Abstract
This paper analyzes George Patton's famous D-Day eve speech to his troops. Logical mistakes, fallacies, and questionable premises are examined, and a brief discussion is offered concerning whether the speech met its objectives.

Abstract
The paper provides an overview of the events leading up to, and including the massive landings on the French coast by Allied forces on June 6, 1944, made possible in part by elaborate ruses pinpointing other landing areas along the coast. The paper discusses how nevertheless, fierce German resistance caused enormous casualties on both sides until superior air and land power finally overwhelmed the defending Nazis and forced them to retreat. The paper notes, however, that it was not until the following May that the European world war ended.

From the Paper
"To many of today's generation, D-Day in 1944 was a truly bloody and frightening few minutes at the beginning of Steven Spielberg's movie, "Saving Private Ryan". Yet, in its own way, it was truly the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. The events of June 6, 1944, given the code name "Operation Overlord", were the result of years of planning, a lot of deception to try to make the Nazi armies position themselves at places in France other than the coast of Normandy. Actually, until the very last moment, the thousands of warships and troop carriers, fighter escorts and bombers, plus hundreds of thousands of troops were not even certain that..."

Tags:normandy, invasion, fighting

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. "

Tags:tanks, bobbin, crab, germany, bulldozer

Abstract
This paper examines how the amphibious invasion of Normandy by Allied forces on June 6, 1944 was preceded by airborne landings to secure key objectives. It analyzes how the efforts of these airborne troops were an important factor in the success of the invasion. It looks at the mission, operations, equipment and leaders of the three divisions took part in the airborne piece of the battle on D-Day. They were the American 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and the British 6th Airborne Division. It describes how all three units had combat jump experience and consisted of a combination of parachute and glider infantry regiments and how the American portion of the airborne mission was code named Operation Neptune.

Outline
Introduction
Equipment
Contending Forces
The Commanders
Operations
Analysis and Conclusion
Bibliography

From the Paper
"The American 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions were well-trained and combat experienced. The same was true of the British 6th Airborne Division. The 101st and 82nd each consisted of three parachute infantry regiments who jumped into action and one glider infantry regiment which came into combat in gliders released from tow planes. Gliders landed on strips prepared by the earlier arriving parachute troops. About 6,200 troops from each division took part in the invasion. The British Sixth Airborne Division consisted of three brigades, two parachute brigades and one airlanding or glider brigade. One of the parachute brigades contained a Canadian parachute regiment. The 6th was similar in size to the American divisions. The Germans initially placed second line or older reserve troops in the Normandy invasion area. But shortly before the invasion, Field Marshall Rommel succeeded in obtaining reinforcements for Normandy, many of which were first line and elite troops."

Tags:operations, equipment, leaders, america, britain, france

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This research paper discusses the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, the overall strategy for the operation of the invaders and defenders, operational planning and preparations and the fighting on that fateful day. Allied strategy was brilliantly conceived. German defensive strategy was muddled.

From the Paper
"This research paper discusses the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, the overall strategy for the operation of the invaders and defenders, operational planning and preparations and the fighting on that fateful day. Allied strategy was brilliantly conceived. German defensive strategy was muddled. Allied operational plans and preparations for the invasion were basically sound, except for the failure to plan for exploitation of the lodgement on the French coast, overreliance on pre-invasion bombardment of landing areas and other technical errors. German plans and preparations suffered from a divided command and certain fundamental weaknesses in their force structure."

Tags:military

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This paper looks at the plans of Operation Overlord and new technologies invented to aid the assault. Focuses on Omaha Beach and how events played out for the landing troops. The assault itself is the main topic of the paper. Appendix contains the troop load-out of a typical assault craft.

From the Paper
"As dawn loomed just over the horizon, Operation Overlord was in serious trouble. With paratrooper misdrops all over Normandy and landing craft miles off course, the carefully thought out plans of D-Day were quickly falling apart. The fate of the world no longer rested on the preparations of months past, but on the courage and resourcefulness of Allied troops. No one was ready for what those soldiers were about to face. To understand where everything fell apart, one must start at the beginning and look at the plans, the naval bombardments, and the fateful landings that changed the world forever."

