History Resources (page 10)

How important were alliances in determining the outcome of the First World War?Focus – did alliances decide who won and lost by 1918?Both the Triple Entante of Britain, France and Ru...

How important was Generalship and Leadership in Victory in WW1The battles of 1917 particularly the Battle of Passchendaele and the Battle of Cambrai reveal a paralysis in the comman...

The Haldane Reforms #150 How far did government reform the British Army after the experience of the Boer War?Introduction Britain’s experience in the Second South Africa War 1899-19...

Garibaldi as a military thinker and leader Guiseppe Garibaldi (1807-82) was the greatest guerrilla leader of the 19th C, a revolutionary he adapted and pioneered a new style of war...

The Quality of soldiers, WW1 - Mutiny in the French Army In the spring of 1917, the French Army faced a stern test – widespread mutiny. The mutiny in the French Army was successful...

Case study - France and pacifism in the 1920’s and 1930’s During the four years of World War, the vast majority of schoolteachers were loyal supporters of the national war effort. ...

Churchill - The Wilderness Years 1929-1940How accurate is this descri ption of Winston Churchill`s political career after 1929 and up to the end of the 1930`s?Introduction. This perio...

The term 'Sikhism' is a Western term coined by Europeans during the nineteenth century. The term Sikhism like Hinduism is not indigenous to the Indian lexicon.[1] Those who take the r...

"People are increasingly ethnically ambiguous. People can choose what they are. Race is not the primary indicator of identity.'' These are the words of Laura Kina, a Japanese-America...

A Large scale mutiny did not take place in the British army and indiscipline also remained very low. Only 31,405 British soldiers deserted meant 0.5 percent of the army's manpower wer...