Blitzkrieg Failure
In the first three years of the Second orld ar, the German forces made significant advances in a successful manner and were able to conquer the most part of Europe and a substantial part of Russia's European territory. At the time when the Nazi forces entered into Russia in orld ar 2, the strategic line of attack was planned to be similar to that employed in overpowering France and Poland, initially during the war. The initial success was through the use of Blitzkrieg. This was a very fast, pooled arms attack that consisted of a tank thrust, facilitated by mobile and aircraft weaponry adept of being at par with the tanks and backed by portable infantry to combine expanded territory. Nevertheless, different from the campaigns against Poland and France, which resulted in the immediate laying down of arms of these nations, the campaign against Russia came to be slowed…...

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blitzkrieg not a war-Winning innovation for the Germans during WW2?
During the first stage of the Second World War in Europe, Germans wished to circumvent a long-drawn-out war. The nation's plan was using a succession of short military campaigns for crippling the enemy side. It succeeded quickly in overrunning a large portion of Europe. For over two years, Germany employed a novel military strategy known as lightning war (i.e., "Blitzkrieg," in German) for achieving swift victories. The tactics necessitated a concentration of planes, artillery, tanks, and other offensive weaponry along a limited front. A breach would be driven by these forces into the opponent's defenses, allowing rapid penetration and free movement of armored tanks behind the opponent's lines, leading to disorder in their defenses, and shock. The German air force ensured that enemies didn't get to redeploy their forces or resupply sufficiently, and thus, the latter were unsuccessful in sending…...

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The first world war effectively drilled into Europe and America the terror of modern rifle-based warfare. Rifles could keep people penned in their trenches, or kill anything that moved out of them. Rifle-defended trenches were highly effective at stopping invasions (a fact that the American South should have considered during the Civil War), but one could make very few advances from them. However, by the time of the second world war, the lessons of the rifles had been relatively well learned. In preparing for the next war, Germany invented "lightening strike" capacities, focusing on mobility and range and suppressive fire. "Speed, and still more speed, and always speed was the secret... And that demanded audacity, more audacity and always audacity." During that war, cover was provided for the rifle-bearing infantry by planes and tanks, and once a hole was made in defenses, infantry could pass through without running a gauntlet…...

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The Germans recognized the evacuation attempt and used all means at their disposal to harass it (Gardner 15). They sent the Luftwaffe aircraft, U-boats, and E-boats to attack the various Allied ships sailing to and from the Belgian Coast (Axelrod 304). The Allied forces countered with air power of its own, bringing the Royal Air Force in to intercept the Luftwaffe and bomb concentrated German ground troops (Axelrod 304).

In this dogfight, the Allied forces were helped by a number of fortunate developments. The Luftwaffe had advanced too rapidly for their supply bases to catch up and their supplies were limited throughout the battle (Axelrod 305). Also, inclement weather throughout the battle reduced visibility for aircraft, providing Allied forces with periodic reprieves from Luftwaffe harassment (Axelrod 305). The Luftwaffe's bombs themselves, through the smoke they created upon exploding, further reduced visibility and helped screen the evacuation process (Axelrod 305). That these…...

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Axelrod, Alan. Encyclopedia of World War II. New York: Facts on File, 2007. P.303

Gardner, W.J.R., ed. The Evacuation from Dunkirk: 'Operation Dynamo' 26 May -- 4 June 1940. London: Frank Cass, 2000. P. 22

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Lord, Walter. The Miracle of Dunkirk. London: Allen Lane, 1983. 43

A few moments after relaying this message, the Germans opened fire and for the next two weeks, the attle of the ulge raged on and when it was finally over, 100,000 German soldiers had been killed, wounded or captured; 81,000 Americans and 1,400 ritish troops had also been killed, wounded or captured; a total of 800 tanks had been lost on both sides; a 1,000 German aircraft had also been destroyed. Thus, the attle of the ulge "was the worst battle, in terms of loss, to the American forces during World War II. 10

On December 19, 1944, General Eisenhower and his top field commanders met at Verdun in order to come up with a plan to stop the German advancement. At this time, the American and Allied forces were experiencing massive attacks -- panzers were streaming across the Allied lines and numerous German legions were marching through a gap some…...

