Horne's one main point that arises uncharacteristically near the end of the final chapter is that "This book has tried to show more than any one individual or set of individuals was to blame."... The book focuses on four prominent characters, Gamelin, Weygand, Manstein, and Guderia. ... He does so through out the book without ever giving the reader a definition. ... There weren't however enough French phrases to flaw the book entirely. In the last few chapters, the narrative returns to be as present as it was in the introduction which allows the reader to read about thing...

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• Grade Level: High School

This book is broken is broken down into seven chapters, starting from 1943 and ending with 1945. ... Chapter Four is the longest of the book and the most informative of Hitler's final days. ... The seventh chapter concludes the book with the death of Hitler. ... In chapters five through seven of Petrova and Watson's book, they present the evidence that they found. ... The second part of the book, Chapters 8 through 10, is referred to as "Hitler's Other Remains". ...

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In this book, she tells the story of her difficult childhood. ... The family gets them the book, "War and Peace" to read. They spend time reading this book. ... Annie had placed the book on the grandmother's mother lace cap. ... Chapter 12 marks the end of the war. ...

• Word Count: 967
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In this book, she tells the story of her difficult childhood. ... The family gets them the book, "War and Peace" to read. They spend time reading this book. ... Annie had placed the book on the grandmother's mother lace cap. ... Chapter 12 marks the end of the war. ...

• Word Count: 895
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The key to their success could be attributed to a singular book, which was written around 500 BC. ... The book is only thirteen chapters long and thoroughly explains how to approach warfare, terrain and how to handle spies. ... Unlike most of the book so far, the thirteenth chapter has specifications in it that are still being used today. ... Sun Tzu finishes his book with these sentences. ... These decisions, specifically, relate to the third and thirteenth chapter of the book. ...

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Before the events in chapter four which, Gene Forrester was intelligent, thoughtful, competitive, and a mediocre athlete. ... In chapter 6, Gene tells Finny he is trying to become the assistant crew manager. ... Finny transforms throughout the book until his untimely death. ... In the book A Separate Peace, the main characters Finny and Gene transform into different people by the end of the book. Transformation is a main theme in the book and it is very relevant throughout the entire book. ...

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And indeed the most obvious transformations were that of the main characters, Gene and Finny in Chapter four. ... In chapter 6, Gene tells Finny he is trying to become the assistant crew manager. ... Finny transforms throughout the book until his untimely death. ... In the book A Separate Peace, the main characters Finny and Gene transform into different people by the end of the book. Transformation is a main theme in the book and it is very relevant throughout the entire book. ...

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The author of this book, Stephen Ambrose, attempts to show what life was like for the soldiers after the war was over. ... Ambrose uses chapter one to write of the lives of the soldiers before the war, including the struggle that many of them endured throughout the Depression. ... Ambrose continues to reinforce the reader to more of these such wartime horrors by filling many more chapters of his book with various, brutal descriptions of battle scenes. ... Ambrose makes this especially convincing to the reader by including the last chapter of the book. This chapter, devoted to telli...

• Word Count: 946
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The most impressive event for me in this book was the in one of the battles which is in chapter 9: Paul separated from his company, and forced to hide in the shell hole. ... The film of All Quiet on the Western Front basically followed the plot of the book, but it cut off some of the scenes which are not very important in the book. ... However, I think the film did not have as many thoughts as the book had. ... The film did carry out the theme in the book, but since the absences some of the feelings in the book, the theme in the film was not as impressive as the book. But the actors in the boo...

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He uses irony and symbolism throughout the whole book. (pg 271-291) The final chapters of the book are full of irony because the soldiers are on their final stand and are about to fall. Themes are what make a book, and in this book there are three major themes. ... The horror of war is all throughout the book. ... The book has a huge amount of historical context. ...

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A) Introduction: Tom Brokaw's book, The Greatest Generation, was a book of moral reflection and great insight. It did not merely allow the reader to "read" about the lives of World War II Veterans', but to experience them chapter by chapter. ... G) Your reaction: I was surprised by how this book was written. When I originally purchased this book I had no idea that this was going to be a first person account and that it wad going to be a person's life chapter by chapter. ... I enjoyed this book, although at points I did feel that Brokaw may have over roman...

• Word Count: 1692
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• Grade Level: High School

Now the next few chapters were very well written due to the fact that as stated before knowing the exact consequences to war are impossible, the writer tells of mass hysteria, destruction, panic, and the launch of missiles by every major country including the China, but the book does have one flaw in its attempt to stay as close to possible realistic outcome, when Pat Frank was writing this novel talk of the star wars project was being passed around American fiction novels and he incorporates this into his book as the United Nations only recourse to try and prevent war. ... Many critics say th...

