American Revolution - New York, Philadelphia, Saratoga

Previous: Opening Campaigns | American Revolution 101 | Next: The War Moves South The War Shifts to New York Having captured Boston in March 1776, General George Washington began shifting his army south to block an anticipated British move against New York City. Arriving, he divided his army between Long Island and Manhattan and awaited British General William Howes next move. In early June, the first British transports began appearing in lower New York Harbor and Howe established camps on Staten Island. Over the next several weeks Howes army grew to over 32,000 men. His brother, Vice Admiral Richard Howe commanded the Royal Navys forces in the area and stood by to provide naval support. The Second Continental Congress Independence While the British amassed strength near New York, the Second Continental Congress continued to meet in Philadelphia. Convening in May 1775, the group contained representatives from all thirteen American colonies. In final effort to reach an understanding with King George III, the Congress drafted the Olive Branch Petition on July 5, 1775, which asked the British government to address their grievances in order to avoid further bloodshed. Arriving in England, the petition was discarded by the king who was angered by the language used in confiscated letters written by American radicals such as John Adams. The failure of the Olive Branch Petition gave strength to those elements in Congress that wished to press for full independence. As the war continued, Congress began to assume the role of a national government and worked to make treaties, supply the army, and build a navy. Since it lacked the ability to tax, Congress was forced to rely on the governments of the individual colonies to provide the needed money and goods. In early 1776, the pro-independence faction began to assert more influence and pressured colonial governments to authorize reluctant delegations to vote for independence. After extended debate, Congress passed a resolution for independence on July 2, 1776. This was followed by the approval of the Declaration of Independence two days later. The Fall of New York In New York, Washington, who lacked naval forces, remained concerned that Howe could outflank him by sea anywhere in the New York area. Despite this, he felt compelled to defend the city due to its political importance. On August 22, Howe moved around 15,000 men across to Gravesend Bay on Long Island. Coming ashore, they probed the American defenses along the Heights of Guan. Finding an opening at Jamaica Pass, the British moved through the heights on the night of August 26/27 and struck American forces the next day. Caught by surprise, American troops under Major General Israel Putnam were defeated in the resulting Battle of Long Island. Falling back to a fortified position on Brooklyn Heights, they were reinforced and joined by Washington. Though aware that Howe could cut him off from Manhattan, Washington was initially reluctant to abandon Long Island. Approaching Brooklyn Heights, Howe turned cautious and ordered his men to begin siege operations. Realizing the dangerous nature of his situation, Washington left the position on the night of August 29/30 and succeeded in moving his men back to Manhattan. On September 15, Howe landed on Lower Manhattan with 12,000 men and at Kips Bay with 4,000. This forced Washington to abandon the city and assume a position to the north at Harlem Heights. The next day his men won their first victory of the campaign in the Battle of Harlem Heights. With Washington in a strong fortified postion, Howe elected to move by water with part of his command to Throgs Neck and then on to Pells Point. With Howe operating to the east, Washington was forced to abandon his position on northern Manhattan for fear of being cut off. Leaving strong garrisons at Fort Washington on Manhattan and Fort Lee in New Jersey, Washington withdrew to a strong defensive position at White Plains. On October 28, Howe assaulted part of Washingtons line at the Battle of White Plains. Driving the Americans off of a key hill, Howe was able to compel Washington to retreat again. Rather than pursue the fleeing Americans, Howe turned south to consolidate his hold on the New York City area. Assaulting Fort Washington, he captured the fortification and its 2,800-man garrison on November 16. While Washington was criticized for attempting to hold the post, he did so on Congress orders. Major General Nathanael Greene, commanding at Fort Lee, was able to escape with his men before being attacked by Major General Lord Charles Cornwallis. The Battles of Trenton Princeton Having taken Fort Lee, Cornwallis was ordered to pursue Washingtons army across New Jersey. As they retreated, Washington faced a crisis as his battered army began to disintegrate through desertions and expiring enlistments. Crossing the Delaware River into Pennsylvania in early December, he made camp and attempted to reinvigorate his shrinking army. Reduced to around 2,400 men, the Continental Army was poorly supplied and ill-equipped for winter with many of the men still in summer uniforms or lacking shoes. As in the past, Howe displayed a lack of killer instinct and ordered his men into winter quarters on December 14, with many strung out in a series of outposts from New York to Trenton. Believing an audacious act was needed to restore the publics confidence, Washington planned a surprise attack on the