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World War II -- Eastern Front
While the personality of any dictator may significantly influence the military decisions of his/her dictatorship, perhaps the clearest instance of this phenomenon occurred in World War II's arbarossa, an invasion of Russia in the Eastern Front. Obsessed with his messianic delusions, Hitler's personal flaws resulted in the ultimate failure of the greatest invasion in recorded history. The failure of that invasion, in turn, directly resulted in Germany's loss of World War II.

Hitler's Personal Flaws Caused the Failure of arbarossa

Synthesis of reputable historical sources, some of which stress Adolf Hitler's personal flaws while others minimize or ignore them, reveals that Adolf Hitler's personal shortcomings caused the failure of arbarossa and, therefore, caused Germany's loss of World War II. Hitler's warlike personality was apparently dominated by "the three p's": prejudice, paranoia, and perplexity. Though Hitler was famously prejudiced against Jewish people, his prejudice against all non-Aryan people,…...

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Nevertheless, at the same time when Churchill took his place as leader of the ritish armed forces, the Germans had dealt an impressive blow by invading and eventually conquering elgium, France, and the Netherlands. Standing as one of the greatest powers in the world at the time, France had only managed to hold off its oppressors for a month and a half before signing an armistice with the Axis forces and allowing the German and Italian troops to occupy its territory.
eing excited by their wonderful victory over France, the Germans went on a mission to invade ritain using various tactics. However, all efforts proved to be useless, as the ritish had managed to defend their country excellently. The United States had neuter at the time when the Germans had been sweeping across Europe. However, because of their connection to ritain, they backed the ritish by agreeing to a trade…...

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Being excited by their wonderful victory over France, the Germans went on a mission to invade Britain using various tactics. However, all efforts proved to be useless, as the British had managed to defend their country excellently. The United States had neuter at the time when the Germans had been sweeping across Europe. However, because of their connection to Britain, they backed the British by agreeing to a trade of destroyers meant to strengthen the British naval forces.

Japan, Italy, and Germany had signed a Tripartite Act in September 1940, stating that any country that would attack the Axis powers would be required to go at war against the three. Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary joined the Tripartite Act in November, influencing the Germans in wanting to attack the Soviet Union. The Germans advanced into Greece consequent to Bulgaria signing the Tripartite Act. The Germans did not hesitate to unleash a surprise attack on the Soviets with operation Barbarossa on 22 June, 1941, once again proving that the German armed forces could easily brake through defense lines, regardless of their strength (the Soviets had been preparing defensive campaigns even before the start of the war).

The Axis advance in the east had come to a halt near Moscow, thus marking the moment when the German could no longer continue the Blitzkrieg and had to engage in traditional warfare.

But this does not mean it is fair to ignore how many fragile emerging economies, such as Iceland, Ireland, and Greece, have been suffering far worse turmoil than either the U.S. Or Canada today. Regarding the worries about the 'jobless recovery,' Watson believes decreases in employment do not always presage more serious recessions later on.
There are profound differences between today and the 1930s. The difference seem to lie in the political climate: there was widespread support for Franklin Delano Roosevelt's instituting of government programs to help the unemployed and dispossessed. Today, an intransigent Republican minority faction in Congress is stymieing such efforts. Watson's sunny forecast does not provide any advice about how to prevent a similar crisis in the future, he simply advises the reader to watch and wait unemployment figures creep up: "IPA forecast sees the national unemployment rate rising to an average of 8.1% in 2009 --…...

Hitler-Stalin Pact
Beyond doubt, the world was in an anarchical state in the 1920s and 1930s, particularly as the Great Depression devastated the global economy and aggressive, fascist regimes took power in Germany and Japan. International organizations hardly existed at the time, and in economic policy most countries adopted strategies of nationalism, autarky and protectionism, while the 'revisionist' states like Germany, Japan and Italy made it perfectly clear that they intended to solve their economic problems through creating new empires and spheres on influence at the expense of older empires like Britain and France. Hitler made no secret of the fact that the chief goal of his Lebensraum policy would be conquest of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, which would become a source of raw materials, foodstuffs and slave labor for the Germans. He was also determined to exterminate the 'Jewish-Bolshevik worldview', as he always described Communism, and the basis…...

