Essays and Research Papers on Europe & The World Wars

A 4 page review of Walter J. Boyne’s book “Clash of the Titans.” No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which looks at a particular fax from the student requesting paper and answers the question of whether or not the Cold War was inevitable. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

Islamic extremist hatred is responsible for planning and executing the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. The result was been the implementation of strong security measures bringing with them religious undertones to politics. Recent politics are preemptive and they are largely directed against Muslims resulting in overt discrimination. It also has resulted ...

A 6 page essay that contrasts and compares the World War I experience outlined in two memoirs of the era, The Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer by Siegfried Sassoon. These texts offer contrasting views of trench warfare. Junger was a field officer for the German army; Sassoon, for ...

This 3 page paper examines this British intelligence agency and other agencies aligned with British forces. The positive and negative effects of MI6 are the focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A paper which considers the film Saving Private Ryan from various ethical perspectives, including utilitarianism and Kantian deontology, with specific reference to military propaganda and the use of human beings as a "means to an end".

Hannah Arendt : A 4 page paper which examines and analyzes Hannah Arendt’s observations of Eichmann in her work “Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil.” No additional sources cited.

A paper which looks at the importance of the Kokoda campaign in Papua New Guinea in 1942, with specific reference to the role of the Australian militia. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines what caused the First World War, and why the U.S. became involved in what was essentially a European conflict. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page paper which compares the transformation of individuals in times of change as seen in the books "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque and "Journey Into the Whirlwind" by Eugenia Ginzburg. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper examines this infamous treaty that ended W.W.I. The problem with the treaty and why it might have prompted the rise of the Nazi party is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page essay that examines and offers an overview of Lion Feuchtwanger's 1934 novel, which successfully described and predicted the horrors of Nazi Germany and the threat that the Hitler regime represented. As Ruth Gruber explains in her introduction to the English translation, when Feuchtwanger wrote this book, the world was still in denial ...

A 3 page paper reviewing the events leading to the outbreak of World War I. Germany was the primary cause of World War I. German leadership was abrasive and arrogant, and appears to have had no consideration for anything but its own ambition. Germany was Austria-Hungary's ally, and it should have been ...

A 3 page review of Anthony Kemp's work "D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy." No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper sets forth some examples that argue in favor of the belief that World War I and World War II were in actuality the same conflict with a 20-year truce in the middle. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper examines life during W.W.II in America. Fashion is the focus of this paper that explains why there was less flamboyance and more practical manners of dress. Specific styles are mentioned and origins explained, such as the turban and Eisenhower jacket. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page discussion of how the Treaty of Versailles, enacted after World War 1 was, in actuality, an assurance of an outbreak of another world war. The author discusses the terms of the treaty and the fact that it was drafted by the victors not the losers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper argues that Richard III, Hitler and Mussolini were all desperately ill, but not delusional; they knew what they were doing and felt no remorse for it. That is, they knew moral right from wrong and chose to act immorally. It also argues that the driving force behind the three ...

This 4 page paper discusses Trotsky's article "What is National Socialism?"; how his opinion differs from Karl Marx, and whether Emile Durkheim could explain some of the ritualistic elements more clearly than Trotsky. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page overview of the importance of the Yalta Conference. The author contends that it affected several aspects of political, economic, and societal development for the world as a whole and for Germany in particular. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 9 page paper provides an overview of three different perspectives on World War II, including those of journalists from England, Germany and the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 12 page paper examines how intelligence arose as a niche during the First World War. Its influence during that war is discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 11 page paper examines the battle in the context of the Second World War and how it meant the demise of the Nazi party. A great deal of information relayed concerns Hitler. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 6 page paper provides a great deal of information about the Holocaust as well as specific information about Hitler and his life. Whether it can happen again is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the changes in warfare from the beginning of WWII to the present day. Bibliography lists 3 sources.