Hessian garrison at Trenton for December 26. Crossing the ice-filled Delaware on Christmas night, his men struck the following morning and succeeded in defeating and capturing the garrison. Evading Cornwallis who had been sent to catch him, Washingtons army won a second victory at Princeton on January 3, but lost Brigadier General Hugh Mercer who was mortally wounded. Having achieved two unlikely victories, Washington moved his army to Morristown, NJ and entered winter quarters. Previous: Opening Campaigns | American Revolution 101 | Next: The War Moves South Previous: Opening Campaigns | American Revolution 101 | Next: The War Moves South Burgoynes Plan In the spring of 1777, Major General John Burgoyne proposed a plan for defeating the Americans. Believing that New England was the seat of the rebellion, he proposed cutting the region off from the other colonies by moving down the Lake Champlain-Hudson River corridor while a second force, led by Colonel Barry St. Leger, advanced east from Lake Ontario and down the Mohawk River. Meeting at Albany, Burgoyne and St. Leger would press down the Hudson, while Howes army advanced north. Though approved by Colonial Secretary Lord George Germain, Howes role in the plan was never clearly defined and issues of his seniority precluded Burgoyne from issuing him orders. The Philadelphia Campaign Operating on his own, Howe prepared his own campaign for capturing the American capital at Philadelphia. Leaving a small force under Major General Henry Clinton at New York, he embarked 13,000 men on transports and sailed south. Entering the Chesapeake, the fleet traveled north and the army landed at Head of Elk, MD on August 25, 1777. In position with 8,000 Continentals and 3,000 militia to defend the capital, Washington dispatched units to track and harass Howes army. Aware that he would have to face Howe, Washington prepared to make a stand along the banks of the Brandywine River. Forming his men in a strong position near Chadds Ford, Washington awaited the British. In surveying the American position on September 11, Howe elected to use the same strategy he employed at Long Island. Using Lieutenant General Wilhelm von Knyphausens Hessians, Howe fixed the American center in place along the creek with a diversionary attack, while marching the bulk of this army around Washingtons right flank. Attacking, Howe was able to drive the Americans from the field and captured the bulk of their artillery. Ten days later, Brigadier General Anthony Waynes men were beaten at the Paoli Massacre. With Washington defeated, Congress fled Philadelphia and reconvened at York, PA. Outmaneuvering Washington, Howe entered the city on September 26. Eager to redeem the defeat at Brandywine and re-take the city, Washington began planning a counterattack against British forces located at Germantown. Devising a complicated assault plan, Washingtons columns became delayed and confused in the thick morning fog on October 4. In the resulting Battle of Germantown, American forces achieved early success and were on the verge of a great victory before confusion in the ranks and strong British counterattacks turned the tide. Among those who had performed badly at Germantown was Major General Adam Stephen who had been drunk during the fighting. Not hesitating, Washington sacked him in favor of the promising young Frenchmen, the Marquis de Lafayette, who had recently joined the army. With the campaign season winding down, Washington moved the army to Valley Forge for winter quarters. Enduring a hard winter, the American army underwent extensive training under the watchful eye of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. Another foreign volunteer, von Steuben had served as a staff officer in the Prussian army and imparted his knowledge to the Continental forces. The Tide Turns at Saratoga While Howe was planning his campaign against Philadelphia, Burgoyne moved forward with the other elements of his plan. Pressing down Lake Champlain, he easily captured Fort Ticonderoga on July 6, 1777. As a result, Congress replaced the American commander in the area, Major General Philip Schuyler, with Major General Horatio Gates. Pushing south, Burgoyne won minor victories at Hubbardton and Fort Ann and elected to move overland towards the American position at Fort Edward. Moving through the forest, Burgoynes progress was slowed as the Americans felled tree across the roads and worked to obstruct the British advance. To the west, St. Leger laid siege to Fort Stanwix on August 3, and defeated an American relief column at the Battle of Oriskany three days later. Still commanding the American army, Schuyler dispatched Major General Benedict Arnold to break the siege. As Arnold approached, St. Legers Native American allies fled after hearing exaggerated accounts regarding the size of Arnolds force. Left on his own, St. Leger had no choice but to retreat west. As Burgoyne neared Fort Edward, the American army fell back to Stillwater. Though he had won several minor victories, the campaign had cost Burgoyne heavily as his supply lines lengthened and men were detached for garrison duty. In early August, Burgoyne detached part of his Hessian contingent to search for supplies in nearby Vermont. This force was engaged and decisively defeated at the Battle of Bennington on August 16. Three days later Burgoyne made camp near Saratoga to rest his men and await news from St. Leger and Howe. Previous: Opening Campaigns | American Revolution 