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oncomitantly with the invasion of Poland and with the Allies declaring war on Germany, Hitler had raised his awareness relating to how his expansion had been pressured by the Allies. The military power owned by the Nazis proved its strength as the German troops had rendered the Maginot Line (then believed to be the strongest fortification in the world) ineffective, as the flanking technique that they employed had made the French defense appear to be extremely vulnerable. The military owned by the Allies had been no match for Hitler's military technology and the strategies that he used in 1940.

It would appear that Hitler decision to attack the countries in the west had not been purely strategic, nor had it solely had military purposes. Part of his decision had been strongly influenced by the fact that Germany had been virtually humiliated by several western powers consequent to the end of the…...

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Concomitantly with the invasion of Poland and with the Allies declaring war on Germany, Hitler had raised his awareness relating to how his expansion had been pressured by the Allies. The military power owned by the Nazis proved its strength as the German troops had rendered the Maginot Line (then believed to be the strongest fortification in the world) ineffective, as the flanking technique that they employed had made the French defense appear to be extremely vulnerable. The military owned by the Allies had been no match for Hitler's military technology and the strategies that he used in 1940.

It would appear that Hitler decision to attack the countries in the west had not been purely strategic, nor had it solely had military purposes. Part of his decision had been strongly influenced by the fact that Germany had been virtually humiliated by several western powers consequent to the end of the First World War. Even though it had been clear that the armed forces possessed by French would have no chance of stopping the Germans, Hitler knew that the conquering of France would have a strong impact on Germany, and, on the whole world. While the Nazis did not necessarily express their desire to go to war against Britain, it had been obvious that the overall plans that Hitler had could not function without this occurrence.

One can consider that the mystery of Hitler wanting to attack western countries (even though he did not initially believe that such an act would be profitable) is similar to the mystery related to him wanting to attack the Soviet Union, in spite of the fact that he had previously signed a non-aggression act with the country. In both cases, he knew that he and his country would have little chances of accomplishing their goals as long as they had been put at risk by other world powers.

Their joy persisted for over a decade, but in 1958 de Gaulle again managed to climb to the top of the French government through his involvement in the Algerian Crisis (Spartacus Education). De Gaulle managed to negotiate an unpopular but necessary piece by granting freedom to all thirteen African colonies still under French possession, though the war in Algiers itself did not end until 1962 (Notable Biographies). His prominence during the height and resolution of the crisis allowed him to be propelled to the new office of the Presidency, and in fact de Gaulle was instrumental in drafting a new French constitution and establishing the Fifth French Republic (de Gaulle & Macridis; Crawley). During his time in the presidency, de gaulle was fairly successful in what has come to be seen as his main objective, namely to navigate French foreign policy freely and to establish a Europe that was not…...

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Mahoney, Daniel. De Gaulle: Statesmanship, Grandeur, and Modern Democracy. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2000.

The final line depicts the persistent contrast between the monk's inner and outer lives. Externally, he is -- or believes he is -- piety itself. His inner world however seethes with a bitterness that is utterly unchristian. In this, Browning depicts him as the worst of religious hypocrites: he believes he is righteous, and remains completely unaware of his own shortcomings, while condemning others for their significantly smaller sins.
The same unawareness is manifest in the female speaker depicted by Betjeman's poem.

Her external and internal worlds also contrast, but much less clearly than that of Browning's monk. From the beginning, it is clear that she highly values status and leadership. For her, Westminster Abbey is significant not only for its purpose as a place of worship, but also for its use as a final resting place for "England's statesmen." The importance of this idea is indicated both by its position…...

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Betjeman, John. "In Westminster Abbey."

