History Naval Warfare What was naval power in the age of sail and how did different sea going states exercise it from the period 1650-1850? "There is a deep landlubber bias in historical and social research," writes Charles King. "History and socia Continue Reading...
Military -- Naval Role Post-WWII The period from 1945 to 1991 is commonly known as the Cold War period. Stretching from the end of World War II to the fall of the U.S.S.R., the Cold War saw a decades-long struggle between Communism and Democracy. Wi Continue Reading...
Covert Navy Tactics and Strategies: Naval Intelligence The history of naval espionage runs as complicated as the conflicts that sparked the very need for it. As world powers began to develop highly specialized naval forces, these navies began to pl Continue Reading...
Naval History France only had Britain as its enemy between 1803 and 1805. Napoleon Bonaparte, the famous French leader and politician, after conquering Italy and Egypt had its eyes on England territory for occupation. His Grand Armee sat idly around Continue Reading...
World War II in the Context of History and Modern Warfare The 20th Century was simultaneously a Century of exceptional advancement and unsurpassed violence. Why was this a Century of incomparable violence? The quick answer is that we, as a human rac Continue Reading...
Battle of Midway, a naval battle fought near the Central Pacific island of Midway, was the most important victory for the United States in World War 2. Before this battle Japanese forces were on the offensive, gradually capturing territory throughou Continue Reading...
The First World War was neither won nor lost by the air warfare. What this war did for military aircraft design and development was to open up new possibilities of warfare. It was the promise rather than the actuality of air power which most struck Continue Reading...
This allowed the British to be able to fight numerous battles inside various theaters of operations around the globe. At the same time, this was used to ensure that there were adequate protections in place for their different colonies. If the fleet Continue Reading...
French and Indian War: Braddock and Thereafter How little credit is given to a Commander, who perhaps after a defeat, in relating the cause justly lays the blame on some individual whose cowardly behav'r betray'd the whole to ruin; how little does Continue Reading...
Balance of Power Help Us to Understand the Origins of World War I? The origins of the first world war of the 20th century are now a matter of historical record, but even prior to the outbreak of hostilities in 1918, most observers in a position of Continue Reading...
Recommendation for TrumanIntroductionIn the critical juncture of April 1945, President Truman sought strategies to end the war with Japan decisively within a year, explicitly excluding the use of nuclear weapons. This essay recommends an approach tha Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1.Racial Stereotypes and Propaganda: Explore how both the Allies and the Axis powers used racial stereotypes in their propaganda during the Pacific War, as discussed by John W. Dower. 2.The Role of R Continue Reading...
World War II, which took place from 1939-1945, was waged by the Allied Nations as a struggle for freedom against the evil and totalitarian regimes that existed in Germany, Italy and Japan. Leaders of the War There were several leaders that made dec Continue Reading...
U.S./India Security Ties After 11th September 2001Executive SummaryThis paper examines security ties between the US and India in the years after the 9/11 attacks on America. To provide context for those security ties and their development, it first l Continue Reading...
[footnoteRef:24] in the Archaic Period, Ancient Greece's initial maritime power was critical but also "sporadic."[footnoteRef:25] During the Classical Period, Athens in particular "pursued a policy of naval imperialism"[footnoteRef:26] and this Perio Continue Reading...
[footnoteRef:32] This lack of forces for other Pacific struggles generally weakened the Japanese war effort, as the Japanese were forced to fight those battles with insufficient men, weapons, ammunition and other related materiel. [27: Eric Hammel. G Continue Reading...
Sonar Research and Naval Warfare: 1914-1954 During both World War I and World War II, there were a number of informational tactics used by the Navy in order to gain ground on enemy troops. One of those was sonar research, because it provided them wi Continue Reading...
Changing Nature of Warfare According to generals like Rupert Smith and David Petraeus, postmodern conflict is radically different from warfare between industrialized states, such as the American Civil War and the world wars of the 20th Century. It d Continue Reading...
policies of Pericles contributed to the expanding power and influence of the Athenian Empire Pericles was an Athenian political leader mostly accountable for the complete growth in the 5th century, of both the empire and democracy of Athens. As a r Continue Reading...
The events leading to the Vietnam conflict were determined by the administration in place at that time (VIETNAM CONFLICT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War). Initially it was decided that Vietnam would be occupied by Chinese and British troo Continue Reading...
