Essay About War

Essay on The Great War
The Great War , or as it is known now, World War One was a global conflict fought between the
Allied Powers ; Great Britain, France, Russia, and the United States along will other smaller nations
and the Central Powers ; Germany, Austria– Hungary, Turkey/Ottoman Empire and other small
nations from 1914 to 1918. World War One began from a series of tumultuous events, that in turn
affected the balance of alliances that had been made between countries at that time in the world. The
ignition, or rather start of these events occurred on June 28th, 1914, when the Archduke of Austria–
Hungary, Frances Ferdinand and his wife, were assassinated by a young Serbian militant, Gavrilo
Princep. Austria – Hungary was ensured of support from the...show more content...
By mid September 1914 the introduction of trench warfare had begun and on the western front for
the Germans it had become a war of attrition. By November 1914, with the exception of the United
States of America, most major nations were at war due to allegiances or direct involvement. By
February 1915 the Austria Army had lost 5 million soldiers and consequentially, was no longer
involved in the war until the insurgence of the Germans. Russian successes alongside the eastern
front and against Austria attributed to the Germans dividing their forces into two active fronts. The
Germans were quite successful on the eastern front, despite being outnumbered by 93.5 divisions
of Russian armed forces to 78.5 divisions of German armed forces. By May of 1915 Germany
liberated the Austrian forces and together they took Poland, Lithuania, Galicia and Latvia, moving
increasingly forward (Germany in World War One, Holburn). The western front did not bode as well
for the Germans. The Allies rallied an offensive for the liberation of France in late September 1915.
This resulted in a stalemate between the powers, inflicting heavy casualties on the Allied and Central
Powers. This fierce battling with no progression continued into late 1916, when the Germans became
concerned at the amount of the allied forces on the western front and the invention of the tank –
technology that Germany
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Persuasive Speech On War
War is a topic plenty have a hard time talking about it or even comprehending the idea of war in
the first place. It is part of the human condition of conquering and controlling whatever we feel is
rightfully ours, despite the consequences that come with that certain type of impulse. Millions
have died over the causes for territory, religion, independence, equality, etc; but that begs the
question: should we even feel guilty over viewing or even being the cause of these deaths in the
first place? When you are even inadvertently responsible for killing someone or if you only think
so then of course you would feel guilty for killing someone either on or not on purpose. It is hard
to cope with the fact that there is one less soul on this planet because of your actions and perhaps
one of, if not the worst feelings on Earth. However, in war, you are not the only one. In battle you
have a job to due which is making the 'enemy' surrender in order to support the cause you are
fighting for. You have signed up to due this in the first place, so why not go through with the deal
you have made? In fact, by engaging in such bloodshed, you are providing an odd, twisted benefit
to our society: population control. By getting out there on the battlefield and eliminating a few
soldiers, you are slowing down the process of overpopulation. Face it, we are reaching upwards of
8 billion people on our small planet with its dwindling resources and space and struggle to control
ourselves from

