Essays about War Page 29

1 The title fits the story line because the story is about Trumans decision on dropping the atomic bomb. This is a non-fiction book that includes diary entries, letters, White House press releases, and handwritten notes by Truman. These documents are from 1945-1958 and are all related in the decision to drop the atomic bomb….

The Spanish-American WarDuring the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States would find itself involved in what John Jay, the American secretary of state, later referred to as a “splendid little war; begun with highest motives, carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit, favored by that fortune which loves the brave. ” From…

Ever since the beginning of time people have been dressing in ways that describetheir cultural background, social status, and sometimes even their religion. Ido not see why this deep tradition should be changed, throwing children ofdifferent backgrounds all into the same unifying clothing. I did not go to aschool where I had to wear a…

Nuclear war was brought about through the invention of the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb was first thought of in 1939. The Manhattan Project was devoted to researching and constructing the bomb (Serendipity: Manhattan Project para. 1). Six years and 2 billion dollars later the Manhattan Project produced the first atomic bomb in history (Serendipity:…

tsVietnam War – Vietnam Soldiers – “They Carried Ghosts”The relationship between the soldiers of the Vietnam War was different from the relationships with people from home. The soldiers felt as if they could not tell the whole truth about the war through their eyes to their loved ones at home. The soldiers that they were…

Writing about recordedhistory should be a relatively easy task to accomplish. Recorded history is based on facts. Regardless of what timeperiod one may write about, one will find enough informationabout that time of period. The key is to put everything in alogical and understandable manner. This paper will be aboutthe Civil War. I will try,…

I think that the Vietnam War was justified as the Americans were trying tohelp Vietnam becoming communist country and they though that communism wasa bad thing not realizing that the Vietnamese had it rough to start with. It was just some of the thing that the Americans did that mad the warunjustified. The war never…

After the Civil War ended in 1865, the south was in total ruins. Houses weredestroyed, crops were gone, and lives would never be the same again. Itwouldnt be until years after the war that people would get their lives back ontrack. Whites in the south now hated the blacks and still think they areinferior. The…

Creative Writing – World War I: Letter HomeDear Mum,How are you getting on? I hope that Dad’s cold is better. Send my bestwishes to everyone!I am writing to you from the barracks of our regiment. My training isgoing well; I have many good friends here, and although the training I have beengetting is necessary, I…

Dear Journal,August 2, 1863With Dixie in my heart, today is the day that South Carolina recruited me for this war. I must soon be ready to go to the regiment I was assigned to. I am in the 3rd Infantry Regiment of South Carolina. I would rather have been in the cavalry since, the Great…