“The Lost Battalion” Review: The main issues Major Whittlesey had to face in commanding the 308th were to lead his troops into the German lines at the Argonne forest and to keep advancing following the command given to him, also because he was promised supplies and back up, which gave him a little bit of hope at least but which he never ended up getting. Being an inexperienced army commander from New York, who managed the situation with insecurity and naïve war strategies, he was aware that this battle could result not only in the death of most of his men but also of his own. Major Whittlesey found himself in a very risky situation without any alternatives but to keep fighting: the 308th was surrounded by the Germans, in an unknown location, with only very few supplies left and thousands of his soldiers dying helpless. He also had to face problems of communication with the headquarters, because the telephone lines were so easily cut that he had to rely on pigeons and runners, which then led to miscommunication and the general did not even know his position. That’s why the supplies never reached the 308th and many of his men had to die without medical and food supplies.
This atrocious chemical lead and still today leads to death, deformation, and diabetes. Dr. Joel E. Michalek, who deals with statistics for the air force, was the first to notice a link between Agent Orange and diabetes. But the federal government was not willing “...to spend millions of dollars on such studies”. Dr. Michael Gough, a retired biologist was quoted as saying “the conclusion I’ve come to is that there is no evidence whatsoever to support any connection between low-level
This quote suggests that that no matter how much the British army is progressing their gains in war doesn’t mean much because of the outcome of the gains which are always the same, a more prolonged war. This quote also suggest that the continuation of war should not happen because of the amount of men that are dying with real progression towards the end of the war, “slowly but surely killing off the best of the male population of these islands” This quote also backs the previous point up as it shows how this war is only resulting in the death of many of possibly Britain’s elite which are the soldiers. This letter was earlier declined permission to be published in the Times, this may have been because the Times funded some parts of the continuation of the war for example Florence Nightingale, so as a result of that may not have wanted it to be published in their newspaper as it was a pro war newspaper. I think what makes this source a reliable one is that Lord Landsome the person who wrote this was a former minister of the aquiths wartime government, this makes it reliable because he could influence previous decisions made in war but as he was against it he probably left the job. Sources 2 and 3 agree with the statement that the British people supported the army’s continuation in the war.
WW1 was a total war, due to casualties and the amount of men needed, the government introduced conscription in 1916. COS refused to partake in war either on moral, religious or political grounds. During WW1, approx. 16,000 applied to object and all were seen as cowards by the public. People would hand out white feathers to illustrate their hostility towards them and Absolutists were sent to Dartmoor prison.
Also this source is unreliable because of what Haig was writing and who he was informing. This source was written to inform the British government, the Prime Minister, so consequently, Haig would put more optimism in the letters to avoid the blame for the failure of the war. Finally, he mention how the barbed wires were cut well, and how the battle was going like clockwork, when 60,000 were injured or dead and 20,000 plus were definitely dead. The statement of the barbwire being cut well is a lie as I know from my own contextual knowledge that the barbed wire was not penetrated due to its thickness and vastness. Source C is an interview with Private George Coppard, already making it more reliable than source B because Private George Coppard was present at the frontline, therefore, his information is firsthand.
He disregarded all of these documents and denied ever having been a conscientious objector. York was assigned to Golf Company of the 328th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division. He struggled with deep religious conflictions, the nature of his training, and what he knew his country would expect of him in the coming war. His Battalion Commander, Major Gonzalo Edward Buxton, quoted verses like: Luke 22:36, “He that hath no sword, let him sell his cloak and buy one”, John 18:36, “If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight”; this gave York the incentive to do some soul searching. He was sent on leave for ten days, when he returned he had renewed
Essay on Forgotten Solider The losers of war do not have the privilege of having war stories. Guy Sajer's autobiography The Forgotten Soldier is his account of the horror experienced in Russia as a German soldier. The stories that are usually told in regard to World War II are mostly stories of The Holocaust and the race to make the Atomic bomb, however as Sajer points out in his book any surviving soldier in a war has a gripping story to tell, but the audience is rarely there for the losers The horror begins for Sajer as a young recruit of seventeen. Being underage at the beginning of the war would have voided his contract with the German Government but Sajer lied about his age. Later on in the war as Germant gets Desperate for troops Sajer explains how men as old as sixty and boys as young as thirteen are recruited for the front lines.
Michael Weisskopf was the only member of Ward 57 who was not in Iraq to fight the war; rather he was there to write the Person of the Year story on the American soldier. Unbeknownst to him he would be returning without his dominant right hand and identity. He lost his journalistic abilities and his work was filled with frustrations. Weisskopf states (2006), “The telephone, a reporter’s principal tool, became a liability. Instead of holding it in one hand and jotting notes with the other, I had to resort to a headset that picked up every noise and spooked sources.”(p.175).
Some may doubt the hazards of performing my experimental task, but by the end of this report no one will ever want to follow my footsteps again. My vast experience in the field (pun intended) has revealed the inherent treacheries of athletic participation. Children must NOT be allowed to play sports. If you want a stone cold reason not to pursue sports, reflect on the misfortunate male population of the 1800’s. It hurts me to say it, but 100% of male athletes from that century are now deceased.
Never mind the circumstances. I understand that during the first world war the term “shell shock” was unheard of but apart of me still thinks that shouldn’t the men have realised there was an adequate amount killing going on never mind them killing each other. This was only the first part of the trip and already I had strong feeling against even our part as a country in The Great