Essays on French Military

Following the Napoleonic wars, there was a gentlemen’s agreement between both Britain and the French empire to largely stay out of one another’s way. Nevertheless, they still nearly came to blows on a number of occasions during the 19th century. Yet, the British and French Empires gradually came to see one another as potential allies, even if not as close friends. This relationship benefited both powers in very material ways. Both were concerned about the increasingly aggressive nature of Germany and the alliances it was forming, as well as the rising power of Russia under the Czar. ...

Interwar Technological Developments and Their Effect on

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919 to bring an end to World War I, “the war to end all wars.” The introduction to the Treaty set forth a general plan to accomplish this objective: and honourable relations between nations by the firm establishment of the understandings of international law as the actual rule of conduct among Governments, and by the maintenance of justice and a scrupulous respect for all treaty obligations in the dealings of organised peoples with one another Agree to this Covenant Ironically, this meticulous declaration was signed by the allied and axis ...

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The Algerian War – A background

The war started by France in order to maintain her colonies in Algeria in the Early 1950’s had a disastrous end in 1962, this had a great impact on both France and Algeria in terms of political and social environment and there were lot of activities that happened during this period made a history Martin Windrow, Mike Chappell (1997, 41-48).

The primary impact was on the Military Troops and Civilians of both Algeria and France, this was responsible to destroy the Fourth Republic, and decisively transformed French constitution, divided the French army and politics fir ...

Benjamin Franklin, in many ways, represented the essential American character that the newly founded nation was to acquire over the succeeding centuries. From the epoch-making years of the American War of Independence marked by an all-pervading sense of great destiny that awaited us, emerged great personalities like George Washington, the astute general and irresistible leader of men, Thomas Jefferson, a man of over-riding principles and grand concepts, John Quincy Adams, sagacious strategist and many others who together gave voice to the collective aspirations of the thirteen colonies who threw off the yoke of British domination. If they were all building ...

Introduction

The historical events in the French system in the 17th Century had a significant impact in the today’s system of government including the formation of Secret service units. These were inspired by the strategies that Cardinal Richelieu adopted in getting rid of any person who attempted to question his system of government in his reign as a secretary of State and as a Prime minister in the French government. The discussion question in this paper is therefore set to answer the historical issue on what the role Cardinal Richelieu played in transformation of the French system of governance. This is as ...

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci lived during the period of the Italian renaissance which is estimated to have existed during the end of the 13th centaury and lasted to around 1600. This is the period of rebirth or a period where most of the nations in the large parts of Europe were moving away from the middle age life towards the modern life. It s during this time that most of the states in Europe developed a renewed interest in the fields of culture and other classical antiques that looked ancient during that time. Most of the cultural settings and classical artifacts of ...