The Tsar made many failures as Commander in chief of the army especially at the battle of Tannenburg where the majority of the Russian second army was destroyed which forced the Russian army to retreat. This coupled with other military defeats led to mass desertions towards cities. It also led to many soldiers knowing of the Tsars failures which would have supported the claim for a revolution. The war effort also caused the Zemstva and the Congress of Representatives of Industry and Trade to grow which were used to help stimulate production and provide medical facilities. The government failed to efficiently incorporate these into the war effort which resulted in them becoming a symbol for the shortcomings in the war effort.
There are both strengths and weaknesses that support the idea that the weaknesses in German war production was down to poor coordination within the war economy. Some of the strengths include the amount of war ministries that were set up at the time, with the main one being the Ministry of Armaments with Albert Speer at the head. Military expenditure was another reason that contributes to the idea that the economy was poorly coordinated, as more concentration was put on matters that were not that significant. Statements made against this idea would be that German’s military production did not increase at the same rate as its enemies, such as Britain and the USA. Fighting between some of the leading Nazi’s also meant that it would have been near impossible to put together an effective economy with all missions heading towards the same aim.
What disciplinary problems became more widespread and evident within the armed forces during the latter stages of Vietnam? Why did these problems exist, how were they handled, and what was their overall impact on the war at large? Approaching the end of a purposeless, wasteful, undefined, and futile show of power, armed forces personnel understandably became restless. Compound with leadership disorderliness, indiscipline spread quickly amongst the ranks. Beginning with mere lack of proper grooming standards; as sympathetic solders of the antiwar movement lacked proper haircuts, displayed peace medallions, penned “UUUU” on their helmets meaning “We are the Unwilling, led by the Unqualified, to do the Unnecessary for the Ungrateful.” Desertion rate was at an all-time high, for all services during the Vietnam era and more so around the world.
There is nothing romantic about war in Slaughterhouse-Five. In fact, the villains of the novel are the ones who continue to romanticize violence and killing, men like Bertram Copeland Rumfoord and even foolish Roland Weary. Vonnegut shows that war is inevitable. Stopping a war, or writing an anti-war novel, is like stopping a glacier: it is an exercise in futility. As a result, humans lose their free will and become victims in the machinery of war, casualties of political ends.
This bad political move meant that York had grown in considerable force and had no choice but to fight the Lancastrians, otherwise he would go to prison or even be executed. The result of the First Battle of St Albans was devastating for the Lancastrians and gave an advantage to the Yorkists. Richard Duke of York’s two main rivals, the Duke of Somerset and the Earl of Northumberland, were both killed during the battle and Henry VI was captured by the Yorkists. The Lancastrians and Margaret had lost control of the Kingdom as Henry was now under Yorkist protection. This also meant that when Henry had his second breakdown later in 1455, Richard become Protector of the Realm until 1456 when Henry recovered.
Other factors include political issues which were made worse by the Tsar’s lack of understanding of the proletariat society and the poor living and working conditions which were caused due to the Tsar’s … to run a country. All these factors link back to Tsar Nicholas II and imply that Tsar Nicholas was very much to blame for the downfall of the Romanovs in 1917. However, some historians argue that it wasn’t the fault of Tsar Nicholas II and claim that the fall of the Romanovs was down to Nicholas II inheriting a bad situation from his father Alexander III. They also say that Rasputin’s involvement, which had nothing to do with Nicholas II, played a part in the downfall of the Romanovs. Some historians even put the fall of the Romanovs down to the Russian people as they claim that Nicholas made reforms and attempted to listen to the people however, the Russian people were just unhappy.
Another factor to the growth of opposition against the Tsar was due to the Rasputin becoming advisor to Alexandria as Nicholas the second went to war. During September 1915 and December there was frequent changes such as; 4 prime ministers ,5 interior ministers and 3 ministers of agriculture. This made it hard for people of Russia to keep up and it made no improvements to Russia’s society. In addition this made the Tsar hated among the people and the opposition grew against him. However, if Alexandra accepted reforms from the Duma instead of Rasputin a reduction of opposition would of
Source E on the other hand accuses the management of ‘neglect’ towards the soldiers which completely challenges Raglan’s claims. Lord Raglan claims he feels ‘every reason to be satisfied’ but source E illustrates an unflattering picture of the army’s management. Both sources E and B present a negative picture of the situation in Crimea, they also suggest a reason for the suffering of the British soldiers relates to a lack of supplies as source E
Col. Yingling wrote an exposé titled A Failure in Generalship. He offers a harsh critiquing in this article, on American Generals in numerous conflicts especially Vietnam, Operation Iraqi Freedom and the military’s unsound promotion system. He protests that America’s Generals, in both wars, sent our militaries into battle without a scheme or a balanced plan for victory. My perspective on our military’s promotion system is identical to Yinglings’, we feel senior leaders must possess moral courage and creative intelligence, but with a flawed promotion system it may not be attainable in the near
The German high command halted as the army was about to go for the kill (on orders from Hitler who at times would lose his nerve temporarily). Goering promised to destroy them with the Luftwaffe but despite the intense attack by the German air force, thousands of British soldiers escaped to fight another day. It was a psychological victory for England because it showed they were down but not out. Germany had won the day for sure, but despite the bloody beating England received, she was still standing.