The Battle of Dieppe.
THE BATTLE OF DIEPPE (The essay) By: Thai Tran The Battle of Dieppe was a very shameful thing for the Nation of Canada because of the military failure. The allied troops were mostly inexperienced or had very little experience to be in this battle. Many Canadians lost their lives in this bloody battle. If the General of the Allied forces took the time to prepare more and learn the defences of enemy better than maybe the battle would be different. This whole battle was so unorganized that there are no words to describe how bad the preparation was. Many of the soldiers that were expected to go to overseas to fight had barely any experienced and they were lead by a poor General. Most of the soldiers had basic training, but it didn't help them in bomb exploding. All of them might have been waiting for a short time or some had to wait for 2 months before engaging into battle which took their life in an instant. If the Allied General was more aware of the battle 907 Canadians wouldn't lose their lives on August 9, 1942 in the battle of Dieppe. Instead of the soldiers sitting around they could have took the precautions of preparing for an attack such as having drills of actual attacks, etc. There are ways of gaining information about the enemy's defence system. Instead of attacking an enemy without thinking of the consequences first there will be harsh outcomes in the end. If
The battle for Stalingrad from between the 16th of January to the 3rd of February 1943.
I was drafted in as emergency reinforcements when the battle was not particularly going well for the soviets. The way that we were made cannon fodder was inhumane the soldiers came and tore us from our families, loaded us onto trains and then sent us to the front line. How they expected us to survive was indescribable. We were given meagre rations, made to sleep in tents that were not fit for the beasts of the field. One of the main downfalls in the Soviet war effort against the superior battle hardened Germans was our lack of necessities there weren't even enough rifles for every soldier on the battlefield! We were made charge upon gun emplacements, which tore us down like a scythe through ripened maize. My account takes me back to the battle for Stalingrad from between the 16th of January to the 3rd of February 1943. In this battle for merely one city was undoubtedly a major turning point not just on the eastern front but for the whole war. It was a dramatic reverse for German armies, but need never have happened if Hitler had been less obstinate. One point that was made clear to us as the battle waged was that deserters would be shot. This meant that there was a decision men had to make mid battle German bullets or Soviet bullets. The number of men who tried unsuccessfully to retreat was enormous. Brought to fight for their country only to be mowed down by their own
To What Extent Was the Battle of the Somme a Disaster.
To What Extent Was the Battle of the Somme a Disaster I believe that the Battle of the Somme was a terrible battle but not as bad as is made out by some sources. I will use evidence from first hand and secondary sources to show this. I will look into the actions of General Sir Douglas Haig and if he was a hero or a murderer. I will also look into his tactics and if he should have abandoned the attack after the first day of the battle. Firstly I will cover the background to the battle. The War had been going for two years and had turned into a stalemate. The British public's support for the war was starting to fade as the government had promised that the war would be over by the Christmas of 1914. Men were becoming less willing to sign up as the reality of war began to kick in. One of the first major battles of the war in Verdun was creating massive casualties and the French were at the brink of giving up. The British army had to act. Under the command of Douglas Haig an attack was launched on the German army near the River Somme. The aims of this battle were to gain territory from the Germans, draw German forces from Verdun to help the French and to kill as many Germans as possible as part of the war of attrition. The plans for the battle were not too bad. The plan was firstly to bombard the German lines for a week with a huge artillery attack. The British dropped over one
Explain why the Battle of the Somme did not achieve its objectives.
Heather James Question 2: Explain why the Battle of the Somme did not achieve its objectives On the morning of the 1st of July 1916 the Battle of the Somme commenced. This battle had been planned for a long time, its objective was to break the stalemate between the trenches. It was also to help and relieve the French who were suffering heavily at Verdun, just south of the Somme. However despite planning and good intentions the Battle of the Somme did not go to plan there were many different reasons for the failure in it achieving its objectives. One of the major things that did not mean things were in British favour was the lack of suprise. Ideally the British did not want the enemy to know and did not advertise that there was going to be a big push. However the media heard that something was going to happen and it was printed in British and French newspapers that there was going to be a big push in the Somme area. German spies could very easily see this so it greatly damaged their chances of a suprise attack. Before this even the Germans had an idea of what was going on. To get the amount of shells and ammunition needed the allies built railways to the back of the lines so that munitions could be directly transported. enemy spy planes had seen what was going on. The element of suprise is always important in a battle, because the Germans knew what was going on they could
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT SOURCES I & J DIFFER ABOUT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME? Sources I and J are both written by Lloyd George, the first when he was 'Secretary for War'
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT SOURCES I & J DIFFER ABOUT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME? Sources I and J are both written by Lloyd George, the first when he was 'Secretary for War' in 1916 and the second after his retirement in the 1930's in-between of which he was of course he was the British Priminister who signed the peace treaties following the first world war. If one looks at source I first, the obvious thing you notice is that it is a very small source as its only an extract of two sentences from a letter he wrote to Field Marshal Haig on the 21st September after visiting the battlefield. George is very congratulatory of the progress that was been made and plaudits the tactics that Haig has been using 'news of the last few days has confirmed our hopes that the tide has now definitely turned in our favour' and 'I congratulate you most warmly on the skill with which your plans were laid'. Source I was written a good few weeks into the Battle of the Somme and so it would have been apparent that the battle was going quite to plan, so I find it quite surprising how a very much internal letter is so complimentary of the way the battle is going. There are a few possible reasons for this, perhaps that George had the same mentality as Haig and thinks every metre gained is a metre closure to victory ignoring the human cost to get the metre of land in the first place, and basically
In this essay I am going to compare two poems written on the First World War. The first is 'The Soldier' by Rupert Brooke and the second is 'the Battle' written by Louis Simpson.
