Essays on Military

A contingency is any unanticipated or unplanned occurrence that might or might not occur throughout the future. It is an occurrence that is normally outside the organization's reach and can have an effect on its organizational operations as well as other procedures. The most important realization of disaster preparation is the...

In this situation, a brigade, a unit group in the United States military, will be examined. It is a central operational military unit consisting of 3-6 battalions with the inclusion of several other supporting elements; it is similar to the augmented or expanded regiment. A brigade is usually made up...

Conflicts in Syria have culminated in a seven-year-long civil war that has taken the lives of over a million civilians. The war is being waged between soldiers defending Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, and rebels who do not want the president to remain in office. The violence began in 2011 in...

Reasons for the Withdrawal of U.S. Troops from Afghanistan From 2001 to the present, the United States (US) military has been stationed in Afghanistan. The hunt for Osama bin Laden, the head of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group, prompted their relocation to Afghanistan. According to the US, Osama planned an assault on...

Color Camouflage in Nature Color camouflage in nature is the use of a range of colors, textures, and fabrics to ensure concealment and make identifying them from the environment difficult. The principle is used to produce a variety of effects. Color camouflage is widely used in apparel design to make a...

Krebs Struggle to Adjust after the WarKrebs anticipated that things would be the same at home after he returned from the war. They were, with the exception of one. Looking around, the town was getting older, and the ladies had matured into adult adults. It was not his expectation...

In the film A Rumor of War (1977) Actor Philip Caputo recounts his experiences as a Lieutenant in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Caputo's first mission in Vietnam (March 1965) teaches him that his ideal notion of war bears little similarity to the violence he and his colleagues face...

Frank O'Connor has held places among Ireland's most illustrious academics. He has also been a well-known short-story writer. Fiction is described as writing as exposition, especially short stories and books, that depicts nonexistent events and people that are not entirely based on history or reality. O'Connor often employs naturalistic fiction...

The Great War The Great War, also known as World War I, began on July 28, 1914, and lasted until November 11, 1918. About 22 million people were killed or injured in battle. The high death toll was caused by new weapon developments such as chemical weapons and automatic machine guns,...

Army commanders exemplify effective leadership. During a battle, they must make decisions that affect both their own lives and the lives of their soldiers. As a result, they must be outstanding team players who are focused on achieving team goals. Lt. Col. Moore is an example of a remonstrant leader...

NATO's Plans to Increase Presence in Ukraine NATO, the Western security alliance, has recently announced plans to increase its presence in Ukraine. The alliance was originally created in 1949 to counter Russian expansion in Europe after World War Two, but has expanded to include a wide range of former Soviet allies...

Generals Die in Bed Generals Die in Bed is a 1930 war novella written by Charles Yale Harrison, a former soldier himself. It details the horrific experience of a young soldier in the trenches during World War I. It was reissued for young adult audiences in 2002 by Annick Press and...