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Trojan War Research Paper

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One of the major insights that I gathered from the reading of the Trojan War is historical and how it relates to our society. Throughout the history of mankind, war was won not just through might but also due to tactical advantages. The Trojan War taught us about how to win wars through cunning strategies. During the last year of the war, the Greeks built a giant horse statue filled with armed and dangerous soldiers. The Trojans thought that it was some sort of gift to the Gods but instead it was the caused of their demise. The Atomic bomb that was dropped in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan changed the tide of war and ultimately led to the surrender of Japanese regime. Napoleon of France was unable to invade Russia during the war due to the
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