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Alexander The Great War Tactics

Pages: 6 (1804 words) Sources: 6 Document Type:Essay Document #:14983431

… from his father. It was Philip II who trained the men to be the best in the world, capable of taking on the Persians. As Roos (2019) points out, “Philip II left Alexander the Great a fierce army.” Philip II made the army the most important aspect … military. It was similar to today’s elite cadet families in the West. The Royal foot companions were Philip’s idea as were…[break]…it caused the Persians to open a gap where they were vulnerable. Alexander did this by sending his phalanx to attack on the left while he rode … did this by sending his phalanx to attack on the left while he rode to the flanking position on the right, drawing the Persians to him and making Darius vulnerable. It was then that the Macedonians had to attack at the right moment with speed. Their superior ……

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Archeology. (2013). Kamehameha. Retrieved from  https://www.archaeology.org/issues/95-1307/features/1094-kamehameha-moku-ula-maui-oahu 

Classics Dissertation. (n.d.). The Military Revolution: What were Philip II’s Reforms of the Macedonian Military and how Revolutionary were they? Retrieved from  https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/the_military_revolution_-_what_were_philip_iis_reforms_of_the_macedonian_military_and_how_revolutionary_were_they.pdf 

Hughes, T. (2018). Was Alexander’s army destined to conquer? Retrieved from  http://turningpointsoftheancientworld.com/index.php/2018/08/02/why-alexander-was-destined-to-conquer/ 

Prensky, M. (2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants part 1. On the horizon, 9(5), 1-6.

Roos, D. (2019). How Alexander the Great Conquered the Persian Empire. Retrieved from  https://www.history.com/news/alexander-the-great-defeat-persian-empire 

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Ottoman Empire And The Arabs

Pages: 6 (1859 words) Sources: 6 Document Type:Research Paper Document #:40041022

… and eastward.
The Black Sea to the north, the Red Sea to the south, the Mediterranean to the west and the Caspian and Persian Gulf to the east essentially serve as the natural water boundaries of the Ottoman’s geographical realm. The diverse collection of people spread across … The diverse collection of people spread across this wide range included Christians (both Roman and Eastern Orthodox), Muslims, Jews (both Sephardic and Ashkenazi), Persians, Egyptians, and Russians. These people were ethnically, religiously, culturally, socially, and politically diverse, but the Ottoman Empire was able to rule over them ……

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Bibliography

Anderson, Scott. 2014. Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East. Atlantic Books.

Faroqhi, Suraiya. 1994. Pilgrims and Sultans: The Hajj under the Ottomans 1517–1683. London: I. B. Tauris. 

Faroqhi, Suraiya. 2004. The Ottoman Empire and the World Around It. London: IB Tauris.

Khaled Fahmy. 2009. Mehmed Ali: From Ottoman Governor to Ruler of Egypt (Oxford:Oneworld Publications.

Murphy, David. 2008.  The Arab Revolt 1916–18 Lawrence sets Arabia Ablaze. Osprey: London.

Wilson, Mary C. 'The Hashemites, the Arab Revolt, and Arab Nationalism' in The Origins of Arab Nationalism (1991), ed. Rashid Khalidi, pp. 204–24. Columbia University Press.

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How Media Coverage Of Operation Desert Storm Was Influenced By The

Pages: 11 (3336 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:Essay Document #:61111774

...Persian The Effects of Operation Desert Storm on Human Behaviors, Human Expression and Ethics
Introduction
In early 1991, the United States launched Operation Desert Storm in response to Saddam Hussein’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait while the American public held its collective breath to see whether Hussein’s threat to wage “the mother of all battles,” including threats to use chemical weapons of mass destruction, would come to fruition. Although the Iraqi military was never able to live up to their leader’s claims, the political and social fallout from this successful prosecution of this regional war by the United States had long-term implications for American political and military leaders alike. This topic is important to analyze today because the Middle East remains a global hotspot with the very real potential to erupt in other conflicts with Western powers in general and the United States in particular. To determine the facts, the overarching……

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Curtis, J. (2015, November). Reflecting on strategic results of Operation Desert Storm. Army, 65(11), 24-27.

Khan, H. (2011, July 1). An unbiased estimate of present American competitiveness from deontological and teleological perspectives of utilitarianism. Competition Forum, 9(2), 348-352.