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In chapter 7, when Paul talks to the French women, they are interested in Paul because he is young, and lives a dangerous life in the war. ... The character of industrial warfare is best highlighted in chapter 6, when it conveys the grim reality of trench warfare. ... Through the eyes of Paul Bãumer, it is unclear of what side he is fighting on if not for the obvious descriptions written in the book. ... Paul could have fought for France and the premise of the book would still have remained intact. This book illustrates the day and the life of a World War I trench warfare soldier....

• Word Count: 700
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Chapter One The narrator assures us that the book we are about to read is true, more or less. ... He was never able to write the book. ... That night, he read a book by Erika Ostrovsky. ... Now, he presents us with his war book. ... This book, he says, is a failure. ...

• Word Count: 7795
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The work Hiroshima, by John Hersey, first appeared as a long article in the New Yorker, then shortly after in book form. This book is a non-fiction account of the bombing of Hiroshima and the immediate aftermath. ... In four chapters he traces how these people survived the blast and what they did in following weeks and months to pull their lives together and save their families. The book takes on a tone of sympathy and survival that these people were lucky enough to survive the blast. ... The book emphasizes with their plight while it also gives an American explanation for the bombing. ...

• Word Count: 650
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• Grade Level: High School

The author, Kurt Vonnegut, wrote this book in a non-sequential manner. ... The book has four main settings. ... When Vonnegut places himself inside the book, particularly in the first chapter, the reader is told that the all the events of the story are true, more or less, and that Vonnegut experienced the Dresden bombings firsthand. This book was written to be an antiwar narrative. ... Before chapter one even begins, Vonnegut quotes the Christmas carol Away in a Manger. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The prologue of the book was fascinating. ... The following chapters expand more on her trials and give details of Eleanor's life prior to becoming First Lady. ... Youngs was great at organizing all the information into the book. ... However, this reader would have liked more quotes in the book from Eleanor herself. ... For example, Chapter 3 begins with Youngs writing, "Elliot was dead, but Eleanor continued to dream of him-not only while she slept but in daydreams as well. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Each chapter in the book talks about one school. ... Shirley (the book does not state her last name) has had a depressing childhood "her parents were never married, and her father was killed at Pearl Harbor while aboard the Arizona. ... Overall, Bat 6 is a very enjoyable and interesting book to read. ... The reader can never expect what will happen next, for the book has many twists and turns where friendships can bud or wither at any time. ...

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In this novel I find that the theme of the book is the significance of fate in life. ... Germany is another important setting in the book, especially the city of Dresden. ... Another important setting in the book is the planet of Tralfamadore, where Billy is taken by aliens. ... In the first and last chapters, Vonnegut tells about himself, the story, and how he wrote it. ...

• Word Count: 803
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The most interesting aspect of the book is the way it changes perspectives nearly every chapter, so in one you"re looking critically at the situation as an American, in the next you"re following Sagamaki, a member of the Japanese navy, as he prepares to enter a submarine set to spy on the harbor. ... I was not only impressed but amazed at the thoroughness of this book. ... The book itself was amazing in the fact that it was incredibly intimate but still factual, the first I have read of its kind. ... This book was exceptionally well written, and will continue to be one...

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In Chapter 1, Vonnegut tells us that after the war he and his wife lived in Schenectady, New York, which Billy Pilgrim's "Ilium" seems to be based on. ... Germany is another important setting in the book, especially the city of Dresden. ...

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Waite's book, entitled, The Psychopathic God: Adolf Hitler, he delves deep into the mind of one of the world's most notorious and destructive rulers of all time. ... The book, The Psychopathic God: Adolf Hitler, was extremely interesting to me. ... The book begins with a detailed description of his personality and physical traits. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the first chapter where he takes his clothes off and goes swimming like any child would do, he seems to be Adam in the Garden of Eden, a child left to play with the nature. ... Ralph also supports a few themes of the book. ...

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In the final chapter of Recon Scout, Fred Salter begins to realize the lasting mental effects that the war has had on him. ... After reading this book, one realizes just how early many of these soldiers were leaving to go of to war, many of which had very little training. ...

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The story "All Quiet on the Western Front" centers on a young man named Paul Baumer narrates the story. Paul is of the age of nineteen, when he is convinced to enlist in the German army in the World War I. Paul and several of his friends are encouraged to join the army by their teacher Kantorek, ...

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• Grade Level: High School