Essays and Research Papers on Europe & The World Wars

This 4 page paper provides an overview of this well known World War II rescue operation. The significance of the battle is evaluated. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the Cold War: what it was and why it’s significant. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the idea that Germany is solely responsible for starting World War One, and argues that while it was a prime actor in the conflict, it was not the sole instigator of the conflict. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper applies the Orwell’s statement “if one is to rule, and to continue ruling, one must be able to dislocate the sense of reality” to Nazism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses British feminist Vera Brittain’s comments about women and the challenges they face in wartime. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3-page paper analyes Pearl Harbor and the events that led to the U.S. entry into World War II. There are 5 sources cited.

This 3 page paper analyzes the impact the war had on civilians and soldiers alike. Some of these impacts were something other than which we might expect. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper gives a synopsis of the book The Day of Battle by Rick Atkinson, and three things that a reader might like about it, as well as three they might dislike. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Britain in World War II. Emphasis is on the use of undercover and secret operations in the war effort. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper considers the causes and far reaching reverberations of world events like World Wars I and II, The Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression and the New Deal. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page consideration of the outcome of the German wars of unification. This paper addresses the question of why the French were so vengeful in the Treaty of Versailles. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 9 page research paper that describes the various causes that have been associated with World War I. The page total includes 2 pages that analyze primary source documents. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

An 8 page paper which offers an overview of the Invasion of Normandy: D-Day. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper attempts to isolate a single cause of World War II, and argues that in effect, that cause was World War I. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses some of the weapons used in the First World War. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper explores the means by which the U.S. ended up the only dominant superpower after WW2. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper describes and analyzes the 1945 raid on the prison camp at Cabanatuan in the Philippines, when 100 Army Rangers freed over 500 allied prisoners. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In three pages this paper examines why Bolshevism would appeal to the Russian working class as described in this memoir of a young Red Guard during the Russian Revolution. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.

In three pages this paper examines Hitler Youth Leader Baldur von Schirach, focusing on his importance to women in Nazi Germany. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 4 page essay describes the various ways in which World War One from different from all previous wars. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the lessons Hitler took for WWI to create his program; the views of Ernst Jünger of the Weimar Republic; and the question of reparations. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the causes, type of warfare, and outcomes of the two world wars. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper reviews this monumental point in time through the writings of Harold Nicholson and John Maynard Keynes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper reports some background facts about each of these world leaders. The essay compares and contrasts their leadership traits and styles. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper offers an overview of both of these documents and argues that the Treaty of Versailles was largely responsible for causing World War II. Bibliography lists 6 sources.