Air forces are now requisite for any relevant military. Pilots must be trained effectively; many commercial pilots are still militarily trained because of the superiority of military training services, staffing, and equipment. Many advances in civil Continue Reading...
The Past Present and Future of Warfare Impact of Technology and Strategy Introduction Military tactics and strategies are essential in warfare. Without the right tactics and strategy, it is impossible to win wars. By definition, military strategy is Continue Reading...
Military Technology -- Civil War Leadership What technological advances were used during the United States Civil War? There were many technological innovations that were devised and used during the Civil War by both sides, and they are important as Continue Reading...
Jewish Monotheism Historians of Judaism actually date the strong Jewish emphasis on monotheism somewhat later than expected within Jewish history. The archaeological discovery of idols and artifacts indicating cultic participation from the time of I Continue Reading...
Marine Corps and its development over time. The Marine Corps were formed as a compliment to the naval forces. While the navies fought at sea they still required some link to the land, which became essential for the naval operation success. It was i Continue Reading...
Vietnam War which was a legacy of the inability of the French to suppress the nationalist movement in Indochina. The article contains five references. The Vietnam War was a legacy of the inability of the French to suppress the nationalist movement Continue Reading...
The Greeks initiated the process of retaking their cities previously conquered by Persians and set tributes. Under the lead of Alexander the Great, Greece enlarged its spatial boundaries "from southern Egypt to the gates of China." (Robert Morkot, P Continue Reading...
Forty-one years ago, President Kennedy had the occasion to honor Nobel Prize winners at the White House in late April. When giving the toast, he proclaimed: "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ev Continue Reading...
Navies in American Revolution For hundreds of years, maritime expansion represented the only way to reach distant shores, to attack enemies across channels of water, to explore uncharted territories, to make trade with regional neighbors and to conn Continue Reading...
The Seven Years War saw Britain established as the greatest colonial power, with control over India and North America seemingly secured, while Prussia emerged as the greatest power on the Continent, and the dominant force inside Germany, reducing s Continue Reading...
Athens and Sparta -- Was War Inevitable? Between 500 and 350 BC the area now known as Greece was but a collection of separate and unallied city-states. Today, we often view cultures and political conflict in terms of nations, and take the view that Continue Reading...
Furthermore, while it established Canada as an independent nation, it also established America. As a war over its previous colonizer, America can be said to have won a second war of independence. This is further reflected in considering President Ma Continue Reading...
America at War 1865-Present A Survey of America at War from 1865 to Present Since the Civil War, America has seldom seen a generation of peace. In fact, a nonstop succession of wars has kept what Eisenhower termed "the military industrial complex" Continue Reading...
Estruscans refers to a sophisticated and seafaring persons from Asia Minor who appeared in Italy about 800 BC settling in Etruia, North of Latium. This group soon gained control of the Latins thus the introduction of the Greek cultur to the more pri Continue Reading...
staff officer with the Combined Chiefs of Staff, European Theater of Operations. As a recent CGSOC graduate, your supervisor has tasked you to review the Norfolk Group's plan and related documents (Parts 2 and 3). The Combined Chiefs will meet soon Continue Reading...
Why Great Britain FailedIn spite of Great Britain\\\'s naval strength at the time of the American War for Independence, there were some lapses in strategy and a misunderstanding of colonial resolve that led to Britains loss of its American colonies. Continue Reading...
The strike at Heligoland Bight was not intended to seriously hurt the German fleet. Rather, it was intended to distract Germany from the landing of marines at Ostend in Belgium. Catching the German fleet completely by surprise in its own port, Germa Continue Reading...
Fisher saw the British Navy as overstretched, deploying unnecessarily large numbers of the wrong types of ships in all the wrong places. He scrapped the light cruisers, sloops, gunboats and guardships that showed the British flag across the world f Continue Reading...
Hostilities continued for some fifteen years, yet the conflict widened into a larger theater involving the struggle for control of France (Adams). The English made two major landings, one at Lisbon in 1589 and the other at Cadiz in 1596. The Spanis Continue Reading...
Britain, Australia The concept of transportation as a punishment for criminals dates back to before the establishment of the Australian colonies. The first British law establishing transportation as a means of dealing with criminals was the Transpor Continue Reading...
