The American industial production had reached its peak by the end of 1943. “At the beginning of 1944, The United States and Great Britain had accumulated in the British Isles the largest number of men and the greatest amount of of material ever assembled to launch and sustain an amphibious attack” (Nelson, 1993, D-Day). Three months before the attack of D-Day an airstrike was planned to pave the way for invasion by restricting the enemy’s ability to shift reserves. “Despite the bad weather Dwight D. Eisenhower made the decision to attack on June 6, 1944” (Nelson, 1993, D-Day). At 0200, military time, that morning one British and two American airbourne divisions were dropped behind the beaches of Normandy in order to secure routes of regress from the beaches for the seabourne forces” (Frank, 2001, World) This enabled the Western Alllies to trap the Axis powers that guarded the beach and smash them like a sandwich, by attacking them from two sides.
Guerrilla warfare is unconventional warfare and combat where small groups use mobile tactics to combat a larger, less mobile conventional army. The Viet Cong had extensive knowledge of the geography of Vietnam and were highly experienced in Guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla strategies often included political campaigns, in which the North would provide a message of unification and independence to the people of Vietnam. The Communists were fighting for nationhood, thus morale was remarkably high throughout the War. The VC strategy of attrition was extremely effective as time was never an issue for the North.
Omaha beach was unlike any of the other assault beaches in Normandy. Its crescent curve and unusual assortment of bluffs, cliffs and draws were immediately recognizable from the sea. It was the most defensible beach chosen for D-Day; in fact, many planners did not believe it a likely place for a major landing. The high ground commanded all approaches to the beach from the sea and tidal flats. Moreover, any advance made by U.S. troops from the beach would be limited to narrow passages between the bluffs.
Lessons from the Battle of Chancellorsville By David Tyler Journal Article | May 8 2013 - 2:30am “Hold the attention of your enemy with a minimum force, then quickly strike him suddenly and hard on his flank or rear with every weapon you have.”[1] -- Gen. A.A. Vandegrift Introduction May 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville. It is one of the premiere battles that military professionals around the world study to understand the art of warfare. The chaos, courage, and suffering that took place at the Battle of Chancellorsville was so expansive and extreme that it is difficult for twenty-first century minds to grasp. Numbers vaguely tell the story of the savagery: total Confederate casualties 13,156, of whom 1683 were killed, 9277 were wounded, and
Thirteen Days The whole World was in a state of unrest for thirteen days. Everyone especially in the United States was afraid of what could become one of the worst and bloodiest Wars people had ever seen. The worst part was it could all erupt with the click of a button and nuclear bombs would hit the United States in no time. This all happened in the midst of the cold war. The cold war which was continuing state of political and military tension between the powers of the Western world, led by the United States and its NATO allies, and the communist world, led by the Soviet Union, its satellite states and allies.
During this battle, the Allies were surrounded by German troops on every side. They fought hard for hours, until the German Army broke through. The Allies charged into the broken lines, and fought face to face with the Germans. The German assault created a large bulge in the lines, resulting in their offensive being called, “The Battle of the Bulge.” The only reason the battle was such a success for the Allies, was the smallest thing imaginable, gasoline. Hitler’s Panzers were basically out of gas and could not run anymore.
For example, the first part of the book takes place in the city of Leningrad while it is under siege by the German forces. The horrible conditions are reflected when Lev says “others dwindled while the ration cards were cut and cut again, halving those who looked like circus strongmen before the invasion” (Benioff 8). The cutting of ration cards is described in this quote, because as the war wore on there was not enough food to feed everyone. As I already stated, the authorities in Leningrad did not think there was not enough food to last more then a few months, but by this point in the book it was already a while afterwords. The shortage of food was also shown with the very quest that this entire book was based of off.
The Americans were perhaps lacking in battle experience, but were fresh and described as belligerent – in other words they were spoiling for a fight. And in the opinion of many, this turned the momentum in favor of the Allies. From the point of view of Germany, America’s entrance into the war with 3,000,000 well equipped troops was a huge psychological blow as well. The battle took place over several days in July, 1918, with terrific losses for both sides with America alone suffering 12,000 casualties
When the military confrontation became inescapable everyone seemed to feel that it was going to be a short time period. The first conflict the North entered was the Battle of Bull Run in the summer of 1861. A battle that the Confederates felt would end the Unions forward unified movement. However, neither side would have understood the magnitude, and length of horrific battles that would unveil itself to a divided nation. The amount of death tolls that showed its true face in the war was unimaginable.
The Greatest Commander in History History has provided us with many great commanders; commanders who would march into battle without fear and with great levels of bravery. Every commander has seen their share of defeat except one, and that commander was Alexander III. His first victory came when he was sixteen and since that battle he has lost none. Alexander III became known as Alexander the Great. Alexander III was born on July 20 356bc.