In the minutes before the attack Brigadier told the soldiers with him that he had to take his boot off, the other soldiers bracing for the Japanese attack strictly disagreed with the idea but Brigadier took off his left boot and sock anyway. Brigadier had contracted Trench foot. Trench foot is a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary, and cold conditions, which causes the flesh to peel off the foot. After inspecting the damage to his foot, he put his boot on and began preparing for the Japanese attack. Brigadier showed courage as he continued to fight even with an injury while many others would have given up.
According to Document C, “There comes a soldier, his bare feet are seen thro’ his worn out shoes, his legs nearly naked from the tattered remains of an only pair of stockings.” This shows that the soldiers barely have clothes. How can someone in the army continue to get stronger and fight more if they barely have clothes in the freezing temperatures of winter? Also, according to Document C, “I can’t endure it-Why are we went here to starve and freeze.”
According to Doc B, the Roman soldiers got lazy, and stopped wearing
(Lynch, 9) Lynch also describes what the conditions were like for these soldiers while this war was waging. He states that barely anyone had shoes to wear, disease was everywhere, and there
Many soldiers are coerced to slumber under canvass tents or lie in the snow. Compounding the soldiers ' suffering is the fact that once
As a nineteen-year-old Canadian soldier from the start, Robert is seen transitioning through an existential crisis, encountering with nothingness to embracing the depths of life. In relation to Findley’s text when Robert enters the war, he is told by his mother that metaphorically put on a new set of attire to toughen up psychologically, emotionally, or physically to face the inevitable everyday battles of war he has to fight by making sacrifices with the unexpected challenges that come up in the future. This can be seen when Robert commands all soldiers to “hold their torn pieces of cloth in their hand[...] ‘piss on them’[...] the ammonia in their urine would turn the chlorine into harmless crystals that could not be breathed” (Findley, 126). Ideally, this was the steps he
There was a shortage of uniforms and clothing for the soldiers. They were often without shoes, coats, and pants. Washington tried consistently to cloth the soldiers and provide them with necessary garments. Some books state
The troops were heated and drenched in sweat from wearing issued heavy woolen winter uniforms. They were also eating ‘embalmed’ beef
The three things a soldier needs to fight are bulky boots, satisfied stomach, and a good night’s sleep. “One, a sturdy pair of boots,’ I said. ‘Two, a full belly. Three, a decent night’s sleep” (Anderson 80). 5)
Tens of thousands of people were killed during the Battle of Britain. Many of the fatalities were innocent civilians caught in the middle of enemy fire. Most that lived through the terrible battle were left without a place to live. Though Britain won the battle, many people’s lives were lost, countless houses were destroyed, and iconic structures were burned to the ground. Was it worth it?
They sent out these shoes to the soldiers in the
They were forced to run by orders of the German soldiers. Then they were sent to shower rapidly with disinfection which seems very non-human-like to do. “A barrel of foul-smelling liquid stood by the door. Disinfection. Everybody soaked in it.”
The Americans had many problems gaining supplies. So many supplies were running very low that clothes were becoming an issue. Some soldiers didn’t even have boots to wear which in the summer wouldn’t be a problem but it becomes a problem when it is the dead of winter. With funds being low, soldiers often starved to death. The colonial army also suffered a great shortage of gunpowder.
In the 1920s to 1930s the US had experienced some immeasurable and distressed times known as the Great depression. People had difficulty doing basic things like providing food for their families, getting jobs and having a stable income. The segregation between black and whites did not stop even in these terrible times. The food crisis was a significant problem during the Great Depression.
The Things They Carried “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien is a short story set during the Vietnam War. In the story, O’Brien lists many different items soldiers in the Alpha Company carried with them as they humped across the rugged terrain. Many carried necessities such as rations, matches, ammunition and things of that nature; however, many soldiers also carried quite peculiar objects such as condoms, pantyhose, and M&Ms. Readers can grasp a closer insight of the characters’ lives after further examination of the symbolism and meaning of the things they carried.
