Q. Evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies and tactics used by the opposing sides during the Second Indochina War It is clear that from the various strategies and tactics used during the Second World War, that the communist North were far more effective than those of the US and ARVN forces. The communist North was predominantly fighting for nationhood and independence, and thus sustained a remarkably high morale throughout the war. Both the NVA and the VC utilised effective strategies and tactics, especially the decision to combine guerrilla warfare with more conventional strategies. On the other hand, the US and ARVN forces were less effective in using strategies and tactics as they were not accustomed to the terrain, and their conventional
The tanks were also unwieldy to use as they were prone to getting stuck in the mud and breakdown, as well as being short-ranged and slow, travelling only 10 kilometres per hour. These first tanks had not been tested in trench conditions and were not developed enough. Over a third of the shells used were duds and did not explode on impact. However, the tanks were useful in gaining land and were very effective against machine gun fire as the infantry could follow behind it using it as a shield against the bullets. Later, at the Battle of Cambrai, they were to be used to much greater effect.
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
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.
However, wars generally led to very expensive costs to the country. Henry's father, Henry VII, left the country in quite a stable state economically, but Henry devoted most of England's money into his campaigns to take over France, because he believed had a right to the Throne. To some extent source 4 supports the idea that the foreign policy did fail due to the lack of resources, because it states that “the young warrior family accepted the fact that royal finances could not support a repetition of the campaign of 1513”. This quote implies that the lack of resources seems to be the dominant reason for stopping Henry from invading France and therefore source 4 supports the statement to some extent. In source 4 we also learn that much must have depended on diplomatic relations with Maximilian and Ferdinand, however Henry’s allies proved unfaithful and unreliable.
The stronger, more accurate and flexible Hyksos’s composite bow was used by the fighter, which meant less hand-to-hand combat. Foot soldiers used a ‘khepesh’ or curved sword. To many historians, the most important militaristic idea that the Hyksos brought to Egypt was that of a professional army. The previously untrained haphazard volunteer network posed no great threat to the Hyksos, and so, the army needed to become a professional force to regain Egypt’s dignity
Germany faced many problems such as unemployment, debt and lack of money. Construction of Autobahns and schools would have created many jobs and brought in a huge amount of money. This is exactly how Schacht planned to solve Germanys economic problems, with The New Plan. The New Plan consisted of four major parts (Limiting imports, Trade agreements, Government spending and tackling unemployment). However, Hitler was not happy with this as his spending on the military was being limited, which meant only a certain number of tanks/planes were being produced.
were really defensive in nature, where Germany tried to gain an edge before the western Allies grew too strong. Thus the question, why did the western Allies fight? Their centuries old goal had been to limit German power. Despite having vast overseas empires and large European territories, both England and France considered any German
At the beginning of World War I America attempted to stay neutral and focus on asserting their dominance throughout the western hemisphere, but as the war progressed it became clearer that America wanted and needed to enter the war. While many things had a profound impact on America’s entrance into WWI, American economic interests, Woodrow Wilson’s idealism, and American claim to world power, weighed heavily on the final decision to declare war on Germany. War provides a great opportunity for economic and industrial growth, a chance to change, and claim world power, as long as the country wins the war. American economic benefits of the war were not as prominent a factor as others, but nevertheless it did affect America’s decision to declare war. The economic side effects of entering a war can be beneficial to a country.
The net result was that the army had less forces than it needed to ensure the successful execution of its missions, and this contributed to its defeat. Had the German army never been divided and the capture of the city of Stalingrad not been made a requirement, the Germans would have been able to concentrate their forces and defend their flanks, and the encirclement of the German army may well not have happened. Another lesson of the battle is the desirability of avoiding frontal assaults whenever possible. Frontal assaults enable the defender to exploit all the advantages of the defense, such as the emplacement of obstacles and the orientation of forces toward the expected enemy avenue of