101 | Next: The War Moves South Previous: Opening Campaigns | American Revolution 101 | Next: The War Moves South Two miles to the south, Schuylers men began fortifying a series of heights on the west bank of the Hudson. As this work progressed, Gates arrived and took command on August 19. Five days later, Arnold returned from Fort Stanwix and the two began a series of clashes over strategy. While Gates was content to remain on the defensive, Arnold advocated striking at the British. Despite this, Gates gave Arnold command of the left wing of the army, while Major General Benjamin Lincoln led the right. On September 19, Burgoyne moved to attack the American position. Aware that the British were on the move, Arnold secured permission for a reconnaissance in force to determine Burgoynes intentions. In the resulting Battle of Freemans Farm, Arnold decisively defeated the British attack columns, but was relieved after a fight with Gates. Having suffered over 600 casualties at Freemans Farm, Burgoynes position continued to worsen. Sending to Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton at New York for aid, he soon learned that none was forthcoming. Short on men and supplies, Burgoyne resolved to renew the battle on October 4. Moving out three days later, the British attacked American positions at the Battle of Bemis Heights. Encountering heavy resistance, the advance soon bogged down. Pacing at headquarters, Arnold finally departed against Gates wishes and rode to the sound of the guns. Aiding on several parts of the battlefield, he led a successful counterattack on the British fortifications before being wounded in the leg. Now outnumbered 3-to-1, Burgoyne attempted to retreat north towards Fort Ticonderoga on the night of October 8. Blocked by Gates and with his supplies dwindling, Burgoyne elected to open negotiations with the Americans. Though he initially demanded an unconditional surrender, Gates agreed to a treaty of convention whereby Burgoynes men would be taken to Boston as prisoners and permitted to return to England on the condition that they not fight in North America again. On October 17, Burgoyne surrendered his remaining 5,791 men. Congress, unhappy with the terms offered by Gates, overruled the agreement and Burgoynes men were placed in prisoner camps around the colonies for the remainder of the war. The victory at Saratoga proved key in securing a treaty of alliance with France. Previous: Opening Campaigns | American Revolution 101 | Next: The War Moves South

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Therefore, more funds require for increased sales as well as marketing in higher margins products. Marketing strategy should be revamped in meeting the new situation. Net Product Innovation section avails in modifications of deadlines as well as prioritizing current activities as and when required. Hence, financial situation of a particular company affects the functioning of entire departments (Peterson Drake and Fabozzi 2012). (2). There are three important systems of accounts as well as statements used for controlling over financial system like: P L Account Companies produce annual profits and losses accounting that indicates total profit or loss made during specified time (Nelson 2012). Most of the companies engage in producing monthly profit and loss statements as well. There are various entries in statement and brief descriptions as follows: Total Sales as well as Revenue Turnover Valuation of assets in and achieved for specified time for future analysis purpose. Direct cost as well as variable costs - Direct costs are those costs that vary largely with sales as achieved in particular period. It includes cost of raw materials, production cost as well as transportation cost and wages for the same (Needles and Powers 2012). Gross Profit equal Total Sales from deducting direct cost. Indirect costs or fixed costs are those costs that do not vary with sales like administration expenses as well as other overheads like travel, depreciation and rent. Operating Profit equals Gross Profit and deducts from indirect costs. It is measured from profits as earned by company in and through trading activities (Marsh 2012). Retained Earnings- In case of limited company, amount of post-tax profits distributed in and among stakeholders as dividends. Balance Sheet Balance Sheet is a summarized form of assets as well as liabilities of business organization. These can be further classified as long-term assets as well as short-term assets. Long-term assets like plant and machinery as well as furniture and fixtures (Marsh 2012). As far as long-term liabilities are concerned, it includes owners funds like retained profits as well as shareholders capital. In case short-term liabilities, it includes creditors as well as short-term loans that is payable for a period less than 12 months. Total assets should be equal to total liabilities in balance sheet. Assets Liabilities Fixed Assets Plant Machinery Furniture Fixture Owners Funds Share Capital Retained Profits Current Assets Cash Debtors Stock Accounts Receivable Long-term Loans Current Liabilities Creditors Bills Payables Short-term loans Data can be presented by using formulas like: Fixed Assets+ Current Assets- Current Liabilities = Owners Funds + Long-term loans Cash Flow analysis The report displays total quantity of money future in as well as leaving out for specified period. It has opening as well as closing balance. Most of the organization prepares cash flow forecast for predicting the expected cash flows for specified time (Mann and Atkins 2012). It helps in understanding whether it has the capacity in paying bills as and when due. In case of shortage of funds, company requires in alteration of purchasing plans as well as other related planned activities. 