In 1942, Dönitz had surprised the British by stating over the radio waves that Germany would be increased casualties. This had startled the British as most military leaders would never have publicly admitted that they were going to lose more men in the near future as it would decrease confidence in the German population and would signal to the Allies that Germany is in fact acknowledging that they knew that they were losing. However, this announcement helped balance the German people’s emotions after they have been bombarded with news of how well the German military was doing. However, this was more of a precursor to Germany further increasing the size of their U-boat fleet. As the Allies had repositioned their escorts to better support convoys in the west ,the Germans had increased their submarine fleet to over 300 U-boats produced, with 140 that were fully operational and 20 commissioned per month.
World War Two would not have been won if they did not have the help and contributions of the Royal Canadian Navy and the merchant marine. The Royal Canadian Navy and merchant marine had to grow and expand exponentially to support Britain in the war. The Royal Canadian Navy and merchant marine had critical contributions to the outcome of World War Two because of convoys with supplies, battles with German u-boats, and the Battle of the Atlantic. To begin with, one major contribution to the victory of World War Two was the supplies brought to Britain from the merchant marines and the help of the Royal Canadian Navy. As a result of the fall of France, Canada became Britain’s largest ally.
Naturalist John Burroughs once said of his friend Theodore Roosevelt, "Roosevelt was a many-sided man and every side was like an electric battery. Such versatility, such vitality, such thoroughness, such copiousness, have rarely been united in one man.” While many people know Roosevelt the war hero, Roosevelt the President, or Roosevelt the naturalist, his contributions as an author/historian shouldn’t take a back seat to T.R.’s numerous other accomplishments. In The Naval War of 1812, Roosevelt aims to craft the complete unbiased work on the naval combat between the United States of America and Great Britain from 1812-1815. When it was published in 1883 it became an instant sensation in the academic world.
Churchill builds credibility in order to make his audience believe in his words by providing their standpoint in the war they face against Nazi Germany. The main objective of this speech is to encourage the British to fight for their country and not accept defeat in the battle known as World War II. He also addresses his audience and “Mr. Speaker” that the creation of a War Cabinet was necessary in order to protect
This becomes evident in September, 1940, when President Franklin Roosevelt decided to enter into an agreement with the British ambassador (Doc. F). The agreement provided Britain with critical destroyer ships from the United States for eight valuable defense base stations. When President Roosevelt decided to provide Britain with the destroyer ships it indicated a siding with the allies, and will change the mindset of most Americans to ‘all aid short of war” as neutrality was breached. Also, this change of stance came with Britain being the last one standing against Hitler within Europe since people feared the war reaching the Western Hemisphere, if not kept within Europe. In consideration to keeping the war out of America, President Franklin Roosevelt will highlight how ‘we’ must do everything to help the British Empire defend itself (Doc. H).
Political leadership, military strategy, organizational capacity, fighting skills and effectiveness, technology, mass production, resources, ideology, and morale, all were essential factors that influenced the war victory. The war at sea saw mainly the US and Japan competing in the Pacific and the US and Great Britain competing against Germany in the Atlantic. The offensiveness of the Japanese Empire could be contained and defeated by the US only after the fortunate victory of Midway in 1942 and the following buildup of an overwhelming superiority of the American forces. In the Atlantic, the German U-boats inflicted embarrassing losses to the British and American Navies. Only technological improvements and effective adaptation of the tactics (naval convoy tactics and dedicated anti-submarine airplane) allowed the Allies to recover the situation, regaining control of the sea.
This dispute on the seas involved America’s international trade and may have been the biggest concern. Britain began blockading ships from going to France because of a war between the two countries, and as a result, ships had to first go through British ports in order to trade with France. Britain immediately considered any ship that did not stop any enemy. Another dilemma was the problem of British impressment of American soldiers at sea.
Britain’s army quickly bounced back. While they suffered a downfall at Dunkirk, that did not seem to bother them anymore. They were now a threat to Mussolini as they swept about 500 miles of North Africa (Source B). They would of never been able to get this far without escaping the beaches of
The U.S. had only sixteen warships ready; Britain’s navy had around a thousand. At this time, Britain was also at war with France, so although not all of Britain’s navy ships were fighting America, America was still outnumbered. To many, it seemed that America would need a miracle to turn out victorious. America, the unprepared army, against Britain, the largest navy in the world; any onlooker would agree that without a miracle, America would lose badly. The facts all pointed to America losing, but at sea, things were looking brighter for America.
The Germans at this point had shown great movement towards a more aggressive standpoint in the war and this directly affected the United States lost people on boats like the Lusitania and the Laconia. Many people worried that “other laconias were certain to sink.” (Doc 7) This instilled fear into the nations and many people felt that the only way to solve this would be to get involved and take a more aggressive standpoint on the matter. The Sussex pledge was announced in place to restrict this warfare by German submarines but after violating the policy, even more, people supported a more aggressive, including President Woodrow Wilson.
In the summer 1942, Stalin wanted to give a comprehensive attack, and the leader of America thought they would prepare it at 1943, but Churchill thought these times were to early. He thought Germany were very strong, if they direct attacked French beach, they would get a big hurt. Dieppe had limited way to against a strong German defend that it also improved Churchill’s opinion. He believed that they would lose this battle, and this was why he did not use England’s troop to attack Dieppe. Then, Canadian troops were going fight this battle.
Admiral Yamamoto’s drive destroy the American carrier capability was so fierce, it dominated the operational planning. The Naval General Staff should have transitioned to a defensive posture to consolidate their gains made thus far in the war. If Japan had reinforced and built up key positions on their new territory, it would require the US to fight much further east against a bunkered in enemy. Clausewitz argued that there were advantages to taking the defense, depending on who had the initiative. Japan’s war aim was to acquire regional control over the Pacific.
Albert fish was born in 1870. He grew up in Washington, DC, with lots of family problems. Not only did his father die when he was at the age of five, but mental issues seemed to run in his family. Fish was sent off to a foster home when his mother was no longer able to take care of him because she was working so many hours to keep up with his father’s passing. The orphanage is when warning signs appeared like, Fish taking pleasure in the punishment the boys were given when they were misbehaving.
They wanted to take a stand, but their country was not ready for it. Before the United States had entered World War II, Churchill had warned the people of England that appeasement has left them without “a strong national defense or system of international security” (Doc 6). Churchill did not like appeasement and voiced his opinion to anyone who would listen. All around the world, many believed ignorance was bliss, but in the case of World War II, that saying was very false. Ignoring Hitler only made him all the more determined to start a war and come out on top.
Winston Churchill, in his informational speech, “Their Finest Hour” (June 18th, 1940) explained the military situation and rallied his people for what he probably knew was going to be a tremendous struggle against the Axis. Winston Churchill supports his thesis through, rhetorical questioning, pathos, ethos and logos. Churchill’s purpose was to inform and rally the people in order to strengthen their confidence in Britain 's military. Churchill was addressing the people of Britain as he uses a formal tone, in explaining the military situation. Winston Churchill was born into an aristocratic family, on November 30, 1874 in Woodstock, United Kingdom.
