This book by L.M. Elliott called Annie, Between the States, is about death, romance, and surviving. Annie is conflicted between what side of the war, she is on. She is also involved with some romance with the different sides. The author includes challenging situations and the feeling of losing a loved, to show how you would feel as if you were in the Civil War. Elliott shows how tough it could be.…
The Killer Angels. This is a book about the Civil War, with all of its death, blood, and destruction. It’s written by Michael Shaara. This book is all about the strategy and planning involved in the war, from the point of view from both the Confederates and the Union. Michael Shaara uses conversation and thoughts from the officers to tell about real plans and panic that happened in the Civil War.…
I Pledge Allegiance Book Reduction I Pledge Allegiance by Chris Lynch is a phenomenal book. The book is about four friends, Ivan, Morris, Beck and Rudi.ow they pledge to another to do certain things and it helps them look out for one another. Rudi gets a draft letter from the army and the rest of them sign up with him in the four different branches to go to Vietnam. The story follows Morris and the struggles he had during the war and how he didn’t want to shoot the guns from the vessel.…
Interested in the bloody, action-packed Civil War? Then read the books Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen and Red Badge of Courage by Steven Crane. The similarities between these two books are extremely uncanny. There are slight differences in the two books, though there are very few.…
A Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen is a story about fifteen year old Charley who wants to leave his farm and be enlisted in the first Minnesota Volunteers to be in the Civil War. He has no idea what he is fighting for or what a “shooting war” is and all he knew was that he didn’t want to miss out on a great adventure. Throughout his years of fighting against the Rebels in the Civil War, Charlie Goddard has evolved into a man who fought in war at the age of fifteen and came out a completely different man at the age of nineteen through physical, emotional, and personality changes over the course of four years.…
This war tore Americans apart to and brought them back together. McPherson’s book What They Fought For 1861-1865, sheds light on feelings, actions, and events that have not always been brought to light with regard to the Civil War. The uncandid use of the letters and diary help to reveal and give a better understanding of the war through the actual people that lived…
“Cranes” is the old friend, “The Sniper” is the brother who is on the rooftop across from him. These were both about a civil war that tore countries apart. “Cranes” is about Korea's civil war; contrarily, “The Sniper” is based on the civil war in Ireland. These stories have differences,…
The story Killer Angels provides an in-depth perspective of both Confederate and Union soldiers during the Civil War. The author, Michael Shaara, accomplishes a special feat due to the fact that throughout the novel he rarely breaks away from the factual aspects of America 's bloodiest war. The Civil War had seemingly various causes despite numerous soldiers and outsiders believing it was entirely about slavery. The Union and Confederates weren 't just fighting over the rights and ideas of slavery, they were fighting for much more. It was a power struggle.…
The Civil War was one of the most iconic and deadly wars in American history. With the advancement of technology championed from the Industrial Revolution that improved communications, transport, and the lethality of weapons, war took on a whole new dangerous territory that earned it the title as being the first modern war. It was the turning point between the limited combat strategies of the past and the full mobilization of the future, exercising full frontal strategies that would exacerbate the death toll. The Civil War made the science and strategy of killing rise to a whole new level.…
The topic I choose for my essay is: (Discuss the reality and significance of the Civil War in U.S. history. What were the factors that led to the outbreak of war? What were the long-term consequences of the conflict? Discuss Lincoln’s role. What did emancipation mean to both sides in the war?)…
During the Civil War, the famous generals, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, paved the way for new American ideals. Bruce Catton analyzes the contrast between the beliefs and strategies of Grant and Lee, while comparing their similar personalities in his essay, “Grant and Lee: A study in Contrast.” These two powerful generals, different yet similar, reflect the strength of opposing views which had come to a final collision. Catton creates a serious tone, while also developing symbolism and allusion to effectively compare and contrast the two major generals during the Civil War. These two powerful generals, different yet similar, reflect the strength of the opposing sides of America which had made a final collision.…
He was almost deafened with the report and his arm shook with the recoil” (O’Flaherty 166). The quote proves the sniper has no hesitation to shoot the enemy, perhaps it is because he does not know the enemy’s identity. The author supplies no information about the sniper, but in contrast, given sufficient information about Carter. Carter is a young, wealthy Virginian man who joins the Union army. “The sleeping sentinel in the clump of laurel was a young Virginian named Carter Druse.…
A troubled young man tries to overcome his abusive past by joining the Union Soldiers. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: JACK MURPHY grew up in an abusive home with his father JOE and his mother MARGARET. As a teenager, Jack and his best friend, BILL CALLAHAN (18) join the army. For Jack, it’s a way to get away from his parents.…
The main character in The Sniper did the opposite of what the main character did Cranes. Songsam did his duty to his friend whereas the sniper did his duty to the war. Since the both of the main characters in the stories were interacting with the enemy, the outcome of the situations were completely different. In The Sniper, the main character chose to kill the enemy and do his duty to the war. He was a fanatic and knew what he had to do in order to survive the war.…
Jesus of nazareth was born circa 6 b.c at Belen. Her mother was Maria which partner was Joseph, a carpenter. According to the gospel Mathew (2:1) Jesus was born when the Herod the great ruled. When Herod heard about Jesus birth he tried to kill him.…