War and Military History
War and Military History encompasses the causes and effects, the courses and actions, the good and the bad, of warlike activities - from the earliest of times to present actions.
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It began in 1865 and ended in 2012 when the world ended
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ANSWERIn the order: the rifled muskets, the miniè bullet, the breech-loading rifle, the repeating carbine and rifle.
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This was a quote made about the First World War Because the British thought they were invincible, they controlled over a Third...
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The answer is: LTC Charles Soichi Furuya and his XO was the "Grey Ghost" MAJ Charles St. Arnaud.
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6 months and 21 days The Texans won the battle of Gonzales. Santa Anna sent a Mexican Commender to take a cannon from Gonzalas!
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A pacifist is a person who wants peace, and by extension does not want war. The term is usually applied to those who try to...
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Before the days of trench warfare in WWI, both sides tried to outflank each other and this was termed the "race to the sea." It...
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No mans land was the land between the trenches in WW1
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The lead pirate was Jean Lafitte. I do not know any others and would like to know about them.
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April 9 1865 was the day that General Lee surrendered his troops (the army of Northern Virgina) to Grant, the confederate...
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There are several levels or forms to this award. Check out this website: http://www.answers.com/topic/vietnam-gallantry-cross
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The information is considered personal and therefore is not readily available to the general public. If you contact a local...
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AnswerFor the budding United States, George Washington was in overall command of the U.S. military effort, primarily focused on...
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Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
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Cavalry/Infantry/Dragoon Cavalry rides to the battle and fights mounted. Traditionally on horseback, but motorized with humvees...
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Though the Hitler Youth as an organization were not involved, the most respected Hitler Youth were promoted to the Waffen SS....
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A bibliography is a list of source materials (books, journal articles, etc.) used in the preparation of a paper or book, or that...
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Probably Daniel Inouye of Hawaii or Jim Webb of Virginia.
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If you are asking about gradution from basic training it goes something like this: 1. Troops march in to the assembly area. 2....
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It was Lester B. Person, from Canad
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On Sunday, December 7th, 1941, air units of the Japanese Empire attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack devastated the US...
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The current record holder: Corporal of Horse (equal to an E-5 in the US Army) Craig Harrison of the British Army's Household...
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There was no love lost between them.
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He became a copper person, and helped fix ships. He also ran a successful business with his sons, called Revere And Sons.
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At least two miles with a 400 pound projectile.
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Carefully look up the word "vague". The definition should help you in your quest.
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On Wednesday, May 10, 1775.
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The Battle of the Washita River is noteworthy because it involved George Armstrong Custer of the 7th Cavalry and Black Kettle of...
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The reason the Russians won was because they just fell back and burned all their crops down so Napoleon's troops didn't have...
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It was the last in Robert E. Lee's impressive string of victories in Summer 1862 that had brought the British close to...
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They never left we still have US troops in Japan right now
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Germans named their strategy Blitzkrieg or "Lightning War". The strategy was very inovative at the time and cosisted of 3...
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He refused to pay his taxes,
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I do not know how official it is, but I have never heard of Custer's Last Stand referred to as anything except Custer's Last...
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The eagle has been used many times as a symbol of a military, a nation or a unit in a military in wars. The Eagle is the...
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Julius Caesar was involved in the civil war between Cleopatra and her brother.
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Within limits, depends on how fast you can turn the crank. Most had a max rate of fire of ABOUT 180-240 rounds per minute- but...
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It refers to the separation between communist Eastern Europe and free Western Europe, coined by Winston Churchill in a speech at...
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No, they did not surrender. This was the first battle of the Civil War which took place in South Carolina in 1861.
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Which war are you asking about?
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First, that is a very vague topic. I must ask, are you inferring simply the United Kingdom, or the island of Britain itself? In...
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cool dont know
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Margrave is the English and French form of the German MarkGraf, or march + Graf or count. Not really a military rank, but...
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Stalemate has also become a widely used metaphor for other situations where there is a conflict or contest between two parties,...
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About 1,000.
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Here are the actual figures from a US military website: World War II: 74,064 Korean War: 8,021 Cold War: 125 Vietnam War:...
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The Nanking Massacre, commonly known as "The Rape of Nanking", refers to the most well-known of the war crimes committed by the...
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This war saw Britain confirmed as an imperial world power and Prussia confirmed as a European great power. The war also led to a...
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U.S.A. won especially with all the countries gained in the war.
