Essays on Army

After the failed U.S. attempt to overthrow the Castro regime in Cuba with the Bay of Pigs invasion, and while the Kennedy administration planned Operation Mongoose, in July 1962 Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev reached a secret agreement with Cuban premier Fidel Castro to place Soviet …

Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another”1. These words were spoken by the famous General George Washington, never could have rang truer than during the winter …

I am writing this essay to provide information on respect and disrespect in the United States Army. The effects that it has on leadership in everyday life. The effect it has on your own self, and your reputation as a United States soldier in day …

The Spanish-American War (April 24, 1898-August 12, 1898) occurred as a result of various influences, including American religion, a sense of mission, political tensions between the U.S. and Spain, Spanish violence against the people of Cuba, and the Cuban desire for freedom from colonization. The …

The Spanish-American War was once a hostility in 1898 between Spain and the United States. It was once the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence. American assaults on Spain’s Pacific possessions led to U.S. involvement in the Philippine Revolution and …

“The Spanish American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish Colonial rule in the Americas.”(history.com 1) The Spanish American War was very important to the United States. At first, the United States was not going to join. Then, they …

In war many lives, time and resources are spent trying to decide a winner, and this could lead to prolonged war which as Sun Tzu said, “There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare” (Sun Tzu, Art of War pg7). For instance, …

With world war II starting in 1939 and lasting until September of 1945, food for Canadians was rationed and families didn’t get much since most of the food was being sent overseas to the soldiers at this time. In this episode, the Campus family experiences …

As we begin our career into the Army and start going through basic training (BCT) we learn a new meaning of the words: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage. We are taught to live and breathe these Army values. We start …

Our founding fathers founded this great nation under great threats from the British Crown. There is no argument that these men were American heroes. Likewise, there were so many heroes from the Civil War. One such man was Thomas Ewing Jr., not only for his …

Freedom of choice is one of the biggest problematic issues in the world nowadays. Young people’s right to choose when it comes to military is one part of this kind of freedom. This issue is controversial and opinions are divided: one thinks that it is …

The Fourth Ottoman-Venetian War, also known as the War of Cyprus, was a war between the Ottoman Empire and the Venetian Republic over control of the Island of Cyprus. This war was fought mainly through naval conflicts between the two states. After years of warfare, …

The military is defined as a force authorized to use lethal or deadly force weapons to support the interest of the state or all of its citizens. Serving in the military comes with responsibility, pressure and much more. Although the military is not for everyone, …

Back in the 1960’s, President Lyndon B. Johnson decided to help support South Vietnam against the Viet Cong. While doing this, LBJ did not think of all the hate that would soon follow. Protests and marches started to occur around college campuses throughout the United …

Introduction The South African Border war, which is sometimes also referred to as the Namibian Border War and Angolan Bush War, lasted between the years 1966 to 1989. (Source F) During this period the government of South Africa sent hundreds of thousands of men to …