the British Regular Army in America were the infantry, cavalry, and artillery. All these were separate battalions, unlike the Queen’s Rangers who had all three of these basic army branches in one corps. These branches made up the basics of all armies during the eighteenth century and the fact that the Queens Rangers had all three made them extremely effective from a command standpoint. This meant it was harder for commanders in regular units to…

The Army Counterintelligence field first began in 1942 as the Army Counter Intelligence Corps. Army CI has undergone many changes in the last 74 years since then. Some of the time, changes were made with the intention of furthering the successes of Army CI. Other times, changes were made to prevent shortfalls that were identified through previous failures. All in all, there are many things right with the Army CI and there are many things wrong. My intention is to identify one of the…

King Louis xvi When it comes to a king what comes to one’s mind? A king is a male ruler of a independent state. A king can inherit the position by right of birth. The people of the state or country can elect a king. In my opinion, a king is somewhat like a president. A king has to make decisions, make laws, and keep everything under control. In this essay I will be discussing King Louis xvi. I will inform you about his early life, his reign, and the role he played in the French Revolution. …

Dear Mr. Timothée: My name is Maria Pascual, and I work for the Federal Lawyer Executor (FLE) located in, 68 Rue des Archives, Paris, France 75003. I am the internal lawyer in charge of the investigation of the person responsible to remit to the estate the cost of Marie’s funeral expense. I am contacting you because I found you to be most morally responsible for Marie’s death. Taking away someone's life and especially an innocent human being it is horrible, it is a barbarity, and it is…

King Louis XIV of France’s reign is one of the most frequently studied models of absolutism we analyze in history today. Absolutism is the “theory of the state in which the unlimited power of the king under God is emphasized” (Sivers et. al., 574). Many roles of absolutism were demonstrated during his time in power in attempt to improve France. These roles include controlling the nobles, unifying the country and extending state authority at home and abroad. Versailles was King Louis XIV’s…

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, absolutism’s promise of stability and order was very attractive to the people of Europe. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, people who had before faced nothing but disorder began to give in to absolutist rulers. Some absolutist rulers did an excellent job of keeping the favor of the people, and some did not. Three absolutist rulers who stood out in this time period were Louis XIV, Peter the Great, and James II. Louis XIV is seen as…

the French Protestants of all religious and civil freedoms. The revocation of the Edict had many long-lasting repercussions for France. “The mass exodus of French Huguenots which resulted dealt a severe blow to the economy of France.” (Louis XIV of France Revokes the Edict of Nantes, 1685) Many of them were merchants and skilled laborers. The loss of these skilled tradesmen negatively affected the nation’s economy. The Palace at Versailles, which was outside of Paris and in which Louis decided…

There have been legends that played the NFL, but none are not like the great Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Terry Bradshaw. Bradshaw was the most “prolific”(Fox) quarterbacks in NFL history. Considered to be the most Valuable player in his time rushed “444 times for 2,257 yards and scoring over 32 touchdowns” (news RSS) single handedly in his first year, he was “also named all-pro and all-afc in 1978” (News RSS). Terry bradshaw has four super bowls that he has won during his career and he has…

King Louis XIV of France ruled for around seventy years as king and demonstrated his royalty well in the art that he chose to have made and constructed after his self-esteemed likeness. The painting of King Louis by Hyacinthe Rigaud demonstrates well how the king wished to be portrayed. King Louis is drenched over in a very large and flowing cloak with a rich blue and mixture, which was a very luxurious color back due to the origin of how the color had to be obtained from the grinding up of sea…