the Germans wisely selected ridges and high terrain for fortified defences the higher ground chosen gave the Germans tactical advantages and much better living conditions. The French British and the Canadians dug their trenches in lower terrain that was usually only a few feet above sea level so they got the rats mud lice and the worst of it. Reality set in when the trenches were dug that it was going to be a long war any chance of it being over by Christmas was dashed. While it is true that the start of World War One was greeted with vast amounts of patriotism throughout Europe and the Empire, there were those who were pacifists and refused to have anything to do with the war. The pacifists were few in number (the UK had about 16,000 in total during the war) and would have had no impact on the number of fighting men Britain had in the lead up to conscription.
This would include not bringing very important bombs and mortar shells and heavier guns, these weapons were close to or equivalent to the German artillery. After this event the allies made sure to correct their tanks and ended up inventing the “Crocodile” and the “ Duplex-Drive” which were a big success for many raids. Although the raid on Dieppe seemed like a big failure, it actually set an example of what not to do, and taught many people valuable lessons. It is well argued that without these mistakes future raids would have been an ultimate failure. this is also recongised in the words of Mountbatten: ‘that for every live lost at Dieppe, ten were save at
Shelling also became very popular during this war. Again All Quite on the Western Front shows the devastation shelling causes to the land and the soldiers. Shelling could be timed perfectly to blow up right in front of troops but not kill them. The technological advances during WW1 helped to raise the death toll to a staggering
They were also important in the war due to the fact that they increased mobility on the Western Front and eventually broke the stalemate in trench warfare. So, in the war, these tanks had proven to be useful and had been used ever since. The first airplane was invented by the Wright brothers in 1903, 11 years before the war even started so, World War 1 was the first major war where airplanes began to become a significant part of the military. The use for the planes in the war was used for reconnaissance, bombing, and fighting as well. In 1915 the U.S. realized it was behind and created an organization called the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics to jump-start the production of military aircraft.
The new guns that were being produced were much faster to reload and way more accurate than the slow, bulky muskets they used to use. These new guns, especially the machine guns, helped his troops intimidate and obliterate the natives who were confined to using only spears. Another very important advancement was the telegraph. This allowed King Leopold to give orders and directions to his troops in the Congo, while sitting comfortably at home in Belgium. His orders got there much faster too.
Although there failure of completely vanquishing the warlords there can be little doubt that Chiang was fairly successful in solving this domestic problem and the effects it would have on the country as it is probably that without him stabilising the political and social unrest civil war would have broken out in the country much early than it did. The GMD was able to successfully implement new and improved transport links throughout the country. The three thousand mile railway track connected North and South which helped Chiang to begin re-unifying the country and the people. However there can be little doubt that the transport was created for sole purpose of the urban rich who were the majority of his supporters and it only aided them to become
The UAV used at the AWE was the Hunter, which was not expected to become part of the Army's inventory. The Hunter required too much manpower and a large operating field. The Outrider, a tactical UAV then in development, was expected to be more proficient and require less support resources. However, the Hunter helped prove the value of UAVs to ground combat units. The Javelin was a winner to the point that light infantrymen were being flown around in helicopters in Javelin packages to attack tanks.
To have power of the railway lines meant that they could send soldiers and artillery to any place in the battle area. Opponents of the Bolsheviks, known as the Whites, had some major disadvantages, although they had a large amount of supporters, they were scattered around the central area; they were often hundreds and hundreds of miles between each army. The geographical distance between the troops meant that communications between each other were extremely difficult and that is if they even wanted to communicate. Another reason why the Bolsheviks won the Civil War was because; they were united and had only one aim which was to stay in power so that they could build the new Socialist society. However many members on the side that was against the Bolsheviks had other ideas.
Explain why the Nazi Regime proclaimed “Total War” in February 1943. (12 Marks) One factor behind why the Nazi regime went ahead with total war was because it offered a chance to revive public morale following the defeat at Stalingrad. The public morale down at this point however going to war with allies seemed the perfect opportunity in regaining the trust of people in the regime. Josef Goebbels speech proved to be a great example in uplifting the people’s moods in regards to total war. His powerful speech was influential and enabled the German public to feel more optimistic within the war as well as regime.
We took too long over every battle, every war, every campaign'. The Russian Civil War was unique as neither side could rely upon the loyalty of their troops, and the Reds probably won because they were more effective at getting troops to the battlefield when needed, no matter how badly trained, armed, or organised they were. The first enemy of the new Bolshevik regime was the Germans, who were still engaged in the First World War against Russia. The Red Army, created on January 15th 1918, mainly consisted of unemployed workers or former soldiers and was highly