"Assess the importance of Britain's contribution to the defeat of Germany in WWI"

"Assess the importance of Britain's contribution to the defeat of Germany in WWI" Question 1: Describe the strengths and weaknesses of British tanks in World War On. The origin of tanks in world war one was when British, French and Russian engineers and military personnel experimenting with tanks from 1915. Germany was not interested in tanks in the First World War. Tanks also kept on being developed from 1915 onwards. The first tanks in action were in the Battle of the Somme (nov. 1916) and were used by the British. The main purpose of tanks was to overcome the problems of trench warfare. The British had three thousand two hundred tanks on Armistice Day, showing that the British had faith in this weapon. The main reason for inventing the tank was to overcome stalemate and the features that made the tank able to overcome this issue were that the tank had tracks that would work in any terrain, the people inside were protected by a steel hull which would protect them when they were being shot at when attacking and from machine gun and artillery fire. The main tactics used were to just let the tank roll forward and just surprise the enemy. The psychological impact of the tank was enormous as it shocked the Germans extremely, as they saw these weird armored cars rolling towards them. One of the main strengths of the tank was the great interest the media had in it. Also the

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This essay would be examining the methods through which the British won the Battle of Britain, through the use of radar and the careful use their fighter planes. It

Radar and excellent new fighters account for Britain's victory in the Battle of Britain. How far do you agree with this judgment? The Second World War was an arena for different tactics of war. Generals of both sides had several ideas on strategies that could stake a large claim in victory. The Battle of Britain was one of such imaginative tactics that the Germans wanted to use to put pressure on Britain. France had been overrun and Hitler did not expect the British to oppose and hold out for a battle. This essay would be examining the methods through which the British won the Battle of Britain, through the use of radar and the careful use their fighter planes. It would also point out the fact that the Germans underestimated the importance of the radar to the British which aloud them to identify German fighters. It would be highlighted that along with newly developed fighters of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the radar systems, an aiding factor was the lack of clear planning of the German offensive. Following the fall of France in 1940, Britain was assumed to alone by the Germans, Hitler had thought that they would agree to his terms and the war was reaching its end. Contrary to his belief the British were resistant and rejected his surrender terms. Following this Seelöwe, Operation Sea-Lion, was established in which the Germans were going to take out the British Air

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Battle of Britain.

Battle of Britain Introduction Battle of Britain was the aerial conflict between British and German air forces in the skies over the U.K in which the RAF defeated against the German Luftwaffe in southern England in an attempt to eliminate Nazism. The battle was very important as this time as Germany tried to crush the British fighter power by targeting the air fields, if Germany had won this battle than Britain would have been wide open to German attacks with little resistance The battle took place from July to September of 1940. The myth of the battle was the importance of the pilots and these 'few' saved the world from Nazism, but was the pilots the sole reason for defeat? Could the importance of radar, spitfire, and great leadership from Dowding contribute to it? Whatever the reason, this battle certainly had a long-term significance and it re-shaped the outcome of the 2nd world war. What was the popular interpretation and why did it become so quickly established during the early part of the war? All of the early interpretations of the Battle emphasize greatly on the popular myth i.e. the battle saved civilization from Nazism and the brave few pilots who fought in them, and without those pilots the battle wouldn't have been won. From my knowledge I know that well over 500 soldiers died in this battle, this suggest that there is a core of truth in the myth of the

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Radar and excellent new fighters account for Britain's victory in the Battle of Britain.

Radar and excellent new fighters account for Britain's victory in the Battle of Britain.' How far do you agree with this judgment? Introduction To many the Battle of Britain is synonymous with the Spitfire and Britain's invention of radar all of which is demonstrated in the 1969 film of the same name. However I wish to show that these two factors only made a small part of the picture and in fact the real question was: did Germany ever have a chance of winning the Battle of Britain! Validity of opening statement At first glance, we can see that the Spitfire and Hurricane were two fighter planes which outperformed the ME109. They were faster, better to manoeuvre with a high firepower. Yet the pilots that flew these planes lacked greatly in experience in comparison to the Luftwaffe. As the battle progressed death of pilots would mean even more inexperienced 'boys' taking planes up. Likewise Radar which had been developed greatly by the British did provide a good cover of British outer airspace and warn of incoming enemy. Yet when in British airspace enemy planes had to be observed by the observer corp. It seems quite clear therefore that these two factors alone could not have been the reason for British victory. Counter factors about RAF Radar in fact made up part of a greater defence system known as the 'Dowding System' after Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, the

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The fall of the great Warriors of Faradon

The fall of the great Warriors of Faradon It was a dark cold overcast day when a strong horde of over 500 of the courageous Faredon came roaming on a secret scouting mission to the outskirts of the stony hills. There was a sandy yet damp smell in the air as the small band of the hordes finest, came prowling into the huge stone runin peering at bits of crumbled wall while looting the dead. The horde had been living in the forest of a thousands ghouls for three months now and the warriors were tiered and hungry. So when their commander ordered his veteran unit on a scavenge mission the rest of the regiment were satisfied with the order. However, there was 'trouble at the top' when lance corporal Jorick a sworn enemy of the feared Harden and teacher/idol of most of the senior ranking officers stated, that he thought that Vulvricks order should be overruled. He suspected if the regiments forces were divided then they were open for attack by the evil and cunning Morades (the people of the forest) The council of Faredon needed little persuasion in the matter to pull their troops out of the stony hills But, the order came to late. "Over there, a light, in the forest" he cried "There, cant you see?" a young member of the band rushed towards the light "no wait" command Vulvrick but the young disobedient soldier headed for the light at full pace. He was wearing the Faredon scout

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Compare and contrast The Charge of the Light Brigade withThe Defence of Lucknow by Alfred Lord Tennyson - What contrasting attitudes do they convey? How does he do this?