Effects of War
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(Worth 5 points) What was one major result of the Salerno invasion? Roosevelt won reelection.
Stalin consolidated his power. Churchill lost popular support. Mussolini was forced to resign. This
is a correct answer Points earned on this question: 5 Question 2 (Worth 5 points) Which explains
why the...show more content...
German zones of occupation would have free elections. This is a correct answer Points earned on
this question: 5 Question 9 (Worth 5 points) What was one challenge the U.S. military faced in
recruiting men to serve in the armed forces? feelings of lack of support from the American public
getting white soldiers to fight alongside African American soldiers providing enough soldiers to fight
in both Europe and the Pacific This is a correct answer the reluctance of Mexican Americans and
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enlist? the D–Day invasion the attack on Pearl Harbor This is a correct answer the Battle of the
Bulge Operation Mincemeat Points earned on this question: 5 Question 11 (Worth 5 points) What
was the purpose of Operation Torch? to regain control of North Africa This is a correct answer to
create a front in Western Europe to protect oil fields in the Soviet Union to deprive the Japanese of
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War Descriptive Writing
The Sergeant's voice suddenly penetrates my subconscious and I instantly awake. He is my
unique alarm. As I open my eyes, the smell of rotting bodies infuses the air and the coolness of
the morning is always deceptive. At home, I would awake differently. The babies' arduous cries
would have woken me. How I miss those early mornings waking up in a comfortable and
protected bed and sitting there thinking about the problems I would face the day ahead. The
worries I used to have consisted of the following thoughts: 'Am I going to be late for work?' or
'Will Jimmy and I bring enough money home?'. However, I wake each day in the trenches with
different worries. Worries such as whose unfortunate body we will have to yield back from the
ghastly battlefield or that everlasting question: will that body be mine? At six o'clock I have fully
gained consciousness and slowly consume a light breakfast of sapless biscuits. People say that
"breakfast is the most important meal of the day" however it does not apply to war because of the
inadequacy of food. Six thirty is the time we attend to the most abhorrent and the most disliked task
among us soldiers. It...show more content...
Jimmy, my best friend, and brother will always pat my back reassuringly and gently chuckle under
his breath. He understands that I feel anxious every time I hold a rifle and knows how it disturbs
me. Unnaturally he embodies that perfect older brother figure and bears important character traits
such as honesty, loyalty, generosity, bravery and amiability. As a young kid, I was told I was
timorous and spineless unlike Jimmy and constantly being compared to him, which gave me that
urge to sign up to be a soldier. It seemed like the right thing to do because I thought it would make
people see me in a different light. I ardently pray that this war will be over so Jimmy and I can go
home

The Experience Of War Essay
The Experience Of War Many authors have written about war themes, some extracts of the stories
and poems that I have read and researched are The Upturned Face by Steven Crane .It is about a
fictional war being fought in an imaginary Europe. Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
describes his senses and feeling of getting shot in the neck during battle. Exposure by Wilfred
Owen,describes the horrors and reality of being in the trenches of the First World War. And The
Making of Me by Robert Westall is about a shell–shocked grandfather who has the responsibility of
looking after his grandchild. In the Upturned Face by Steven Crane, a fictional war is fought in an
imagined Europe. This extract describes the stresses of battle and...show more content...
In Exposure by Wilfred Owen, Owen uses imagery of pain and suffering in the poem to recreate
the horrors of battle. The realities of battle are depicted powerfully, through the imagery of the
poem, "Our brains ache"; "like twitching agonies of men" and "worried by silence" these phrases
describe the nervous strain of the soldiers in a war situation. "Like twitching agonies of men
among its brambles." Is a good way of describing the spikes on the barbed wire, which surrounds
the trenches. "Sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence" gives the reader a good idea
of the constant dangers of being in the trenches during the First World War. In The Making of Me
by Robert Westall, a shell–shocked grandfather is given the responsibility of looking after his
grandson. At first the grandchild was frightened of his grandfather because of the stories he had
heard about his grandfathers violent drunken behaviour. "When his second child was born dead, he
ripped the gas–cooker from the wall and threw it downstairs." This describes that the war had
damaged him, causing him to over–react when he got stressed. The grandfather had been gassed in
the trenches in the First World War. "Unlike anybody else I knew, he had a chest, because he'd been
gassed in the trenches. His chest fascinating symphony of noises at the best of times." "Once without
warning, he clouted me across the

