求一篇英语作文关于世界战争的~
求一篇英语作文关于世界战争的~
求一篇英语作文关于世界战争的~
求一篇英语作文关于世界战争的~
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WhenIthinkofWorldWar2MemorabiliaIthinkofmydadwhoservedinthecorpsofarmyengineersduringworldwartwo.HewasinvolvedinthealliedinvasionofNorthAfricaandSalerno,Italy.InhighschoolIdidareportinmyhistoryclassonhimandhistimeinthearmy.IreceivedanAformyreport.Myfriendfortherestoftheyearwouldteasemesayingmockingly"Salerno"whenhewouldseeme.Maybehedidthisbecausehisdaddidnothavesuchtalestotell.ButIwasalwaysinterestedinwhatmydaddidduringthewar.Notsomuchproudbutinterested.
Mydadusedtosaybecauseheknewsomething,hehadatrade,hewasskilledinconstructionthathewasnotputinthefrontlines.HealwaysencouragedmetogetaneducationsothatifIwascalledintowarIwouldnotbeinthefrontlines.Hisunitbuiltrunwaysandlivingquartersforairunitsasthealliedforcesadvancedtheywouldneedlandingstripsandbuildings.
MydadlearnedItalianandendedupmarryinganItaliangirl.Hebroughtherbackandtheyhadafamilyofthreechildren.Hedivorcedherclaimingshewasunfaithful.HowwouldIknow.Ionlygottoknowmydadandhishistoryafterhisfirstmarriageandfirstfamily.Andsomydadwouldtellmetalesofhowheandhisbuddywereinthedeathwardofthemilitaryhospital.Heandhisbuddydecidedtogooutthatnightandhaveonelastnightofdrunkenrevelry.
Hetestifiesthatthenextdayheandhisbuddywerepronouncedfittobedischargedandreturntotheirunits.Hetoldofhowhisunitcameacrossatownwithawarehouseofwineinkegsthesizeofhousesandthattheymadestrawsoutofbambooorsomesuchthingandbymorninghadloweredthewineinthegiantkegbyafoot.
HetoldmethatwhileinNorthAfricathathisunitwasroustedoutofbedattwointhemorningandhadtofleebecausethedesertfoxRommelandhisGermantankdivisionswerebearingdownonthem.Thedeadlydesertcoldairwasthecauseofanotheroneofmydad'sbrushwithdeathashecaughtalmostliterallyhisdeathofcold.
HetoldofhowagroupofItalianalliedsympathizershadtakenrefugeinaliberatedtown.Mydad'sunithadagroupofGermanprisonerstheyleftwiththesympathizerstowatchoveruntilafollowingalliedunitcouldcomeandtakechargeoftheprisoners.Mydad'sunitgavetheItaliansfoodtogivetheprisonersuntilthenextunitarrived.MydadfoundoutlaterthatthesympathizersshottheGermansandgavethefoodtothetownspeople.
OnthetroopshipbackmydadhadabagofGermanlugershehadboughtfromanothersoldier.Mydadheardarumorthattherewasinspectiongoingonandanyonecaughtwithwarsouvenirswouldfacediscipline.SomydadonenightthrewthebagofGermanweaponsoverboardintotheocean.
MydaddidnotbringhomeanyWorldWar2Memorabilia.ButhisstorieshavestayedwithmeeversinceImethimduringhissecondmarriage.
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TheideaofaWorldWarwassomethingthatcouldn'tbeimaginedpriortothe20thcentury.Thenwehadtwoinamatterof35years.Thenumberofpeoplekilledinthewarswasstaggering.ThefactthatpeoplecontinuedtodieforfortyorfiftyyearsaftertheendofWorldWarIIwasallthemoreshockinguntilthecausewasdiscovered.
Asbestoshaslongbeenconsideredamiraclematerialofsort.Itishighlyresistanttoheat,whichmakesitagreatinsulatorandfirewallwhereverheatandelectricityarefound.Thiswasaknownfactforhundredsofyears,butneverreallyledtoitsuseinamajorway.ThenW