COMPARE AND CONTRAST "THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" WITH "THE DEFENCE OF LUCKNOW" BY ALFRED LORD TENNYSON. WHAT CONTRASTING ATTITUDES AMD FEELINGS DOES HE CONVEY? HOW DOES HE DO THIS? Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote both poems, "THE DEFENCE OF LUCKNOW" and "THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE". He had written these poems during the 19th century. These poems were based upon two battles, which took place during the 19th century, involving the English. Tennyson had written these poems from first hand experienced reports. He had written these reports, as he wanted the British to be known for their bravery and nobility. "THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" was a poem based on the Crimean war, which took place between 1854- 1856. This battle was between the English and French being on one side, whilst they fought the Russians. The English and French feared that Russia might spread its power southwards, as the Turkish Empire collapsed. During this battle, "THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" took place. The British cavalry commander, who mistook his orders, led this charge. The poem describes what happened and distinguish to the reader how the British fought. "THE DEFENCE OF LUCKNOW" was based upon a famous episode during the Indian Mutiny. This battle took place in 1857, between 1700 English men and 6000 trained rebel soldiers and a very large number of irregulars. Lawrence was leading of

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Doomsday - creative writing.

Doomsday The Device scans the area for energy patterns as it walks into the valley. The valley is long and turns sharply in the distance, so that the other end cannot be seen. It's face remains expressionless as it continues moving towards the energy blasts that it can detect at the front lines 30 miles away. Captain Lucano is lying in the tall grass on top of the ridge, watching the figure in the valley below. "Jesus, I don't know... You think we need a squadron of tanks to take this thing on, sir?" Major Kerchenko lying next to him scoffs. "The reports we've heard say that this "thing" wiped out a checkpoint and several armoured carriers in the last few hours. We're not going to take any chances." "No more than we normally do, sir.", quipped the veteran captain. "It's closing up on the kill zone. Men! Get back to your troops and wait for my signal on the pulse radio." The group of battle hardened officers crawl off the hill until they are sure that their new enemy coming into the far end of the valley cannot see them. If they do have the element of surprise, none of them wanted to be the one to blow it by being spotted. Once the last of the troop leaders is in position, it isn't long until the signal is given. The Device had continued to move forward at a steady pace and is now in range. Major Kerchenko gives his final order before the attack. "Alpha Troop fires

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Why was Britain able to win the Battle of Britain?

Why was Britain able to win the Battle of Britain? The Battle of Britain was an important air conflict between Britain's Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War Two. Air warfare was a relatively new type of warfare and was employed by the Germans in order to take control over the British skies. Adolf Hitler planned for the Luftwaffe to attack and Destroy Britain's air defences and RAF bases so that when Germany attempted to invade Britain by crossing the channel, the RAF wouldn't be able to protect Britain by shooting and bombing Germany's boats. The Battle of Britain was all part of a bigger operation (Sea lion) to invade Britain. The Battle of Britain began following the defeat of France in June of the same year. Britain now fought alone against Germany and for the moment was relying on the strength of its air force to prevent invasion. Most of the RAF Fighter Command was largely kept in reserve bases in the south because Sir Hugh Dowling had not allowed his forces to go to France because he feared an airborne attack from Germany. The English Channel prevented a ground attack and so Hitler launched his initial attempt to win command over the British skies with an air bombardment of Britain's naval and airborne defences on July 10, 1940, Hitler sent 60 aircraft under the command of Hermann Goering. The attack involved wave after wave of German bombers

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What is your opinion of the popular myth and what is your interpretation of the battle?

What is your opinion of the popular myth and what is your interpretation of the battle? From looking at all the relevant pieces of evidence my opinion of the popular myth is that it was right in what it was saying i.e. "the few" and "their finest hour". For example I agree that without the British pilots victory may not have been ours, and I do take into consideration that the British were extremely outnumbered. However, I feel that by winning the Battle of Britain and then going on to win the war, it gave people a good reason to go on about the popular myth of why the British won. I feel therefore that by doing this and Churchill mentioning "the few" it was taken out of great context and greatly used to Britain's advantage to show the public what great people we were and how everyone helped to do their bit in the war. I also think that the propaganda for this was extremely high and used to an advantage also because Churchill probably not even realising what effect it would have by saying a few effective well chosen words then realised what he had said and made full use of it. I do believe that they were the few pilots and it was their finest hour, and I myself being very interested in the war believe that they have every right to be praised for what they did. I therefore think that they do have every right to take it out of context and bend and stretch truths here and

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Why did William win the battle of Hastings?

01/05/02 Why did William win the battle of Hastings? There are many reasons why William won the battle of Hastings. I think the main reason that William won was good luck, although his good leadership and preparation also helped him. When Harold was crowned king of England, William was extremely cross, as Harold had promised him that once King Edward the Confessor died he would help him get the throne. William was so angry with Harold and wanted the throne for him self that he decided to invade. Harold was expecting this to happen and he and his army waited on the beach. William was planning to arrive on the beach and if this had happened Harold would have slaughtered him. Fortunately for William, the sea was too choppy to sail across the channel and so William's army were waiting in Normandy for the weather to improve before crossing. While they were waiting Hadrada and his army of Vikings invaded the north of England. Harold decided to march north to fight Hadrada. Meanwhile the seas had calmed down and William and his army had crossed the channel and arrived on the beach near Hastings. Harold had just beaten Hadrada when he got some bad news: William had invaded in the south. So Harold's army had to march all the way down to fight him. They arrived at night and camped for the night. Harold was at a disadvantage because he had a tired army and although they were

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