Essays Tagged: "surprise attack"

Successes & Failures of Lieutenant Hornblower from C.S. Forester's "Lieutenant Hornblower"

put together a landing party. Hornblower had the wholeattack planed and the coordinates marked. His surprise attack on the Spanish at Samanaproved to be a success. Once the fort was taken over he was ...

(2 pages) 36 1 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Farewell to Manzanar" A true story about a girl growing up during World War II. Includes a short personal comment

rge house with a large dining table which was located in an entirely non-Japanese neighborhood. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese was the moment Jeanne's life was critically altered. ...

(9 pages) 97 1 3.4 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Before ,during,and after the "Attack on Pearl Harbor"

expected them to attack the U.S. This attack on Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. into World War II.The Surprise AttackOn Dec. 7, 1941 Japan surprised the USA by sending attack planes to certain targets a ...

(1 pages) 69 0 2.6 Sep/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Before ,during,and after the "Attack on Pearl Harbor"

expected them to attack the U.S. This attack on Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. into World War II.The Surprise AttackOn Dec. 7, 1941 Japan surprised the USA by sending attack planes to certain targets a ... of attack of war. But somehow being trained or not nothing is the same as real war taking place by surprise. Corporal Nightingale was three quarters of the way to the first platform when he heard a b ...

(10 pages) 148 1 3.9 Sep/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

'The Pearl Harbor Conspiracy' Who was at fault? Was it a suprise or was it known in advance?

y, at least, the governments of Australia, Korea, Britain, Netherlands, and the Soviet Union that a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was coming. The attack was not only expected but it was welcomed! FD ...

(10 pages) 527 9 4.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

If you were president Harry Truman, would you have made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

iron and oil, to Japan. This angered the Japanese, and after peacetalks failed, the Japanese made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. After this attack, the U.S. declared war on Japan. The two nations ... nd definitely did not fit to his description. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor might have been a surprise, but was not intended to hurt civilians. And again, it was the first time the atom bomb was ...

(5 pages) 103 0 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Killer Angels letter from Longstreet to his wife.

n a short period of time. One of our generals was preparing his army for a battle, when they made a surprise attack. It was devastating. General Lee is very stubborn, he listens to none of my ideas. I ...

(2 pages) 47 0 2.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Russo-japanese war and outcomes.

conflict in this century fought between great powers. Japan seized the planned idea by launching a surprise attack on Russian naval forces in the Far East and landing an army on the Asian mainland. Y ...

(2 pages) 38 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

A comparison essay on Bush's Sept. 11 speech and Roosevelt's Dec 7 speech.

official prelude to war.Pearl Harbor was attacked December 7, 1941 by the Japanese Empire. It was a surprise attack that shocked Americans into disbelief and sadness. Parts of the world were already i ... k City and Washington D.C. were attacked by terrorists from an unknown organization. Once again the surprise attacks shocked Americans into disbelief and sadness. At this time the world was in a relat ...

(2 pages) 89 0 4.5 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Analysis of Book IX in the Odyssey.

is men get into trouble due to their greed and gluttony. While Odysseus's men are celebrating their surprise attack and capture of Ismarus by eating and drinking the night away, the Cicones manage to ...

(1 pages) 31 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Causes and Effects of Pearl Harbor This essay describes the important events that led to the Pearl Harbor attack and it describes the results of the attack.

A surprise attack on Pearl Harbor left millions of Americans heartbroken. This dreadful event led to m ... morning that the Japanese made it clear to the U.S. that there was a state of war between them.The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was very unjust and malevolent. It deeply crippled United States in ...

(3 pages) 220 0 4.5 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

The Japanese Internment during World War II

long been a topic of debate. The government of the United States has claimed this action, after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, was a "military necessity", taken as a means of national security. ...

(5 pages) 161 1 3.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Japanese Internment Camps

Japanese Internment CampsJapan's surprise attack on the U.S. military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, caused the Unite ...

(6 pages) 111 1 4.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Attack on Pearl Harbor

The Attack ON Pearl HarborThe attack of Pearl Harbor on the United States, was a surprise attack by the Japanese, who at the time were having peace talks with us. The U.S. viewed th ... ady for the attack. We did drills and missions daily to get prepared for war. Never did we expect a surprise attack on a Sunday morning in December, with no real provocation. We were a mess. Men were ...

(5 pages) 79 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

MOre WWII two essays each about 100 words(this is different then the other one)

JAPANESE LUANCH SURPRISE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR!Pearl Harbor (December 8, 1941) - Yesterday war came to this tropica ...

(2 pages) 19 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Pearl Harbor

tes Pacific Fleet, in 1941. They figured that before the United States could recover from a massive surprise attack like this, that the Japanese would be able to take control of what they were going t ...

(4 pages) 43 1 2.5 Aug/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Pearl Harbor:Day of Infamy or Day of Deceit?

panese bombers launched one of two attacks on the Hawaiian base Pearl Harbor. This attack came as a surprise to the people, first as a shock, which soon turned to anger. By the 11th, when the Axis pow ... s still a mystery. Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and General Walter Short are assumed to blame for this surprise attack, but some claim President Franklin D. Roosevelt is responsible. The president called ...

(5 pages) 36 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Tet Offensive

On January 31, 1968 The National Liberation Front launched a surprise attack on South Vietnam called the Tet Offensive. The offensive targeted over 100 different ...

(2 pages) 48 2 4.8 Dec/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Counterintelligence and the Pearl Harbor Attack

IntroductionA surprise attack on Pearl Harbor left millions of Americans heartbroken. It is one of the most signif ...

(12 pages) 58 0 0.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Did the Americans win the revolution or did the British lose a colonial was for independence?

e learned that the colonists had hidden a large amount of weapons in Concord. They had planned on a surprise attack but the two sons of liberty, Paul Revere and William Dawns, warned General Washingto ...

(2 pages) 54 1 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers