The dieppe raid was both a failure and a success. Despite the brutal attempt and fail, the whole act was a learning process. The failures being they didn't achieve set goals and so many people had died and if not then wounded terribly and/or taken prisoner; in nine hours 907 canadian soldiers were killed, 2,460 wounded and the other 1,946 were taken prisoners. “Definitely the worst hours that canadian soldiers endured during world war ii” Although they failed miserably; in the brutal attempt they had made, the whole act was a learning process and if you look at it that way, it counts as a success. A huge lesson was learned being; it was not a bright idea to attack from the sea, especially when attacking a 'heavily defended post'. Including
“General Hamilton informs me that the army is checked. The help which the navy has been able to give the army in its advance has not been as great as anticipated, though effective in keeping down the fire of the enemy’s batteries, when it is a question of trenches and machine guns the navy is of small assistance.” This is evidence proves the lack of navy support the ANZAC received from the navy. And the army played an effective role on defending.
inadequate communication; lack of supporting firepower; and in the final hour before the raid, absolute
To say Canada played an important role in World War Two would be an understatement. Canada’s significance in the war will forever be remembered as one of the greatest, and the Battle of Hong Kong is a prime example of just that. The fact that Canada provided troops even with the optional not to, and the struggles the troops endured not only on the battlefield, but as prisoners of war, and the amount of physical and moral support the Canadian soldiers gave to the British soldiers in Hong Kong is proof that Canada was a major contributor in World War Two.
Losses like the Battle of Second Ypres where 60,000 Canadians died and Battle of the Somme where 600,000 of Allied troops were wounded had a big impact on Canada. The Canadian troops had started to doubt the British leaders. Since Canada had a lack of experience with wars they didn't have many commanding roles. This began to cause resentment but changed in 1916 when Canadians were promoted.
The ANZAC Campaign at Gallipoli completely failed. The purpose of the Campaign was justified, however its poor planning led to events such as the landing to fail. Additionally, the poor tactics and rough conditions made attempts to break the stalemate be in vain. The evacuation however, was one of the only successes of the whole campaign.
When people look back and remember the First World War, they often remember the assassination of Franz-Ferdinand, the sinking of the Lusitania, or the Zimmerman telegram. Not often do they recall the role that Canada played in the war. However, Canadians were a significant factor of the Allies’ success. Although Canada only possessed two Navy warships at the time and was known for being a peaceful country, she supplied over 60,000,000 shells to the Allies’ troops and endured over 67,000 casualties and 173,000 men wounded across multiple battles. With that said, it could also be argued that internal political conflicts in Canada afflicted their overall contribution to the war. In fact,
During the course of the Second World War, Canada evolved into a powerful, resourceful nation that was needed by the Allies. Canada contributed significantly to the Allied war effort during World War II where they fought on land, water and air and assisted indirectly from the home front. On land, they fought in numerous battles and campaigns such as D-Day, Hong Kong, and the Italian campaign. However, they were also strong and resourceful when it came to air and naval forces in battle. But even outside of battle, Canada was still able to make a contribution through its civilians.
Iran took 52 Americans hostage on November 4, 1979. The resulting failed rescue attempt, Operation Eagle Claw, was an international embarrassment for the United States. No single event or decision resulted in the mission’s failure; instead, the failure resulted from a chain of poor decisions. This single operation highlighted the need for a dedicated special operations aviation unit dedicated to the rescue of American citizens and their repatriation. This paper discusses the global situation and some of the poor decisions that were made throughout the entirety of the mission from planning through the crash at Desert One.
Lt Col Wise described as he received several reports of the Marine successes in the battle as reports of objectives gained came in. Also several German prisoners were taken. The Germans put up a good fight with their machine guns but as Capt. Wass, one of Wise’s officers said,
It was an outstanding number for a country with such a small population. The large and wide scale conscription infuriated many of the Québécois ever since they wanted no part the war, which created a big gap between the French and English relations. The Military Service Act caused Canada to basically split in half socially. All in all the Military Service Act solely erected more problems than solutions to others.
Coco follows Miguel Rivera’s journey to becoming a musician. Miguel, a young boy, comes from a family of shoemakers that started with his great-great-grandmother Imelda Rivera. The Rivera family hates music as Imelda’s husband left her to pursue music. However, Miguel loves music which creates a rift between him and his family. He idolizes Ernesto De La Cruz the world’s most popular musician that came from his home town.
War on the home front was not a shaped many Canadian negatively in WWI. The Wartime Elections Act had an effect on Canadians politically. The great influenza affected Canada socially. Lastly, propaganda and victory bonds caused Canada to fall economically. Canada’s home front during WWI had a negative impact on the Canadian people politically, socially and economically.
After collecting many statistics on the battle of WW1 (Battle of Ypres, Battle of Somme, Battle of Vimy Ridge, Battle of Passchendaele, and Battle of Last Hundred Days) I came to the conclusion that the battle of Hundred Days had the greatest number of Canadian casualties overall. After looking through the statistics of the casualties among Canadian soldiers throughout the following battles I saw that Canada’s Hundred Days Battle had a substantially greater amount of wounded and dead soldiers compared to the battles of Ypres, Somme, Vimy Ridge, and Passchendaele. Canada’s Hundred Day battle cost Canada about 36,000 casualties in total, then Battle of Somme with about 24,000 casualties, then Passchendaele with approximately 16,000 casualties,
The brigade inflicted great damage to the enemy troops with minimal casualties. Ultimately, Canada’s actions earned them a United States Presidential Unit Citation and prevented the communists from crossing through the 38th Parallel and recapturing South Korean territory once again.
In the novel Watership Down Richard Adams has created many diverse and complicated characters, some easier to like than others. For instance, I like Fiver because he is an innocent little rabbit, who happens to have endowed a very special power although he is the smallest and born last. This intriguing ability to foresee what is to come and the cryptic messages that accompany this are very thought provoking. They make me anticipate what he has to say about any situation knowing that it will be crucial to the plot. Also I see a bit of myself in him, he is sympathetic, sensitive, a worry wort but really just wants to make sure that everyone is well and safe. “Believe me, something very bad is close upon us and we ought to go away”(Adams 9) Next, Bigwig who although at times can be