Tags:6, 1944, bbc, beach, boats, d, day, divsion, higgens, infantry, june, omaha

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The paper begins with a brief introduction to Irish author, Cornelius Ryan who wrote the bestselling book, "The Longest Day". The paper analyzes the book which talks about the dismay as well as the splendor of D-Day. The paper discusses how Ryan has narrated and described the individual, as well as collective acts of heroism in this book which sold over four million copies worldwide.

From the Paper
"The author provided factual information and not based on any bias. He interviewed over 1,000 individuals who took part in the event on that day, and gave their personal experiences and perspective that together flawlessly leave his readers thoroughly absorbed. However, there were few stories of heroism, which those that took part has been considered just normal, but to the younger generations it does to some extent seem to be unreal making the book so fascinating.
Contrasting some authors of more recent, Ryan does not become entangled in regurgitation of numbers as for him the most vital aim was to get this story across in the world in forms of the words of those people who actually comprehended and recognized as to what happened that day where one of the great interest in the book as how the book concludes as well as the kind of jobs of those who were interviewed in 1959."

Tags:World, War, II, Normandy, Omaha, Beach

From the Paper
"Although the history books count D-Day as one of the greatest military triumphs, the American assault on Omaha beach was badly conceived and executed, resulting in one of the bloodiest day in American military history since Antietam. The main factors that led to this tragedy were the inhospitable nature of the invasion site, the ineffectiveness of the aerial and naval bombardment, the unforeseen strength of the German defenders, and the poor coordination and planning of the attack itself. Although the American landing forces were ultimately victorious, the Omaha fiasco claimed over four-thousand casualties. Technically a triumph, there was nothing triumphant about the American assault on Omaha beach."

Tags:military

Abstract
This paper relates that J. D. Salinger's short fiction was influenced to a great extent by his participation in World War II and by the nervous breakdown he suffered when he returned from the battlefield. The paper then points out that, although their setting and main plot differ, his two short stories, "The Stranger" and "A Perfect Day for Bananafish", have many common elements. The paper also relates that both texts have as main characters young men who recently returned from the war suffering from psychological stress. The paper concludes that, in both stories, war is seen as more than a mere experience of death and anguish; it is indicative of inhumanity, corruption and extreme violence as opposed to the world of innocence, which infancy represents.

From the Paper
"Thus, the stories converge in a few points, the most important of which being the former soldier's emotional stress after the war and the refuge they try to take in the innocent world of the two girls, Sybil and Mattie. Thus, Babe notices with surprise the beautiful way in which his little sister makes a playful jump from the curve of the highway to its surface and listens to her innocent babble about some plays they could go and see. The apparently nonsense talk of the child is the most important part of the story as it stands in contrast with the crimes of the war."

Tags:depression, childhood, leitmotif, glass, suicide

Abstract
This paper examines the book by Jeffrey D. Wert which is the story of one day in the Battle of Gettysburg, fought during the Civil War on a battlefield in Pennsylvania in 1863. Specifically, it discusses the purpose and thesis of the work, along with a critical judgment of the book's value in American history. The author is impressed with the new and fascinating information that is brought to the book and shows how it teaches a lesson in historic conquest, that one battle can indeed turn the tide of an entire war.

From the Paper
"Wert declares "On Gettysburg's fields the country's past and future collided" (Wert 9), and this is his thesis for writing this book, to show the country of the past, moving inexorably forward to the country of the future as the battle is waged for Little and Big Round Top. The entire future of the country would have changed had the Confederate Army won the Battle of Gettysburg, for they were poised to march on Washington to take Lincoln and the White House. Wert's thesis is not only involved with war, it is involved with the sacrifices men made that day for freedom, and for what they believed in. "Rarely, if ever, had the army's rank and file fought so well as they had on this Thursday" (Wert 15)."

Tags:war, civil, jeffrey, wert, pennsylvania, book, review, non-fiction