999 Search Results for Military Conflict

Organizational-Model-and-Disaster Case Study

Haiti Case Study and Response to Disaster The 2010 earthquake was one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit Haiti in a century. This mega-disaster killed thousands of people and displaced more. The catastrophe triggered massive relief efforts that Continue Reading...

USERRA: When Does It Apply? Research Paper

Petty v. Metropolitan Gov't of Nashville & Davidson County Metropolitan Police Officer Brian Petty served in the army reserves. While deployed in Kuwait he was honorably discharged after brewing homemade wine although it was noted on his dischar Continue Reading...

Hammond Exam On September 11, 2001, Al Essay

Hammond Exam On September 11, 2001, Al Qaeda attacked the heart of the American economy causing not only losses in terms of property and financial damage, but also widespread terror and fear which extended far beyond the borders of the United States Continue Reading...

Knowledge & Violence The Connection Essay

Thus, Hemingway suggests that the link between secondhand knowledge and violence is that the violence becomes muted when passed on secondhand, making it nearly impossible for others to understand the violence, and so, therefore, rendering the violen Continue Reading...

Battle of Okinawa Essay

Contribution of Okinawa Battle to American Military The Battle of Okinawa was fought between the Japanese and United States forces on Okinawa, which is the largest of the Ryukyu Islands. The battle took place from April 1 to June 21, 1945. This is co Continue Reading...

Frank O'Connor's Guests of the Nation Essay

Guests of the Nation Frank O'Connor's writing frequently deals with the issues of everyday violence which people have to engage in, whether they want to or not. Some people commit crimes because they believe that they have no choice. Other people ki Continue Reading...

Pacification in Algeria The Late Book Review

The cleanup of all terrorists in Kasbah took ten days, Galula reports (143) but the war wasn't over at all. In fact the insurgence continued and the violence was a daily part of life in Algeria until 1962 when the French finally exited and Algeria h Continue Reading...

Civil War Was Over? What Term Paper

During this time he was known for allowing his troops to engage in tactics that were considered to be brutal. This is because he felt that the constant Indian attacks on the railroads and settlers were unacceptable. As a result, he allowed soldiers Continue Reading...

War "Studs Terkel's: The Good War In Essay

War "Studs Terkel's: The Good War In The Good War Terkel presents the compelling, the bad, and the ugly memories of World War II from a view of forty years of after the events. No matter how horrendous the recollections are, comparatively only a f Continue Reading...

America Revolution Book Report

Gage American Revolution General Thomas Gage and the American Revolution In 1774 Thomas Gage was chosen to succeed Thomas Hutchinson as governor of Massachusetts, where the most serious conflicts between the colonists and the British government e Continue Reading...

Billy Bud's Duty and Heart Essay

Billy Budd, Sailor There are many themes to be considered in Herman Melville's story of Billy Budd; individualism verses society, the vulnerability of innocence, and conscience verses law. In this paper we will explore the latter in the context of t Continue Reading...

History of Warfare, Armies Will Book Report

At which point, communication would advance dramatically, with the use of various systems that could incorporate numerous solutions into one standardized protocol such as: MSE. This is the equivalent of a modern day cell phone that unit commanders Continue Reading...

Copperheads: The Rise and Fall Book Review

With the Copperheads putting across messages relating to how Republicans could directly threaten the lower classes by generating an influx of black laborers from the South, simple workers were influenced in rebelling against their government and aga Continue Reading...

War in Vietnam The Web Term Paper

The Guerilla Tactics section shows how U.S. soldiers had to learn to fight in completely different ways in Vietnam, because the Vietcong fought in such different and difficult ways. It is a lot like the suicide bombers and roadside bombs used now in Continue Reading...

Just War Theory is Based Term Paper

An all-too-common example of this is the Vietnam war, which may have been entered simply because, after the McCarthy Witch Hunt, no politicians were brave enough to avoid publically condemning communism for communism's sake: "As a consequence of Mc Continue Reading...

Old Breed is a Memoir Book Review

Sledge was instructed during basic training that if fighting "Japs," he should "kick him [a Japanese soldier] in the balls before he kicks you in yours," and was counseled that knives were especially effective fighting the Japanese because of their Continue Reading...

Postwar Japanese Economy Term Paper

Post-World War II Japan: A Nation in Transition Devastated by the Allies in World War II, Japan has emerged as one of the world's most economically and technologically advanced societies today. Some observers have suggested that the "Japanese miracl Continue Reading...