War Poetry Essay Tim Cook In this essay I am going to compare two poems written on the First World War. The first is 'The Soldier' by Rupert Brooke and the second is 'the Battle' written by Louis Simpson. 'The Soldier' presents a young soldier who is serving in the trenches in the First World War. He is thinking about home and what will happen to him during the war. He is picturing England and everything that is good about it 'her sights and sounds'. He also thinks what would happen if he died 'there shall be in that rich earth a richer dust concealed'. The fact that so many men will be dead means he won't be noticed. He will be irrelevant. He believes that he will be the 'richer dust' and the soil is rich with bodies of men who have died and been buried. He will be seen as one of many and not as an individual. The also thinks about what will happen after he has died 'a pulse in the eternal mind'. He thinks that when he dies he will only be alive in the mind and through memories. It' the only way he will live. 'The Battle' is about an army regiment who are off to the front line to fight, but on the way they are attacked and a long and bloody battle ensues. The poem is very descriptive. It describes what the men are wearing 'helmet, rifle, pack and overcoat', how they dug trenches 'they sank like moles' and finally the attack itself 'the shells and
Week 5 Assignments on Sun-tzu
Asian 302: Art of War in Ancient China Chong Wei Wong The victorious army first realizes the conditions for victory In Chapter 4, Sun-tzu says, "The victorious army first realizes the conditions for victory, and then seeks to engage in battle." Describe in detail what he seems to have in mind here. In the assertion, "The victorious army first realizes the conditions for victory, and then seeks to engage in battle (Sawyer p. 165)." Sun Tzu seems to have in mind that the success or failure of a battle, before it is engaged, lies not in the enemies hands but in one's own-as Sun Tzu said, "being unconquerable lie with yourself; being conquerable lies with the enemy (p. 165)." This is true to the extent that victory is not only concerned with the efficient application of fully force to defeat the enemy after a battle is engaged, but rather, even before engagement of a battle, the victorious army makes full exploitation of potential force that is embedded in the configuration of an battle and the impending dynamics that will unfold, before even engaging in the battle, such that as soon as a battle is engaged, he cannot be defeated because there is no disposition or configuration that can make possible his defeat that is not either already rendered impossible because the position is already first taken or that it is covered by his complete plan of action. In
"Why Is The Battle of The Somme Regarded As Such A Military Tragedy"
"Why Is The Battle of The Somme Regarded As Such A Military Tragedy" This essay will examine the many reasons why some people regarded the Battle of the Somme as a military tragedy. The original plan for the Battle of the Somme was supposed to be a joint Anglo-French attack on 1st August 1916 and the British commander, General Sir Douglas Haig, favoured an attack further north and west in Flanders. However, the heavy French losses at Verdun brought the date forward by a month, to 1st July. Their objectives now were to divert German attention from Verdun and gain territory, also to kill as many German soldiers as possible. The new plan was straightforward. After an initial weeklong bombardment of the German front line their defences would be destroyed. The infantry would then advance to take hold of the German positions and a charge of Cavalry would exploit the gap that was expected to appear in the German front-line. Haig and his Generals expected the Battle to be won quickly; they thought that after the bombardment not many Germans would have survived, he claimed, "not even a rat would be alive" at the end of it. The first reason (why the Battle of the Somme is regarded as military tragedy) to be looked at is the attitude of General Haig. Haig expected that casualties would be high, because he warned the politicians in 1916 that the country needed to be prepared for heavy
How Mise -en - scene creates meaning in Gladiator.
How Mise -en - scene creates meaning in Gladiator The sequence of the movie that I have decided to focus on is the battle scene at the beginning of the movie in Germania. In total the whole battle takes approximately 7 - 8 minutes. I decided to use this scene because it is my favourite section of the film and it also has so many elements for me to discuss. The battle scene in Gladiator is a great example of how mise - en - scene can create meaning within a motion picture. The director, Ridley Scott, has given a greater meaning to the film using his techniques that he has used so many times before in other block busters such as Alien and Blade Runner . These techniques such as clever uses of camera work, lighting styles, sound effects, computer generated images (CGI) and editing have added to the scene in making it more emotional and moving. The scene begins with the troops along with Maximus preparing for the battle. Immediately you feel a sense of eeriness because of the colour of the surroundings. Everything has a touch of blue about it making you feel very cold and wet. The music from the start is moving, you can tell that something important and frightening is about to happen in the not to distant future The use of the music in this scene is an example of parallel sound where the music you hear is reflecting the narrative and what's going on within the scene, I believe
'Why was the battle of the Somme regarded as such a military tragedy?'
History Coursework Haig By Adam Marriott Question 1 'Why was the battle of the Somme regarded as such a military tragedy?' Verdun was a fortified French garrison town on the River Meuse 200km east of Paris. In December 1915, General Erich von Falkenhayn, Chief of Staff of the German Army, decided to attack Verdun. Although he admitted he would be unable to break through at these points on the Western Front, he argued that in defending Verdun, the Germans would "bleed the French army white". The German attack on Verdun started on 21st February 1916. A million troops, led by Prince Wilhelm, faced about 200,000 French defenders. The following day the French was forced to retreat to their second line of trenches. By 24th February the French had moved back to the third line and were only 8km from Verdun. On 24th February, General Henri Philippe Petain was appointed commander Verdun. He gave orders that no more withdrawals would take place. He arranged for every spare French soldier to Verdun. Of the 330 infantry regiments of the French Army, 259 fought at Verdun. The German advance was stopped at the end of February. On the 6th March, the German Fifth Army launched a new attack at Verdun. The Germans advanced 2m before they were stopped at Mort Homme Hill. The French held this point until the Germans finally invaded it on 29th May. Further attacks continued throughout the