1st Month 2nd Month 3rd Month Opening Balance 0 87800 103600 Income Sales 5000 7000 Shareholders Investment 1,50,000 Loan 15000 Expenditure Rent 3000 - - Wages 2000 2000 2500 Utilities 200 200 200 Equipment 55000 - 2000 Raw Materials 2000 2000 2000 Closing Balance 87800 103600 103900 Table: Performa of Cash Flow Analysis (3). It is essential in analysing information as presented in the financial statements, as it will help organization in: Assessing real performance in and against budgets Prioritizing activities as well as reallocating funds at the same time Identifying areas of strength and weakness Gross Profit Margin- Organization should keep high gross margin as it indicates more money for covering overheads as well as investing in future growth (Madura 2012). Operating Profit margin- Organization should have higher operating profit margin as it indulges in more money for paying loan interests. It pays for dividends to the shareholders in the most appropriate way. Return on Capital Employed- It mainly displays total amount of profits for money invested in the business by potential investors (Liu, Wang and Yang 2012). It helps in comparing between different companies as well as industries by potential investors and gauging risks for investment purpose. Healthy ROCE makes company attractive especially by the potential investors. High ROCE is because improved profit margin on goods as well as proficient utilization of existing resources. Current ratio- It should be greater than one that displays company has sufficient funds for paying debtors. Acid-Test ratio- This particular ratio excludes current assets that can be easily converted to money. Gearing Ratio- This particular ratio displays relationship connecting shareholders money and other source. Elevated gearing implies more cash from external source as invest in risky business (Lee 2012). Reference List Aamer, M. (2013).Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Financial Management. Packt Publishing. Balla, D. (2012).CLEP financial accounting. Piscataway, NJ.: Research Education Association. Bekaert, G. and Hodrick, R. (2012).International financial management. Boston: Pearson. Bragg, S. and Bragg, S. (2012).The essential controller. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley Sons. Collinson, D. (2011).Leadership. 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? Under The Waterfall? By Thomas Hardy And? Sweeney Among The Nightingales? By T. S. Eliot Essay, Research Paper Some people say that history finds a manner of reiterating itself. The same thing happened to poetry in the Twentieth Century epoch. Poetry returned to a metaphysical manner, which concentrates on nature and the belief in the supernatural power of different things. You ask how is history reiterating itself this manner? It is like this because this is the manner that Romantic Poets wrote. The chief difference between the two wholly separate epochs is the poets in the Twentieth Century usage more common events and common relationships. This made poesy even easier to understand because more people could associate to it. To me, their poesy is frequently easier to understand because it addresses mundane life. I besides think that much of this is due to the fact that more people were reading so there of all time was before. Now the poets were composing so that everyone could read and understand what they were seeking to show and hold them associate it to mundane life. This can be easy seen through different plants by different writers of that period. Poems such as # 8220 ; Under the Waterfall # 8221 ; By Thomas Hardy and # 8220 ; Sweeney Among the Nightingales # 8221 ; by T. S. Eliot. Both plants express their feelings about an ordinary event, grownup relationships. Thomas Hardy # 8217 ; s poem # 8220 ; Under the Waterfall # 8221 ; can be interpreted many different ways. One can non deny the power and influence nature has over the two lovers. The poem negotiations about two lovers traveling on a field day in August to a waterfall. Hardy discusses the pureness and repose and permanency of the waterfall: # 8220 ; The purl of a runlet that neer ceases / In splash of lands, in war, in peaces ; / # 8230 ; # 8221 ; ( 13-14 ) . This shows the power of nature and its permanent presence. He so goes on to depict the field day, # 8220 ; My lover and I / Walked under a sky / of bluish with a leaf-wove sunshade of green # 8221 ; ( 27-29 ) . Once once more this shows the beauty and romantic power that nature has. He proceeds to depict an event that took topographic point. He and his lover drank out the same glass. When he went to rinse the # 8220 ; goblet of ours # 8221 ; ( 48 ) and it fell into the pool at the underside of the falls. They both try and acquire it back out but they are unable to make it. This implicates a greater supernatural power is at work. Something much stronger so their relationship. The lover though to himself that # 8220 ; it I thrust my arm below / Cold H2O in basin or bowl, a throe # 8221 ; ( 39-40 ) . This means that it will ache him. This shows that a stronger than their relationship is at work doing it impossible to recover the goblet. Now it is