War Story- Personal Narrative Essay
War Story– Personal Narrative Finally we got a well deserved break from what seemed like our
endless marching. As we stopped pain shot up my left leg like a bullet. I looked automatically to
my right. Nobody was there. My best friend Simon would usually stand there, as he had in the war
before, I could imagine the grin on his face. The images of all those years ago started to play in my
mind...
It began when we were assembled in the safety of the trench. Then we heard those dreaded words
that can make a man throw up with fear for his life.
"Go! Over the top men, go!"
I froze, not breathing, not even blinking I was paralysed, standing there motionless, my legs as solid
as...show more content...
Then, turning my head again I saw Simon dive to my aid. He did not utter a single word but just
gave a faint grin then promptly looked down at my leg and set to work. He freed me and with a little
help I made it to the safety of the next shell hole. I owed him my life.
Simon refused to stop. He climbed up again to help the others. I tried to tug him back but my
efforts were worthless; seen as I was wounded. Gun shots and shell fire pounded my ears like a
right hand from a heavy weight boxer. I will never forget the next sound I heard. I knew it was the
end so I looked up at the morning sun and prayed towards the heavens. I could hear the screams
penetrating throughout my mind.
Now I'm standing here about to march on to fight in another war, fighting for my dear friend.
When will man kind learn? Now, however, I fear this time I might not be so lucky, especially now,
without Simon, who I did not even get a chance to thank for saving my life. Now I try to put the
thoughts out of my mind with a tear in my eye turning away from the other soldiers so they cannot
see.
I can see a large church in front of me and can hear the sounds of children playing. I begin to think
about the contrast. The young, blameless children playing happily with each other only a short
distance away from where us, the adults are contemplating what lies ahead hideously slaughtering the

What Is The Definition Of War?
The first issue to be considered is what is war and what is its definition. The student of war needs
to be careful in examining definitions of war, for like any social phenomena, definitions are varied,
and often the proposed definition masks a particular political or philosophical stance paraded by the
author. This is as true of dictionary definitions as well as of articles on military or political history.
Cicero defines war broadly as "a contention by force"; Hugo Grotius adds that
"war is the state of contending parties, considered as such"; Thomas Hobbes notes that
war is also an attitude: "By war is meant a state of affairs, which may exist even while its
operations are not continued"; Denis Diderot...show more content...
There are other schools of thought on war's nature other than the political–rationalist account, and
the student of war must be careful, as noted above, not to incorporate a too narrow or normative
account of war. If war is defined as something that occurs only between states, then wars between
nomadic groups should not be mentioned, nor would hostilities on the part of a displaced, non–state
group against a state be considered war.
An alternative definition of war is that it is an all–pervasive phenomenon of the universe.
Accordingly, battles are mere symptoms of the underlying belligerent nature of the universe; such a
description corresponds with a Heraclitean or Hegelian philosophy in which change (physical, social,
political, economical, etc) can only arise out of war or violent conflict. Heraclitus decries that
"war is the father of all things," and Hegel echoes his sentiments. Interestingly, even
Voltaire, the embodiment of the Enlightenment, followed this line: "Famine, plague, and war
are the three most famous ingredients of this wretched world...All animals are perpetually at war
with each other...Air, earth and water are arenas of destruction." (From Pocket Philosophical
Dictionary).
Alternatively, the Oxford Dictionary expands the definition to include "any active hostility or
struggle between living beings; a conflict between opposing forces or principles." This avoids
the narrowness of a political–rationalist

Essay about War Powers
"I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the
United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to
the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the
officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So
help me God." (Title 10, US Code; Act of 5 May 1960 replacing the wording first adopted in 1789,
with amendment effective 5 October 1962). During the oath ceremony, members of the Armed forces
as well as Department of Defense civilians pledge to uphold the Constitution, the President, and
those officers who serve above them. Article I Section II...show more content...
This, has led to numerous exercises by the President to stretch this power to its full extent, not only
during invasion but also those related to additional powers; not distinctively outlined, during war.
After the Prize cases of 1863, the Executive exercised it's power to act war–like in situations that
looked like war in various regions throughout the globe. Congress however, soon became concerned
with the "abuse" of this power, particularly those executed by former Presidents Lyndon Johnson and
Richard Nixon (288). This concern emerged during the Vietnam and Korean wars when theUnited
States was in great conflict with the nations without a formal Declaration of War by Congress. In
an effort to limit the President's power, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution which
established guidelines for the executive during times of conflict. The Resolution requires the
President to alert Congress of his intentions to commit forces. However, the President must
withdraw forces within 60 days unless Congress declares war, grants special authorization,
extends the 60 day period, or is unable to physically meet as a result of an armed attack against the
United States (288). The President is provided the power to extend the 60 day period if he
determines that doing so is necessary for the safety and

