Sentences with phrase «on military history»

They pride themselves on their military history and are more than happy to welcome new members to the club.

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There are also awkward gaps in the history it archives, such as the dearth of footage documenting one of the largest massacres of civilian protesters in modern world history — the infamous assault on a Muslim Brotherhood — led sit - in shortly after the military coup of 2013, which killed more than 800 civilians.

The event is scheduled for Nov. 11 — Veterans Day — and will focus on celebrating active military as well as the contributions of veterans throughout U.S. history, the Pentagon said in a memo earlier this month.

After 9/11, the biggest foreign attack on American soil in history, it took George W. Bush almost a month to issue his first orders to take military action against Afghanistan.

Building on our long history of mentoring young women from around the world, Notebook Mentoring has focused for the three consecutive year on pairing the daughters of military service members with a select group of Most Powerful Women in a special afternoon session.

For any others that might be a student of history or watch the History or Military Channel on occasion... Do the Republicans seem to be «channeling» the National Socialists of the 1930s and 1940s of Ghistory or watch the History or Military Channel on occasion... Do the Republicans seem to be «channeling» the National Socialists of the 1930s and 1940s of GHistory or Military Channel on occasion... Do the Republicans seem to be «channeling» the National Socialists of the 1930s and 1940s of Germany?

It is not the material factors of economic production, military might, and technological development, but the underlying ideas, ideals, goals, and norms which are strongly held on a mass basis that determine the course of history.

However, as a person with great passion for history and especially military history, I am inclined to correct a lot of the false attacks on the bible.

Any student of the Græco - Roman world at the beginning of our era who tries to penetrate beneath the surface of the political, economic and military history of the period and discern what was going on in the minds of men, becomes aware of a widespread expectation of a turn for the better in human affairs, even the dawn of a golden age, after the violent convulsions which had disturbed society for a century or more.

I just posted this on another topic... change a few words, youll get the point: In an ideal situation, «World Religions» would be part of a «World History» class, unfortunately, in the USA, there are far too many conservative Christians with power to rewrite history, make whole groups of people second class citizens by making laws against them, and travel the world trying to convert non-Christians through our Military, Politicians, humanitarian efforts anHistory» class, unfortunately, in the USA, there are far too many conservative Christians with power to rewrite history, make whole groups of people second class citizens by making laws against them, and travel the world trying to convert non-Christians through our Military, Politicians, humanitarian efforts anhistory, make whole groups of people second class citizens by making laws against them, and travel the world trying to convert non-Christians through our Military, Politicians, humanitarian efforts and more.

Rachel lived across the hall from me freshman year, and we bonded over shared histories of growing up on military bases and a love for reading.

It's a lot easier to subdue a farmer (threat to his land / farm) than someone having no job / property; which is why military occupation got progressively MORE difficult as history marched on and less and less humans were farming.

It was with the advent of the Constructivist school that the paradigm of «strategic culture» was re-energized, re-asserting the enduring and pervasive influence of culture, national histories and values on security and doctrines of military strategy.

Reynolds, a Cambridge don who has written extensively on political and international history, addresses the parliamentary, cultural, military and social legacy of the war, and corrects many of the myths veiling it.

Gillibrand's supporters have defended her long history of speaking out on behalf of women against sexual assault, noting how she clashed with former Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin (D., Mich.) back in 2013 over the issue of prosecuting sexual assaults in the military.

«All options should be on the table,» including military intervention, if efforts to achieve sanctions fall short or if the sanctions are ineffective, said Phillips a history teacher from Broome County who spoke on the steps of the Ulster County Courthouse in Kingston.

After seven years in military prison for carrying out one of the largest leaks in US history and coming out as a transgender woman, Chelsea Manning is embarking on the next stage in her epic journey: running for a seat in the US Senate in Maryland.

He recounts a proactive foreign policy based on membership of the UN Security Council, possession of a nuclear deterrent and a willingness to deploy military force globally — part of a continuity in our national history.

David I've read your comments on Jarvis past military history as being irrelevant, but this whole article is daft, the in, y thing in Jarvis favour, is it's unlikely Osborne will be the next Tory leader and May or Boris Johnsons age, means that labour can look at the 2025 election without worrying that Jarvis would be 55 ′ and stills sensible age for leader.

On the night of July 15, Turkey went through the most catastrophic tragedy in its recent history as a result of the attempted military coup.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja vowed never to allow history to repeat itself like during his term as military Head of State...

Other military histories followed and his book Barbarossa, on the Nazi - Soviet War, won critical acclaim.

