Abstract This paper examines how Major General Hobart was given an assigned task during World War II to develop some of the most unusual pieces of military equipment ever seen. It looks at how Hobart and his division designed tanks that were named "Hobart's Funnies" and how among these specialized tanks were the Bobbin, Crab, Fascine, Small Box Girder, Crocodile, AVRE Recovery vehicle, ARC Mark II, Bulldozer and the DD Tank. It shows how these tanks were important because they helped the Allies overcome German obstacles and made a huge difference in the D-Day operations.
From the Paper "Percy Hobart graduated from the Royal Military Academy in 1904 where he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers. He served in India, France, and Iraq during World War I, where he gained the respect of his comrades and became know as a "Brilliant but independent-minded officer". Hobart believed that tanks were the future of ground warfare and joined the brand-new Royal Tank Corps in 1923. He then became a Colonel in 1928 and in 1934 he formed and gained command of the 1st Tank Brigade, where he began to develop new tank tactics in the content of mobile warfare. "
Abstract This paper takes a look at Judy Mattivi Morley's book, 'Historic Preservation and the Imagined West: Albuquerque, Denver and Seattle'.
According to the paper, along with the cities of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Seattle, Washington, the city of Denver, Colorado has gone through many phases and many changes in its history. The paper discusses the clashes between preserving historic districts and bulldozing them down for "urban renewal".
From the Paper "But during the Great Depression the square fell into hard times: "Pioneer Square's social deterioration mirrored its physical decline," Morley explained on page 71. More bad luck happened when there was an earthquake in 1948 that caused a lot of structural damage to buildings in Pioneer Square. Then in the late 1950s the Central Association of Seattle was created to upgrade the city's image and infrastructure, and the Seattle Center was built in 1962 for the World's Fair. In the late 1960s, the clean-up of Pioneer Square began, as buildings were renovated and artists, architects, interior designers who "liked the aesthetics of the old buildings" (Morley, 75) - along with young professionals who prized the proximity to downtown - began moving in."
