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WAR IN HISTORY 3

War in history

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Thesis

The First World War ended quickly as compared to the Second World War; this was due to the extremely violent battlefield culture that was developed by the two fighting nations, Germany and Japan. It made the two warring armies to fight and not to surrender. The author identifies this developed culture as the cause of the difficulty in ending the Second World War.

Main points

The article dwells on a strategy that both the armies used during this war which was prisoner taking and prisoner killing during the war time. It required the fighting armies to stay in one place, obey orders and regulations, fight and risk death. In addition to that, it required the soldiers to mutiny which is to follow the orders and engage the enemy. Also, it required the soldiers to surrender to the enemy only when they are in danger. This strategy made the Second World War extend for long. Today, this strategy is used by many forces worldwide.

Evidence

The author points out the technique the two nations adopted to make sure they win the war. For instance, they all used the technique of psychological warfare design that discouraged giving up.

Personal assessment

The study is excellent. It describes the strategy the two nations used during this war to make sure they won which made this war last for long. But at last, according to the article, Japan surrendered due to the bombing of its two cities.

References

Ferguson, N. (2004). Prisoner Taking, Prisoner Killing in the Age of Total War: Towards a Political Economy of Military Defeat. The War in History, 11(2), 148-192.