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Answeradolph hitler AnswerDepends on how you mean that; by order, by assisting or by personally 'pulling the trigger.' The...
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AnswerMechanized warfare, Tanks, also Airplanes. Flamethrowers, trench mortars, poison gas, barbed wire, and submarines were...
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No, there is not a specific list of the hundreds of thousands of sailors that served in the Pacific Theater. Information may be...
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The bloodiest day in American history was August 6, 1945 at Hiroshima, Japan. Over 70,000 people died immediately on impact of...
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By an act of Congress.
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It's a European name for "close friends." It is a term commonly used by military veterans to refer to their 'comrades at...
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According to the website for the Diatrope Institute, a diatrope is "One who exhibits the urge to head through to the next...
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The "why" was to make Japan surrender. Before the beginning of World War II, Albert Einstein wrote to President Franklin D....
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The Marine Corps Logistics Base at Barstow, California is about 160 miles away. Twenty Nine Palms, California, Marine Training...
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there are exactly 1 million currently This is completely incorrect. There are only about 1.4 million personnel TOTAL in the...
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The Mongols in 1223 and in 1237. Under King Charles XII Sweden invaded Russia at least twice during the first decade of the 18th...
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(1 Feb 2010) A limited yes only for a few tatical and initial battles. A more accurate answer is NO. The U.S. will never able to...
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Zeppelins are a type of rigid airship pioneered by German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century, based in part...
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It is a set up by the two governments of the countries. A design to develop hatred between the two people who have blood...
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The Green Mountain boys were organized by Ethan Allen before the Revolution and were been led by several people. Seth Warner led...
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It was the H. L. Hunley, a submarine developed by the Confederate navy during the U.S. Civil War. The mission had mixed results,...
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AnswerThe southerners wanted slavery to move to the western territories. They wanted their already booming economy to be spread...
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Czechoslovakia was occupied by Germany on 15 March 1939. The government in exile joined the Allies on 16 December 1941.
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Officially, World War II began in Asia when the USA was brought in to the war in December of 1941. However, Japan had been...
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some diseases from world war 1 are : dysentery typhus cholera trench foot trench fever trench mouth.
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AnswerYes. Hitler thought the allies woulden't use force to keep the trat of Versailles, actually when he strated to break the...
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Dunkirk
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On Christmas Day, 1989 Nicolae Ceausescu, the dictator of Romania, and his wife, Elena, were executed by firing squad by the...
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The US refers to the United States as a whole country, while the US refers to it as the individual states.
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The Nazis, or National Socialist German Worker's party, gained power in Germany in the 1930s by lies and propaganda. It had a...
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At the end of World War 2, in 1945. In 1944 after Germans killed 250 thousands Varsovians in 63 days of Warsaw Uprising, it was...
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There are many reasons that why Russians were in Afghanistan: after loosing creamian war in 1853-56 Russians learned a lesson...
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The military industrial complex is basically the symbiotic relationship between big business and the US Military. Since...
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just the right answerThe ball is called a "truck". There is NOTHING in the ball. Anyone who thinks there is a bullet, a grain of...
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Contrary to popular belief, in 1959. Eisenhower sent some military to help train and give arms to the South Vietnamese....
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This stands for the rating of "Stoker" and goes back to the days when ships' boilers were coal-fired and thus "stoked" by...
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Scott resigned on November 1, 1861. McClellan then succeeded him as general-in-chief.
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AnswerI believe G. A. Custer was considered a hero during the War between the States. He was reckless, flashy, brave, and a...
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While I was in the military I was taught that three thing were in it all were symbolic a bullet to defend the flag to the last...
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look for foreign bases with a nearby Hells Angels contingent for your answer. The Hells Angels run the drugs for the CIA. Do a...
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The Confederate flag
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No the Qur'an does not advocate violence. Islam permits violence, but with very strict rules and regulations. Many muslims...
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The web page listing medal of freedom recipients from 1945 to 1949 seems to be fairly incomplete. All five mentions in 1949 are...
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This is not my words, if you go to. This is what you get. Delta Force keep alot underwraps however, It's not that hard to find....
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Brigadier General Angela Salinas was the first Female General Officer to command the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego,...
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AnswerThe number was so great due to the fact that they were all carpet bombs. Today we have technology that alows us to drop one...
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That always depends on such factors as speed and altitude. In the ferry mode with full tanks the F-22 can travel about 2,000...
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