Essays and Research Papers on Europe & The World Wars

This 5 page paper supports the view that it was an underfunded, under trained army that led to mass loss of life in the battle of Kasserine Pass during World War II. While the U.S. won the battle, there were many casualties and it was deemed a mistake. The mistake could have ...

An 8 page paper which examines French cinema while under German occupation. (French version available under file name RAfrcin1.rtf.) Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines French cinema while under German occupation. This paper is the French version. (The English version is file RAfrcin.rtf). Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 10 page paper of a chapter by chapter summary of Friedrich August von Hayek’s “The Road to Serfdom” (1944). Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992) wrote “The Road to Serfdom” in 1944 and has since been cited as one of the major economic and capitalism sources in regards to the free market. Hayek’s ...

This 6 page report discusses the ways in which the introduction of airplanes to military applications and war changed the entire face of war -- from strategy to implementation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an explanation for the origins of each World War and how they both prompted technological innovation. The wars are compared and contrasted as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 2 1/2 page paper which examines the position and development of Hitler and the Nazi party prior to WWII. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines to what extent the German dictator was a political genius, master orator, psychopath, political and/or mass murderer. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the reasons behind Germany’s entrance the World War I. The discussion includes issues such as complex and shifting political alliances, the build of technology and the confidence of Germany in the von Schlieffen Plan. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A 6 page contention that while Adolf Hitler might have epitomized the anti-Semitic sentiment in pre-war Germany, those sentiments existed well before his birth or the advent of the Nazi party. This paper uses the lives and actions of politically influential men like Heinrich von Treitschke, Daniel Frymann (aka Heinrich Class) and Ernst Hiemer ...

This is a 12 page paper discussing the historical process of Italian immigration into Canada. The process for Italian immigration into Canada has varied greatly in accordance with the development of the Immigration Acts over the last century. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, European immigrants were welcomed into Canada and offered land in ...

This 20 page paper examines the role of Britain in regards to Pearl Harbor, and explores the idea that they had intelligence which informed them about Pearl Harbor before it happened, and that they did not warn the U.S. This paper presents the evidence against Britain as well as their motivations. Bibliography lists ...

A 5 page overview of the novel by Erich Maria Remarque. The author reviews the historical stage and notes how Communism was an element of ever-increasing importance on that stage. No additional sources are listed.

A 9 page paper that begins by explaining the concept and history of blitzkrieg, a combat war tactic that was initially advanced by a British Colonel. Given Germany's limited resources at the end of World War I, they needed to build their military forces to be stronger and faster; they not only used the idea ...

This 6 page paper provides answers to questions posed by a student regarding the role of Chancellor Adenauer in postwar Germany. His opposition to Naziism is noted as well as many other attributes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the warfare of Great Britain and the impact of the various wars. Brief overview of each major war and the results. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper explores reasons for the Allied victory by embracing ideas from Overy's Why the Allies Won. The defeat of Guadalcanal is highlighted. No additional sources cited.

A paper which considers the use of rhetoric in John Berger's "Hiroshima", particularly with reference to the concept of Hell, terrorism, and the way in which revisionism is used to distort the reality of historical events.

This is a 4 page paper discussing the non-violent opposition to the Ruhrkampf occupation. The occupation of the Ruhr, one of Germany’s chief industrial centers, from 1923 to 1925 is one of the significant examples of non-violent opposition (called the Ruhrkampf) to occupation in post World War I Europe. The Versailles Treaty after World War ...

This is a 9 page paper discussing the campaigns of Hitler and the Nazi party in regards to the party holding the majority in the 1932 and 1933 elections. Were the Germans aware of his eventual intentions? Adolph Hitler (1889-1945) was the Nazi party leader in Germany from 1919-1945, eventually becoming Chancellor from 1933-1945. The ...

This 5 page paper looks at propaganda to emanate from Germany, Russia and the U.S. during WWII and just prior to its start. Differences in camera angles are touched on. The significance of photographs during the era is explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the treatment of the Jews in German occupied Soviet Union during 1941-1942. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the effects of war as philosphized by two modern authors: Sebastian Faulks(Birdsong) and Pat Barker (Regeneration). Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 12 page paper discussing the concerns of historical accuracy of the Holocaust narratives. The historical accuracy of Holocaust narratives has always been questioned but regardless of this concern, narratives continue to be collected. The collection of the narratives is considered to be important in not only documenting experiences from the past but ...

10 pages in length. Understanding – let alone condoning – the rationale for Australia's contributions to the war against Hitler in World War II leaves many historians perplexed by what was an obviously poor military and political investment in the Singapore Strategy. The extent to which this move wholly threatened Australia's safety as ...