Essay on Defining War
What is war? Is it as simple as one entity against another, or is it something more? Can it be
defined as simply killing, or can warfare exist without bloodshed? Reading stories and journals on
previous warfare shows that there's always more than one side. There are infinitely many viewpoints
when it comes to this topic, including its overdrawn controversy among people. There are people
that believe war is a necessity for this world to function, you have people that are strictly against
war, and some are even indifferent about the subject. But who's right and who's wrong? Is it all a
matter of opinion or is their proof of one side over the other? First, you need to go to the basics.
War, by definition from Merriam–Webster dictionary, is...show more content...
It's all driven by passion and how strongly people believe in something. If you look at religious
wars, such as jihads, you see that it's a war undertaken by Muslims against nonbelievers. This
shows the passion of Muslims and how far they would go for their beliefs. Whether or not a war
starts depends on how strongly one side feels against another and/or how threatened one side feels
against another. If a country other than the U.S. decided they were going to add a law that we
didn't like, we probably wouldn't do anything unless it affected our country as a whole negatively.
Where you stand as an individual in a war varies from where another person stands. Even to the
minutest detail someone can differ in opinion from someone else. It's all a matter of not necessarily
what "side" you're on, but which direction you feel the war should turn towards, in my opinion.
Abraham Lincoln orated, "Force is all–conquering, but its victories are short–lived." Where force
can dominate entire nations, your outcome is always less than what's expected. Where do people
feel it's a necessity to declare such a violent act on other countries? Do these people feel no
remorse for doing so? Where is the justice? Now that the basics are out of the way, it's opinion
time. Where some people see war as a means of accomplishing a goal, I figure it's a country's way
of hiding its insecurities. For me, it's so hard to fathom

Essay on War
Essay on war
War has been a part of human culture since it's birth. It has led to a great many massacres and has
shown us the evil that exists within the souls of humanity. Some have even gone as far as saying that
war is human nature. To better understand the reasons behind war and how it affects others, I've
examined several different societies and cultures so as to better understand the necessity of war and
see the cause of their external war attitude. To do so, different variables from two topics (military
institutions and external war attitude) were matched up and crossed so as to look into the answers to
these questions. The variables were then calculated and through these graphs, I was able to find
different societies in which...show more content...
Warfare to the Somalis was seen as a division of labor that was the principal means of acquiring
cattle. In times of war, peasants would be taken from /their/his/ home/s/ for months at a time.
Warfare was organized by the chiefs on behalf of the kin and it was the duty of every able bodied
man to take part in it (pg 133 Philip)." In order for one to become wealthy within a society, they
must earn it through the privilege of authority. This comes from the reward of conduct pleasing to
one's superiors. For the most part, the wealth of a man comes from the exercise of poetical virtues,
obedience to authority, wisdom in council, and courage in war.
During battle, leadership among the Somalis is led by a general who the king feels will be the
right one only after having a consultation with the appropriate spirits. He also selected the people
of certain sazas "to guard the king." These people did so simply by staying home. The leaders of
the armies were forceful during wartime. "Every able bodied man was expected to turn out, but
though the penalty for cowardice in the field was instant death by burning, people who simply
stayed at home were merely fined on their chief's return (P. 193 Philips)."
The generals were important as a moral rallying–point. It is said that the army would lose heart if
their general is killed in battle , but as soon as his successor is found, their courage would return.
The decision to engage in war was made mainly by the king and his orders