at that place # 8220 ; By dark, by twenty-four hours, when it shines or lours, / there lies integral that goblet of our, # 8230 ; # 8221 ; ( 47-48 ) . This is symbolic of something greater, the lovers # 8217 ; everlasting love for each other and how it will ever be at that place. This verse form is written through the experiences of normal ordinary people and non about experiences of extraordinary or powerful people which is a trait of Twentieth Century poets. All this expresses the feeling that Romantic poets put into their work, the power of nature and the supernatural powers that come with it. What makes this peculiar verse form Twentieth Century is the event that occurred could go on to anyone and it is non about a expansive escapade. This is besides what many poets wrote about during his clip. The clip that he lived and wrote during was full of wars and dominated by political convulsion. This verse form shows the permanency of a insouciant relationship represented by the lovers # 8217 ; goblet. At the clip that he wrote, non many things were lasting, particularly in the political sphere in Europe. The verse form # 8220 ; Sweeney Among the Nightingales # 8221 ; by T. S. Eliot is a little more hard to understand but stills addresses political convulsion by showing the demand for permanency, as in the yesteryear, and the pandemonium of political relations utilizing the insouciant relationships one adult male experienced. In the gap of the verse form begins with a quotation mark from Grecian mythology: â€Å"Alas, I am struck with a mortal blow within.† Here he is demoing the permanency of the yesteryear. The mythology of Greeks is lasting that events that people believed in 1000s of old ages ago are still being thought of. Then Eliot moves to landmarks that still exist today: â€Å"Gloomy Orion and the Dog† ( 9 ) . These are configurations of stars that still can be seen today, demoing a demand for permanency. Peoples have counted on them in the yesteryear, and some still count on them today. All this is relevant to the times that Eliot wrote, because like Hardy he wrote during a clip dominated by wars and political convulsion. He seems to be hankering for that type of permanency. He expresses his ideas about the current political relations of Europe throug h the usage of the relationships that the fly-by-night Apeneck Sweeney had. Sweeney, in general, represents political relations. Politicss was approximately every bit lasting as the relationships that Sweeney had with adult females. The first kept woman that is encountered in the verse form is a muss and destroys about anything she touches. â€Å"†¦Tries to sit on Sweeney’s articulatio genuss / Slips and pulls the tabular array fabric / Overturns a coffee-cup, / Reorganized on the floor / She oscitances and draws a carrying up ; † ( 12-16 ) . This is symbolic that the political relations in Europe are falling apart. While still with the other adult female, another semen along and they all eat assorted fruits. Finally he felt that some was incorrect: â€Å"She and the lady in the ness / Are suspect, thought to be in a conference ; / Therefore the adult male with heavy eyes / †¦ / Leaves the room†¦Ã¢â‚¬  ( 25-29 ) . The adult females are non what they ar e showing themselves to be and so he made a wise determination to go forth. This shows that the adult females who seem to be seeking to score him that they are non lasting, and no relationship should be persued. He leaves the room and expression and the window and merely before he left, he: â€Å"Circumscribe a aureate grin† ( 33 ) . He seems to be hankering for better clip where relationships and everything should be more lasting. Finally the verse form ends with another mention to Greek Mythology, a mention of permanency and stableness in the yesteryear: † When Agamemnon cried aloud / And allow their liquid winnows fall / To stain the stiff dishonoured shroud.† ( 38-40 ) . Throughout the full verse form the writer is seems to be wishing for something more lasting and stable, and non hold to look to the yesteryear for stableness. Possibly he is trusting that shortly something will originate that will be merely every bit lasting as the stars. All in all, these two verse forms reveal the thoughts and concerns of their clip. They used their poesy as a manner of depicting the political convulsion they are sing. In Hardys # 8217 ; poem he wants things to be every bit lasting as the waterfall and the goblet in the pool. In Eliots # 8217 ; poem he is besides hankering for thing to be more lasting, like the stars and Greek mythology. Twentieth century writers expressed many other thing but for the get downing half of the period they seemed to concentrate on the political convulsion caused by many wars during that clip. The people of that clip could sympathise and understand the events the poets were speaking approximately because most likely experienced many of those same things. History does reiterate itself because every epoch goes through a active period full of political convulsion but something finally does come along which makes things stable and more lasting. Eliot, Thomas. S. # 8220 ; Sweeney Among the Nightingales. # 8221 ; The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Vol II, Ed. MH Abrams, et al. New York ; Norton 2000. Pg 2367-2368. Hardy, Thomas. # 8220 ; Under the Waterfall. # 8221 ; The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Vol II, Ed. MH Abrams, et al. New York ; Norton 2000. Pg 1947-1948.