Igor Sutyagin, who studied physics and history, was arrested in October 1999 on charges of espionage related to a study he conducted on military - civilian relations in Russia.

At the American Museum of Natural History on March 15, retired Air Force Gen. Lester Lyles talked about how the military came to understand during the first Iraq war the importance of spacefaring capability for everything involved in conducting its operations.

Military history buffs are generally conservative on social issues.

The complex event and its aftermath can also be further illuminated via discussions of larger themes in social and political history, such as balancing national safety and civil rights — comparing reactions to 9/11 with those following the attack on Pearl Harbor, for example — or the grounds for overseas military interventions — such as the recent U.S. engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan as compared with the U.S.'s position on the League of Nations after World War I. «These themes put a light on it,» Brodsky Schur says, giving teachers and even parents a way to integrate such a seemingly unteachable event.

Brandon Southall, SEA Inc. and University of California Santa Cruz, will be presenting «Marine Mammal Responses to Simulated Military Sonar: Southern California Behavioral Response Study» on Tuesday, March 12 at noon (4 pm GMT) at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

The first victim on record was Albert Gitchell, a cook at Camp Funston, part of the Fort Riley military base, says Kenneth C. Davis, historian and author of the forthcoming book «More Deadly Than War: The Hidden History of the Spanish Flu and the First World War» on the pandemic.

Experts on foreign affairs, cybersecurity, military intelligence, diplomatic history and related topics will gather this week at Indiana University Bloomington to discuss the classified documents released by Edward Snowden and their implications for national security.

Learn all about the history of the military jacket, when it has been on - trend in fashion, as well as everything you need to know...

Washington, DC About Blog Richard Bejtlich's blog on digital security, strategic thought, and military history.

Washington, DC About Blog Richard Bejtlich's blog on digital security, strategic thought, and military history.

Its early history is little known, but by the start of the Classical Period Sparta was one of A North Korean soldier defected to the South on Monday after being shot and wounded by the North Korean military, South Korea said.

Although Russian history studies are mostly focused on research of military, ideological, political and mobilization aspects of war, we always remember about the tragic and heroic destiny of Russian women soldiers and the aftermath of the war that had a heavy incidence on Russian women.

Chris Kyle enlisted to become a Navy SEAL in the wake of 9/11... he would go on to become the most prolific and deadly sniper in U.S. military history with 160 confirmed kills.

The bio-drama American Sniper is based on United States Navy SEAL Chris Kyle's autobiography, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History.

Kathryn Bigelow follows - up her Oscar winning military / war - based dramas «The Hurt Locker» and «Zero Dark Thirty» with a look at the 1967 Detroit riots, specifically shedding light on an incident in American history that most people don't know much about.

To this day, the raid on Cabanatuan remains the most successful rescue mission in U.S. military history.

For someone who'd only read about military conquest in history textbooks, Steven Spielberg's World War II painted the missing horrors and chaos of war with his opening D - Day sequence on the beaches of Normandy.

However, when Nemerov takes responsibility for a chemical attack on Cechnya (the worst in history), fears of a determined military ruler seem to be confirmed.

Clint Eastwood's American Sniper (3 *, 15A, 133 mins) is based on yet another true story, that of Chris Kyle, a modest Texan who became the most celebrated marksman in US military history.

Based on the memoir of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American military history with 160 confirmed kills (largely undertaken during four tours of the Iraq War).

Based on a page from Ming Dynasty history, this action picture tells a story of loyalty, military strategies, and even incorporates a sub-plot of female empowerment.

Based on the memoir of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American military history with 160 confirmed kills (largely undertaken during four...

The Wind and the Lion (1972), the sophomore feature of the film school - trained screenwriter turned director, takes on a romantic tale of rebellion and response, honorable ancient codes and modern military might, and the first stirrings of the United States of America, the modern, maverick young country in a political culture dominated by the history - seeped empires of old Europe, as a world power.

Capitalizing on the opportunity to dig deeper into the history that inspired Bloody Beans, Mari set about researching hundreds of military reports filed by the French during the occupation.

From its humble beginnings on the now - ancient Japanese MSX2 computer following a young, lone - wolf US soldier Solid Snake as he infiltrates the secret military base Outer Heaven, Metal Gear has blossomed into a empire of its own, its story spanning generations of supersoldiers and over a century of modern American history and politics across nearly two dozen games.

One extended montage runs through the 90 - year history of films, another honors the military on film, but the most powerful one highlights the importance of inclusion and representation on the big screen.

Finally, the director we've all been waiting for — Mr. Bayhem himself — weighs in on the most complex and controversial episode of American military history in recent years.

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