Essay on War Film Genre
Matthew Jaskot
English 102–7 9:30 A.M
Avodian
September 20, 2012
War from the Beginning War films have been around for quite some time. They have many different
aspects to them. Each film has a little bit different view, depending on what the director wants the
audience to get out of the movie. Some target the importance of how horrific and heart breaking war
was, while others were used to inspire their country to support their troops. There are films though
that go straight to the point of war and show all of the intense combat, the pain and suffering the
soldiers did for their country, and the brutality of what countries did to prisoners in concentration
camps. War films never get dull, they will keep the audience interested and...show more content...
People could see what was happening at the war, and realize what their soldiers were going
through. These films were used mostly as a recruitment use, and as way to make the people
angry towards the enemy, suggesting that heroic American involvement would bring home
victory. We could see ourselves that the war demands not only on the nerves of the soldiers but
also to those who had to stay at home (Kaes 22). Not only did films like these inspire people to
join the military, but made the people who stayed at home become aware of the how nerve
racking and crucial the war was. War films died off for a period of time after the war, since there
was no need to rally the people during a time of peace. Eventually the films picked back in the mid
twenties. The first film to really bring start the production of war films again was The Big Parade,
it was the first to realistically portray the horrors of battle and the struggle for survival by three
soldier–comrades. This film made more money than any other MGM production during this time.
These films were more gruesome than viewers were used to seeing. Hantke states that the war was a
place of death; imminent, inevitable, violent, inexorably physical, and omnipresent: bloody death,
grim death, death without metaphysical or transcendent comforts (702). Films like these really
showed how awful and painful war was to those who never went oversea to fight. These films

War Persuasive Essay
Revolutionary, Civil, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, and the Cold War are only a few of the countless
wars over the course of humankind. It is almost as inevitable as death, as long as there are
humans, there's gonna be conflict, and as long as there is conflict, there's war. War has evolved
alongside us, from sticks and stones, to missiles and drones. Pretty much every aspect of our life
has been affected by war, and most of them have caused it. One of the major results of war is
death and suffering, and those in turn lead to more war. As you can tell, with society today, war is
pretty much guaranteed. But the question is why? Why do we constantly threaten each other,
terrorizing civilians and sending our own out to die? Why do we bomb and nuke each other, not
only killing innocent families, but the animals, plants, trees, birds, and rendering their homes
uninhabitable for centuries at a time, just because we don't like the people that live there? Why
doesn't more of our money go into more important problems, like helping wildlife, curing cancer
and diseases, ending malnutrition and substandard living, instead of spending it in technology that
helps us kill more and more people at a time? Well, to come up with one of the many answers to
these questions, we will first have to get a better understanding of what war is, what causes it, and
where it began. After that, maybe you can come up with your own answers to these questions, and
maybe the most important one of them all, will we ever

Essay on War Poetry
War Poetry
War Poetry is written to express a writers feelings towards war in general. Some writers express total
glorification of the war, while others convey the inanity of confrontation.
One of the poems that I have studied "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Tennyson is a
poem that tells of a 19th century battle between the British and the Russians during the Crimean War
in Russia. During this war, Great Britain, France, and Turkey were fighting against Russia. This
battle was particularly disturbing because the lightly armored British, obviously misled, charges a
line of heavily armed Russian artillery unit.
The poem describes how many soldiers died due to a mistake made by...show more content...
The use of the word "flashed" more than once makes it stand out in the poem. Repetition makes
poetry more intense and captures the readers attention. Imagery is another important poetic device
that Tennyson uses masterfully here. "Stormed with shot and shell," shows the bravery of soldiers
(stanza 3). This use of vivid vocabulary brings about the feeling of action. It also adds suspense by
intrigiung the reader. When Tennyson writes, "Plunged in the battery–smoke," he portraits the
courage of the troops (stanza 5). The troops had to be brave to charge into the unknown. These
men were willing to die without fear. "Right thro' the line they broke," shows the victory of the
cavalry. Through courage and fearlessness, the soldiers succeeded in battle. The men were
persistent and finally came through. Intense Imagery makes the readers mind dream and envision
what is going on, and Tennyson uses it perfectly. Symbolism is an element of poetry where
something may have more than meaning. For example, when Tennyson writes, "Into the valley of
death," it has two meanings (stanza 1). One meaning, is that the troops are going into a valley. The
other meaning is that the troops are going into a battle for their lives. Another is example of
symbolism is when Tennyson writes, "Into the mouth of hell". The reader knows that the soldiers
really are not going to hell. The soldiers are really going into a

