Essays about: "Stalingrad"

Found 2 essays containing the word Stalingrad.

1. 1. Fighting in the Streets : Testing Theory on Urban Warfighting

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Viktor Villner; [2017]
   Keywords : Urban Warfare; Alice Hills; Stalingrad; Grozny; Mogadishu;

   Abstract : This paper sets out to examine why it is that combat in urban environments is so deadly and casualty-heavy for conventional militaries, even when those militaries hold a technological and/or numerical advantage. The paper aims to test the theory of Alice Hills through a structured, focused comparison on three cases of urban warfighting. READ MORE

3. 2. The Heart of Language : Translating Metaphors in an Informative text

   University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

   Author : Fredrik Pettersson; [2011]
   Keywords : Translation; Metaphors;

   Abstract : This paper is an analysis of the translation of metaphors in an English informative text and its Swedish translation. The English source text is entitled The Madonna of Stalingrad: Mastering the (Christmas) Past and West German National Identity after World War Two,and the Swedish target text is entitled Madonnan från Stalingrad: att behärska det (nazistiska) förflutna och västtysk identitet efter andra världskriget. READ MORE