Essay about The Realism of the Film The Battle of The Somme

     The battle of the bulge was Hitler's last chance to win the war or at least make the allies go for a treaty. He did this because his forces were being pushed back into Germany and soon they would run out of supplies and other resources for war. Hitler thought of this bold plan when he recalled how a German hero Frederick the great was facing defeat, Frederick went on a offensive attack at his foe who had superior numbers but the bold moved worked and Hitler thought he could do the same thing.

The British launched The Battle of the Somme to achieve two objectives. The first and most important goal was to relieve pressure on the French Army at Verdun, and the second was to inflict as heavy a loss as possible on the German Armies. The Battle of the Somme had to be fought to save the French Army from the crucifixion of Verdun. The head of the French Army, General Fock, and some leading British commanders did not believe this battle would help, but political masters in London and Paris supported the campaign. For many years The Battle of the Somme received much criticism for the way the battle was fought based on the number of casualties.

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” - President Franklin D. Roosevelt. December 7th 1941 marked an event in history that everyone in the world looks back to. On that date the Imperial Japanese Navy surprised attacked the American port of Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. This marked the beginning of World War II for America. World War II was the bloodiest war in history with over 60 million deaths. World War II started in Europe when an Nazi controlled Germany invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939. Great Britain entered the war soon after along with the rest of her (Great Britain's) allies

The Battle of the Somme epitomizes the harsh realities of trench warfare for the Allies and represents the negligent battle planning and technological advancements that are associated with the stalemate of World War One. Trench warfare was common across the Western Front, with similar strategies being employed by both opposing sides. Sir Douglas Haig, one of the British coordinators for the Somme offensive is blamed with an offensive strategy destined for failure. The British offensive, an utter failure, resulted in a stalemate, which was common throughout World War One. The British development of the tank, while it eventually ended the horrendous stalemate, was ineffectively used during the Somme.

The post D-Day Allied assault that swept through France was halted by Hitler’s unexpected counter-attack through the Ardennes, resulting in a confrontation named the Battle of the Bulge.

During World War II there were many battles that took place. One particular known battle was the “Battle of the Bulge” also known as the battle of Ardennes, from December 16th, 1944 to January 16th, 1945. It was the Last major German offense on the Western Front during WWII, and it was a futile attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory. This name was given by Winston Churchill, a description of the resistance he mistakenly supposed was being offered to the Germans’ breakthrough in that are before the Anglo-French collapse. The word Bulge denotes to the wedge that the Germans drove into Allied lines. This informative research of the Battle of the Bulge, focuses on the Field Artillery branch, its immense efforts in the battle,

“War is horrible, but slavery is worse, and you may be sure that the British people would rather go down fighting than live in servitude.”⁷ By July 10th, 1940, Germany had overrun Europe using Blitzkrieg method and then declared war on Great Britain. This war was the first military campaign in history to be fought entirely in the air. Conquering all the odds, the Royal Air Force stood alone and defeated the German Luftwaffe. Even when facing certain defeat, Britain prevailed. The leadership of Great Britain, radar, and the Royal Air Force without a doubt were the three most crucial reasons into why Britain prevailed.

Battle Analysis of the Invasion of Normandy Allied forces on their roles rehearsed the Invasion of Normandy for D-Day months before the invasion ever kicked off. On April 28 1944, there were 638 U.S. soldiers and sailors killed by German torpedo boats surprised one of these landing exercises. This initial attack triggered Gen. Eisenhower to retaliate. General Eisenhower was the supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force. He was in charge of making every operation decision that led the fight to Normandy.

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My recent deployment in the British army has proven to be a mistake. The glory and pride that is associated with those taking part in The Great War is most definitely false. On the second day of my stationing in what will soon be called the Battle of Somme, any hint of determination or hope has been swallowed furiously by the horrors of war. This is because of the events that took place on the first day of the battle. With the Germans relentless pounding of artillery, it is so far estimated that we’ve lost further than ten thousand men, with far more being injured. For this, I can’t be sure of my survival over the next day, much less the remaining length of the battle.

One hundred years separated the Battle at Waterloo and the Battle at the Somme, and despite that time gap certain social and military aspects have been able transcend time. John Keegan’s The Face of Battle, detailed the experiences of both battles from a British perspective. Within that one hundred year span many facets of war changed, the tactics, the machinery, the tools, the soldiers and the very cause of the battle itself. Despite the stark contrasts of each, it was the similarities in experience and tactics that were truly striking. When analyzing both battles careful, it became apparent the parallels of war despite time, location and societal factors.

1919’s “The Battle of Somme” is a British Propaganda film presenting a sanitized perspective of war, directed by Geoffrey Malins, who was a British photographer assigned to the Western Front during the First World War. The source is reliable as evidence as the film was shown by the British government as a morale-booster, evident in the depictions of trench warfare shown to audiences as “authentic” footage to prove British strength and determination in the war. The film exhibits the British soldier’s attitudes towards war, highlight them as having high morale with enthusiasm to fight throughout the battle, which is implied in the soldiers singing along to songs played. However, an abundant of source contradict this perspective of the film and

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War is not always the easiest, some wars are deadly and others are simply a mind game between two sides. Wars contain battles within them. Although the Battle of the Bulge was not the deadliest battle in World War II, there were over a quarter of a million casualties. This battle took place in Belgium and in Luxembourg.n 1944, The Battle of the Bulge helped solve the conflict between the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allied powers (Great Britain, The United States, and The Soviet Union). This conflict affected the outcome of the war because it gave the Allied powers the upper hand by giving the Axis powers’ less troops to fight with and wasting the Axis powers’ final supplies they had during the war. This battle was the Germans last push during the war.