Essay on The Effects of War
Death by the millions. War; caused by the petty disagreements of those in power; fought by the
brave young men that had no other choice. No one truly wins a war; it does not decipher who is
right, only whom is left. The horrors of war are devastating; both mentally and physically. The
horror is not only ever present during life on the Frontline, it lives on in the survivors guilt. I
believe the horror of war is not only represented in the soldiers, we are all too quick to forget
about the feelings of those at home, the friends and families, and the effects the war had on them.
The Physical effect of war is one of its most poignant horrors, and probably its most acknowledged.
We aren't privy to this sort of imagery in Regeneration, it's...show more content...
At this point in time it was integral for a man to care and protect and almost take charge over his
family, how would this man do so? I also believe the fear in those "blank stares" when she notices
them is heart–wrenching; they do not wished to be seen in this way, they are afraid of what the
society that inflicted this upon them may think. This could also be a reference to how bleak their
futures are of a result– these men physically paid the cost for other people's battles.
Neurasthenia and the mental affect of war is a lesser considered but equally if not more poignant
horror. Examples of this are rife in Regeneration, I believe that Regeneration is deliberately set in
a psychiatric hospital, as this emphasises some of the key elements of the First World War. I
believe that the mental effects of war are highlighted mostly in the character of David Burns; a
patient at Craiglockhart War Hospital; I believe this to be more heart wrenching as Burns is
based upon a real patient as noted in Dr River's studies. He was real. A real person suffered in this
manner. Burns is a troubled character and has severe issues eating, he had developed this problem
when" thrown into the air by the explosion of a shell and had landed on a German corpse, whose
gas filled belly had ruptured on impact. Before Burns lost consciousness, he'd had time to realize

Essay On World War 1
The first World War is universally considered to be one of the single deadliest events in human
history. World War I is undoubtedly one of the largest military altercations to ever take place,
with a duration of five years, involving 32 nations. Over the course of five years, the war killed
almost 37.5 million people, approximately 57% of all soldiers involved (britannica.com). One
might suspect a conflict on this scale would have arisen from a divide in ideology or from a
dispute over prized resources. However, it was a politically unimportant event paired with
pre–established military alliances that created one of the deadliest conflicts on Earth. The initiating
event occurred June 28th, 1914. On this date, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir...show more content...
The German attack on Belgium forced Britain into the conflict due to an agreement to protect
Belgium's sovereignty and neutrality; thus, Britain also declared war on Germany. Next to enter the
conflict was the Ottoman Empire, modern–day Turkey. Next, Italy entered the war, fighting against
Germany and Austria. The War had grown to the point that nations were no longer viewed as
individual armies, but as international alliances conducting warfare. Britain, Russia, France, and
Italy were the main forces for the Allies. The opposing force came to be known as the Central
Powers, composed of Austria–Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire. These central nations in
the European Theatre forced divisions throughout Europe and through the rest of the world. Due to
the global expansion of War involvement, German Forces began to engage on all sides. Germany
had the second largest Navy in the world by the beginning of the War; the Germans increased their
Navy usage as the threat of an attack from the sea became imminent. The increase in German Naval
defense eventually led to a German U–Boat sinking an American passenger ship called the Lusitania,
which was operating a trade route near German Territory, this finally pushed the disengaged America
into the War. Then, on December 5th of 1917, Germany signed an armistice with Russia, ending the
conflict between the

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