Klotzer, C. L. (2002, October). A lesson for Americans: Desert Storm operation reports were full of lies and distortions. St. Louis Journalism Review, 32(250), 34-39.

Lindsey, J. M. & Smith, C. (2003, Summer). Rally 'round the flag: Opinion in the United States before and after the Iraq War. Brookings Review, 21(3), 20-24.

Operation Desert Storm. (2020). U.S. History. Retrieved from  https://www.ushistory.org/  us/60a.asp.

Stilwell, B. (2015, September 12). 21 facts about the first Gulf War. Military.com. Retrieved from  https://www.military.com/undertheradar/2015/09/21-facts-about-the-first-gulf-war .

Taylor, A. (2016, January 14). Operation Desert Storm: 25 years since the first Gulf War. The Atlantic. Retrieved from  https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/01/operation-desert-storm-25-years-since-the-first-gulf-war/424191/ .

Tilford, K. H., Jr. (1993, Summer). Review: The meaning of victory in Operation Desert Storm: A review essay. Political Science Quarterly, 108(2), 327-331.

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The Epic Of Gilgamesh Analysis

Pages: 5 (1430 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:Essay Document #:52314401

...Persian Analysis of The Epic of Gilgamesh
Introduction
The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the few great literatures that survived the ruin of ancient civilizations, more particularly the ancient Mesopotamia. It is a poem that tells the story of two great heroes, friendship, adventure, and the gods. Comprised of twelves tablets, each depicting a section of the overall tale, the Epic of Gilgamesh exists in various versions—with the Akkadian and Old Babylonian versions being the most prominent. This essay considers various parts of the Epic and seeks to examine/illustrate a few details about the heroes “Gilgamesh and Enkidu”, their relationship, the actions of the gods, and the overall significance of this Epic—as regarding its depiction of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization.
Gilgamesh and Enkidu
Gilgamesh was the first character, of the two, to be introduced. In the introduction, Gilgamesh was described as one who had exceptional qualities that transcends that of……

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Abusch, T. \\\\\\\\\\\\"The Development and Meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh: An Interpretive Essay.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 121, 2001, pp. 614-622, doi:10.2307/606502. Retrieved from: https://sci-hub.tw/https://doi.org/10.2307%2F606502

Al-Rawi. F. N. H., and A. R. George. \\\\\\\\\\\\"Back to The Cedar Forest: The Beginning and End of Tablet V of The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgameš.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Journal of Cuneiform Studies, vol. 66, 2014, pp. 69-90, doi:10.5615/jcunestud.66.2014.0069. Retrieved from: https://sci-hub.tw/https://doi.org/10.5615%2Fjcunestud.66.2014.0069

Christman, J. \\\\\\\\\\\\"The Gilgamesh Complex: The Quest for Death Transcendence and the Killing of Animals.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Society & Animals, vol. 16, 2008, pp. 297-315, doi:10.1163/156853008x357649. Retrieved from: sci-hub.tw/10.1163/156853008X357649

Dickson, Keith. “Looking at the Other in ‘Gilgamesh.’” Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 127, no. 2, 2007, pp. 171–182. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20297248.

George, Andrew R. \\\\\\\\\\\\"The Mayfly on the River: Individual and collective destiny in the Epic of Gilgamesh.\\\\\\\\\\\\" KASKAL: Rivista di storia, ambienti e culture del Vicino Oriente Antico, vol. 9, 2012, pp. 227-242. Retrieved from:  https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/15817/1/Kaskal_9%20227-242%20George.pdf 

Khan, Anika. “Gilgamesh and medicine’s quest to conquer death.” Hektoen international: A Journal of Medical Humanities, vol. 11, no.4, June 2019, Highlighted in Frontispiece pp. 1-3.

Kline, J. \\\\\\\\\\\\"The Oldest Story, the Oldest Fear, the Oldest Fool: The Religious Dimension ofThe Epic of Gilgamesh.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Jung Journal, vol. 10, no.2, 2016, 24 – 36, doi:10.1080/19342039.2016.1157411. Retrieved from:  https://sci-hub.tw/https://doi.org/10.1080/19342039.2016.1157411 

 

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