16.+Leaders

By Eddie Darden
 * Leaders**

He was a prominent leader who led the allies to ultimate victory in 1914.Foch hails from the French department of the Hautes Pyrénées. During the war in 1914 Foch was commanding a corps in Nancy. Foch was one of the first to realize that machine guns and other modern weapons blunted the power of traditional offensive tactics. Over the next two years of the war, Foch took part in several important engagements, always showing a gift for organization and leadership. He was able to hold back the Germans because he was calm and skillful. Through holding the Germans back he was able to figure out when they were tired and struck.  "Ferdinand Foch." //World History: The Modern Era//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 18 Feb. 2011
 * Issue #2 - Ferdinand Foch**
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He started from a humble beginning and became a janitor, then a principal and teacher, then in 1882 he joined the military. in 1895 he was assigned to Fort Assiniboine inj the Montana territory to the troop was an African-American troop in the 10th calvary. Pershing never displayed the slightest degree of racism, commanding both whites and African Americans with fairness and consistency, once again earning him the reverence of his troops. In 1896, he received a far different assignment, as aide to Nelson A. Miles, commanding general of the U.S. Army. The assignment, although prestigious, was not to Pershing's liking, and he successfully lobbied for the position of assistant instructor of tactics at West Point, beginning in the summer of 1897. The main body of the AEF was formed into the First Army and held a sector near Verdun. Most of the American troops were inexperienced, but the sheer weight of their numbers quickly overwhelmed the exhausted Germans in several offensives in 1918. An armistice was declared at 11 A.M. on November 11, 1918. For the United States, World War I represented its elevation to the rank of a world power, and many complimented Pershing on his ability to amass and control such a large force of men in such a brief period of time. Historians have attributed his success to his organizational and managerial talents, his iron will, and his ability to earn the respect and loyalty of good subordinate officers.  "John J. Pershing." //World History: The Modern Era//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.
 * Issue #3 - John J. Pershing **
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Saddam Hussein was national president and Revolutionary Command Council chairperson of Iraq from July 1979 until he was forced from power by the U.S.-led Iraq war launched on March 20, 2003. He was one of the most controversial world leaders, known for his ruthlessness and cunning, first as an ally of the Western nations and then as their sworn enemy. Hussein was born on April 28, 1937 near Tikrit, Iraq in the mud hut of his uncle. His father died before he was born, and he was named Saddam (meaning "clasher" or "one who confronts") by his mother's brother. At age 10, Hussein ran away to the house of his uncle, an Arab nationalist and teacher who allowed Hussein to enroll in school. Though he had decided that he wanted to be a soldier, Hussein did not have the background to enroll in the prestigious Baghdad Military Academy (an institution set up and run by the British). "Saddam Hussein." //World History: The Modern Era//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 24 Feb. 2011.
 * Issue #4 -** //Saddam Hussein//
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