On the day Germany declared war in 1914, 19-year-old Ernst Jünger enlisted. He fought with an infantry company -- the 73rd Hanoverians -- for the next four years and particip...
It's a fact, when talking on the subject of war, we presume that if the generals and country leaders didn't start them, they would by no means occur. In a book like Storm of...
On the day Germany declared war in 1914, 19-year-old Ernst Jünger enlisted. He fought with an infantry company -- the 73rd Hanoverians -- for the next four years and particip...
The Ocean Ranger was an offshore exploration oil drilling platform that sank in Canadian waters 315 kilometres southeast from St. John's Newfoundland, on t...
The first months of war resounded with the collision of the war plans pored over for decades by the general staffs of Europe. The original German plan for a two-front war, dra...
What was the role of the HJ movement in Germany?
• To educate and train young Germans as future members storm Regiment.
• To make them physically and mentally have no we...
BATTLE OF OKINAWA
Okinawa was the largest amphibious invasion of the Pacific campaign and the last major campaign of the Pacific War. More ships were used, more troops put...
This book is told from the diary of the main character, Sam Gribley. Sam is a boy full of determination. He didn't give up and go home like everyone thought he would. He is...
. Executive Summary
Upon Review of Nucor Corporation’s current findings, analysis of internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as a comparative analysis at the industrial...
Charles Ginnever
A artist that I take a liking to his interesting pieces of work is Charles Ginnever. Charles Ginnever was born in San Mateo, California in 1931....
Facts
Ashland Oil Company was the nation’s largest independent oil refiner.
Ashland Oil operated the largest private tank barge fleet on the inland waterways.
Ashland had...
A tornado is a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud. It is spawned by a thunderstorm (or sometimes as a result of a hurricane) and produced when...
What is The Pennsylvania Army National Guard?
The Pennsylvania Army National Guard is a branch of the United States Army that is mostly used today for homeland security. Alt...
The wall beside Gerard exploded as a high velocity bullet struck the already heavily battered bricks and sent them shattering outwards in a spray of red shards. G...
by Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)
Author:
Melville was born in 1819, the son of an established New York family (his ancestors included Revolutionary War officer...
I. Introduction
Lighting is a great mystery to many. Many do not know the origin of lightning bolts nor their true strength. Lightning bolts are produced from opposite f...
The rise of National Socialism in post-WWI Germany is an understandable reaction to the problems of the Versailles Peace Treaty, considering the German attitudes and be...