Essays Tagged: "army officer"

Robert Edward Lee

ished Virginia families. He was a devoted son, an outstanding Westpoint cadet, and an United States army officer for thirty two years. He graduated second in his class.Lee started his impressive Milit ... r seemed impossible to avoid, President Abraham Lincion summond Lee and asked him to lead the Union army, but Lee declined. On April 23 he became commander and chief of the military forces in Virgnia, ...

(2 pages) 52 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

This is a creative piece where I write as if I am James Wolfe and it is in relation to the Battle of Plains of Abrahams.

born at the vicarage in Westerham, Kent, on the second of January 1727. My father, Edward Wolfe, an army officer; and my mother, Henrietta, who raised us with loving arms. My destiny was to make a nam ... make a name for myself at Louisburg and Quebec. Both my grandfather and father were officers in the army, so being born into a military family; the military was in my heart.The 18th century offered ma ...

(6 pages) 30 1 3.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Bibliography on stephen Vincent Benet.

Stephen did not live in one place to long because his father had been inclined to do his duty as an army officer (Stephen 99). These influences can be seen in his writing styles (Bahr 50).(Bahr) says ...

(3 pages) 27 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Oone of the greatest spies!

Is George Trofimoff one of the greatest spies ever to betray America, or a loyal army officer who spent a career defending this country?One thing is sure: Trofimoff, retired from th ... ution and, as a boy in World War II, he was rescued by American GIs. When Trofimoff joined the U.S. army to fight the communists that murdered his grandparents, he left behind a brother, Igor, who bec ...

(3 pages) 19 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

The Battle of Little Big Horn

Battle of Little Big Horn is a large piece of american history. George Custer, was a United States Army officer who won fame as a Civil War general and an Indian fighter in the West. Custer is best k ... amous because of disagreement over the reasons for Custer's defeat.Marcus Reno, was a United States Army officer who also became known for his role in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Terri ...

(4 pages) 37 0 5.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Tragedy or Comedy

they met a group of soldiers who will be friends and a small society for those Prozorov sisters. An army officer,Vershinin,is one of them and soon will be a very close friend for Masha. Although both ... ural life which is very boring and unsophisticated for them. İt is also an opposition with the army officers. 'till now it can be understood that there is a satire about what the prozoroves wish ...

(5 pages) 35 1 4.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Pope: John Paul II

rs, preaching to millions of people on 6 continents and in more than 50 nations.The son of a Polish army officer, Karol Wojtyla was born in Wadowice, Poland. He attended an underground seminary during ...

(2 pages) 38 0 4.3 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Napoleon Bonaparte

noble. After his elementary education he attended a French military academy where he trained as an army officerBecause of all the officers departing as émigré's, Napoleon rose rapidly through t ... n march of 1796, Napoleon spent only two days with her before leaving to take command of the French army in Italy. Rumors of Josephine's unfaithfulness seem to suggest that this marriage was motivated ...

(3 pages) 61 0 5.0 May/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

WHAT JOY LUCK MEANS

the club that Suyuan created. The club consisted of three other young women. One was the wife of an Army officer, one was a women was from a rich family in Shanghai, and the other was a women from a l ...

(1 pages) 4 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Michael Porter

Michael E. Porter was born in Michigan, USA and travelled the world as a son of an army officer. He is currently the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor based at Harvard Busi ...

(6 pages) 136 1 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors