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April 18, 2012

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March 30, 2012 pg.3 Erik was drafted into the war and has nothing but the men around him on a train. pg.4 All the men in the Nazi army wear clothes of men who died before them. Hitler has put words into his head saying he is not important. Only the country is. pg.5 Erik's mother is Russian and his father German. They were illegal immigrants that used forged papers to get into the country. pg.6 Erik knows many languages but excells in Russian. He is training to be a spy in the war. pg.7 Germany was soon falling not long after the war had begun. Soon they were being attacked. pg.8 Erik was on his way to war at 15 and when he arrived he would be 16. He was terrified.

April 2, 2012 Page 9-25 What can you conclude about Erik? a. He is scared to go into battle. b. He thinks he will die on the train. c. He is unsure of what to think but he is homesick and scared.

Erik is on his way to his first battle in the war. But then they are ambushed by planes on the way. When they all get out of the truck, Erik is prepared to shoot. But then soon realizes that the safety is on. When he gets it off, the battle is over.

April 3, 2012 page 25-38

Conclude the result if the planes had not attacked Erik and the rest of them. a.They would all still be riding to the battle b.They would have been bombed c.Erik would have never gone into battle

All of the survivors are now told to bring supplies to the bunkers. Armed with 70 pounds on his back and five clips of ammunition, Erik is walking for hours with the others. But when they arrive, nobody is glad to see them. They are told that they are just boys. But soon they must be ready for battle.

April17, 2012 page 44-55 The soldiers are moved to the front lines. But only two people in Erik's platoon know how to use all of the weapons. But then Dobelmann shows them how to use all of the weapons. Then they are ordered to go set mines.

April 18, 2012 page 55-67 Who was the person that showed the troops how to use their equipment? a. Erik b. Hans c. Dobelmann

Erik and his fellow soldiers have just won their first real battle. But Hals and many of the other soldiers were killed. As Erik sits down in the trench he remembers the words he told Hals when he first met him. Then he looks at the battlefield full of dead bodies.

April 19, 2012 Themes Nazis and Russians Survival Trapped behind enemy lines I chose these themes because It is an all out war between the Nazis and the Russians, Erik is fighting for his survival, and he eventually is trapped behind enemy lines. That is where he finds new means of survival.

May 2, 2012 If Erik hadn't switched clothes with the boy, what would have happened? a. He would be recruited by the Russians b. He would be caught and captured c. He would be killed by the executioner d. He would be found by the Germans ' May 3, 2012 What can be concluded about Erik's plan for survival? a. It will fail easily b. There are flaws, but he can pull it off c. It is perfect, it will work d. He will be found out but will make it

May 8, 2012

Why does the author say, but he concieves another way to survive when Erik is under the tank and has lost all hope? a. To show that Erik will survive b. To show that Erik is smart and will think his way out of it c. To show that there is still some hope d. To show that Erik will die May 30, 2012 I Hear an Army James Joyce

I hear an army charging upon the land, And the thunder of horses plunging; foam about their knees: Arrogant, in black armour, behind them stand, Disdaining the reins, with fluttering whips, the Charioteers.

They cry into the night their battle name: I moan in sleep when I hear afar their whirling laughter. They cleave the gloom of dreams, a blinding flame, Clanging, clanging upon the heart as upon an anvil.

They come shaking in triumph their long grey hair: They come out of the sea and run shouting by the shore. My heart, have you no wisdom thus to despair? My love, my love, my love, why have you left me alone?

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This poem fits with my book because of the sadness Erik went through at some points. I also thought it fit with ways I saw the battle scenes in the book.

[|http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Mythology/#persephone]
 * Persephone** - Persephone was the Queen of the Underworld and the daughter of Demeter. Persephone is the goddess of the underworld in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, goddess of the harvest. Persephone was such a beautiful girl that everyone loved her, even Hades wanted her for himself. Although Zeus gave his consent, Demeter was unwilling. Hades, therefore, seized the maiden as she was gathering flowers and carried her off to his realm. Persephone was a personification of the revival of nature in spring. Her attributes in iconography can include a torch, a crown, a sceptre, and stalks of grain.

I chose this myth because when Erik was hopeless, he gave in and went to the Russians. Just like when Persephone accepted it and became queen of the Underworld.

[] This man in the photograph looks as if he was standing and shooting but was shot down in the trench and that is where he died, or if he is alive he will die soon. This picture is how I picture Hals when he died except he was younger. This represents him good because he was laying against the walls of the trench.



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This piece of art is how I picture the scene when Erik is soon to be attacked by the tanks and where he hides under one of them. It looks to me in this picture like they're getting ready to go into a battle.


 * “A conqueror must seek new conquests.” ||  ||
 * || Franz Halder[1] ||  ||

The invasion of the Soviet Union arguably was the most important military decision Adolf Hitler made in his life. In just a little under four years, it destroyed the Thousand Year //Reich// along with tens of millions of innocent lives. Did this fatal decision go against his belief of avoiding a two-front war or did Hitler feel he had a small window of opportunity to win a campaign in the East, provided it was swift, while the British remained isolated on their island? He felt this would bring about a settlement with Great Britain without the risk of a cross channel invasion. Hitler in one of his last recorded conversations in the //Reich// Chancellery Bunker in April 1945, stated:


 * || I had always maintained that we ought at all costs to avoid waging war on two fronts, and you may rest assured that I pondered long and anxiously over Napoleon and his experiences in Russia. Why, then, you may ask, this war against Russia, and why at the time I selected.[2] ||  ||

The aim of this paper is to bring to light the reasons why Hitler invaded the USSR when he did. Four points will be discuss to try and answer this question: The first will deal with Great Britain, although having fought off invasion, she was exiled to her island fortress unable to launch an invasion of the continent in the foreseeable future. The second will deal with Hitler’s belief in a successful coordinated Mediterranean strategy involving Italy and Spain. The next position to be looked at is preventing a British alliance with the Soviet Union. Finally, the forth point will look at the Nazi leader’s concern over the USSR possibility of taking the offensive against Germany given their previous actions in the east.

[] This is only the beginning of this very long article but I think it fits my book well because it talks about the parts of the war Erik was involved in. It also talks about Hitler making war losing decisions and why he lost.