The South Vietnamese authorities had been fighting the Vietcong communist guerilla forces from the North which were later replaced by the more powerful North Vietnam army. The U.S. had entered the war with the intention of stopping the North Vietnamese communist regime from overtaking South Vietnam. During the 1959-1975 period millions of Vietnamese and tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers had been killed as a result of the war.
The Vietnam War is one of the most debated topics when concerning the U.S. military involvement abroad. There are Americans that condemn the U.S. decision to conduct warfare in Vietnam due to the fact that they consider the war as having been pointless.

Another debated intervention of the U.S. government abroad had been the Yugoslavian war, in which the NATO forces have bombed several areas of the country. The U.S. had allegedly bombed the country with the motive of annihilating all counterinsurgents,…...

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He explained that it was not popularity and looking good to others that should constitute success. It was what one struggled over and kept him thinking all night. He specifically spoke about President Truman's difficult decision to use nuclear weapons and his own military decision to risk lives (Roberts). According to him, the first rule about leadership is to take charge when in command (Saint 2001). The second rule is to always do what is right. He said that the challenge of leadership is to inspire others or followers to perform what they normally would not do. He described great leaders are "ordinary people in extraordinary times." According to him, great leaders are in history books because they responded adequately to the demand of extra ordinary times. He also said that leaders must take the time to train future leaders coming up through the ranks (Saint).
Schwarzkopf's adept leadership in…...

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Operation Barbarossa
The German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 is perhaps one of the most crucial turning points of World War II, as hubris of Adolf Hitler and the German high command was rewarded with an unexpected defeat. Code-named Operation Barbarossa, after a medieval German ruler, the German invasion was doomed from the start, based as it was upon a number of assumptions regarding the Soviet ability to repel an attack and the estimated length of the operation. By examining the immediate context of Barbarossa as well as the planning and outcome of the operation, one is able to see how the catastrophic German defeat in the Soviet Union set the stage for the Nazi's eventual downfall.

The plans for Operation Barbarossa were first drawn up in February of 1941, but Hitler's desire to invade ussia had been made clear years before, such that one may view Barbarossa as the…...

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Dziewanowski, M.K. (1994). Polish intelligence during world war II: The case of barbarossa.

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Parameters, 29(1), 150-150-164.

1. The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler: A Study in Tyranny

2. Hitler's Impact on World History: A Critical Analysis

3. Hitler's Leadership Style: Authoritarianism and Propaganda

4. Understanding the Psychology of Adolf Hitler: Roots of Hatred and Manipulation

5. The Holocaust and Hitler's Final Solution: Examining the Darkest Chapter of WWII

6. Hitler's Role in the Axis Powers: The Axis Pact and its Consequences

7. Hitler's Legacy: Lessons from History on Preventing Dictatorship and Genocide

8. Hitler's Military Strategy: Blitzkrieg and the World War II Campaigns

9. Hitler's Ideology: Nazism, Anti-Semitism, and the Quest for Aryan Supremacy

10. Hitler's Downfall: The Battle of Berlin and the End....

I. Introduction
A. Brief background information on World War 1 and World War 2
B. Thesis statement comparing and contrasting the two wars

II. Causes of World War 1
A. Imperialism
B. Nationalism
C. Militarism
D. Alliances

III. Causes of World War 2
A. Treaty of Versailles
B. Rise of Fascism
C. Appeasement
D. Economic Depression

IV. Major Players in World War 1
A. Allied Powers
B. Central Powers

V. Major Players in World War 2
A. Allied Powers
B. Axis Powers

VI. Military Strategies in World War 1
A. Trench Warfare
B. Use of tanks and airplanes

VII. Military Strategies in World War 2
A.....

## Outline for an Essay Comparing and Contrasting World War I and World War II

I. Introduction
- Define World War I and World War II
- State the thesis statement: Discuss the similarities and differences between World War I and World War II, focusing on their causes, strategies, and impacts.

II. Similarities
- Causes
- Imperialism and nationalism
- Arms race and alliances
- Economic tensions
- Strategies
- Trench warfare in WWI, Blitzkrieg tactics in WWII
- Use of propaganda and espionage
- Mobilization of civilians and economies
- Impacts
- High casualties and devastation
- Political and territorial changes
- Economic hardship and social....