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All Quiet On The Western Front Report On Historical Fiction Essay Name of Book: All Quiet on the Western FrontAuthor: Erich Maria RemarquePublisher: Ballantine BooksDate you started book:____________ Date you completed book:__________1. In what period of history did the story take place? The story told in All Quiet on the Western Front occurs during the two years just before the Armistice ended World War I in November 1918. 2. Who was the hero in the book? Paul Baumer3. Name One Problem that the hero experienced: When Baumer visits his home town he realizes that he can not communicate with the people on the home front because of his military experiences and their limited, or nonexistent, understanding of the war. When he first enters his house, for example, Baumer is overwhelmed at being home. His joy and relief are so great that he cannot speak; he can only weep. When he and his mother greet each other, he realizes immediately that he has nothing to say to her: We say very little and I am thankful that she asks nothing (page 159). But finally she does speak to him and asks, Was it very bad out there, Paul? (page 161). He lies to her to protect her from hearing of the terrible conditions from which he has just returned. He thinks to himself, amazed that she would ask that, and confused as to how he should answer. He does not believe that she would understand or realize what he would say. Even in trying to protect her, by using words that are false, Baumer creates a separation between his mother and himself. Clearly, as Baumer sees it, those whom have not been in the war cannot conceive what its like to be a soldier. On another level, however, Baumer cannot respond to his mothers question: he understands that the experiences he has had are so overwhelming that a civilian language, or any language at all, would be ineffective in describing them. Trying to replicate the experience and horrors of the war via words is impossible, Baumer realizes, and so he lies. . . . 4. List three events in this book that made the story seem real to you:1) Early in the novel, when Baumer tries to console his dying comrade, Franz, the story seemed quite real. Hundreds of soldiers who fought in wars had to go through seeing their comrades die, and writing home to their comrades loved ones with the grim news. 2) When Baumer kills the Frenchman he is horrified. He killed the man with his hands, and saw him die, which differs from any other kill he has committed thought this war. When Baumer kills this man he feels himself on a personal level with this fellow human being. He realizes this man had a family, a life, and indeed he is no monster, just another person stuck in the war. He apologizes to the body, promises to it that he will write to the mans family and take his place in the world. Since the man is a printer, Baumer will become a printer. 3) The way this book is written, through the eyes of one man, thats what makes it so different than a simple recollection of history. Baumers mind is slowly being perverted by his experiences in the war. Each friend he loses, each attack that is made on his platoon, to every poor meal he is given effects him. He sees himself as this young man whom had a great unforeseen future ahead of him, and years of school and childhood behind him, but the war had taken that all away from him. 5. In what Country did the story take place? This book took place in Europe. 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What research did the author have to do before writing this book? The author, Erich Maria Remarque, was in combat during World War One. He was wounded five times. I think he gathered enough research and understanding for the characters from his own experiences during the war. 7. Write a definition for historical fiction: Historical fiction on s story that isnt true, but based on a true event. The people didnt actually exist, nor did their actions, but they could have. This book was on a serious and real level, historical fictions can also be incredibly false, such an example would be if Paul Baumer was actually an alien, yet still played a serious and realistic role in the World War. 8. What is the difference between fiction and historical fiction? As mentioned above, a historical fiction is a book based on a real event, but without real characters. Fiction is entirely false. 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