Soldiers Death

My soldier is Henri Jean Maurice Joseph D’avril, he died in a plane crash march 5, 1945.

Detailed Instructions

Section 1: Hypothesis: (One sentence)
Pose your hypothesis about the circumstances and context of your soldier/airman’s death in your lead sentence. (“Soldier X was killed by friendly fire during the cross of the Orne River on July 18, 1944″; Airman Y was murdered by German Civilians on the ground after he parachuted from his aircraft during the raid on Nuremberg in March 1944″; Soldier Z committed suicide after battling with PTSD following his experiences on Verrieres Ridge in July 1944”.)
Section 2: Sources and Methods: (one or two sentences)
Layout the types of sources that you have consulted in order to test your hypothesis (one paragraph) I.E.: Using the war diaries, after-action reports, message logs and material from his personnel file etc.

Section 3: Argument: (Multiple paragraphs)
Make your argument (test your hypothesis), being sure to cite each piece of evidence (in the Chicago Manual of Style Footnotes) that you use to test your hypothesis (multiple paragraphs).
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Section 4: Results: (One paragraph)
In the final sentence, render your results in a clear, straightforward statement. “The hypothesis laid out is/is not supported in part/in total by the research as these are the results –
Section 5 : Further Research: (One paragraph)
From the research that you have conducted, find at least three larger themes (from any and all aspects in the Social Science realm – History, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Geography, Anthropology, Political Science, law, business, and marketing) that your research raises as a basis for further research: “This raises the larger question of the treatment of Battle Exhaustion or what we would now call PTSD cases in the Canadian Army; This raises questions about leadership on the field of battle and the socio-economic character and composition of the Canadian Army during the Second World War”; This raises the question of minorities and their treatment in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the war, the larger political question of conscription and the question of Strategic bombing as a possible war crime.”; The soldier’s death came as a direct result of the military incompetence which raises the question of the psychology behind military incompetence, narcissism in command/leadership positions and management structure.
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Sourcing:
For this class, you will be asked to use the Chicago Manual of Style Footnotes to cite the information you provide in your report. *Make sure to consult the reference materials as you will be learning an old military cataloguing system filled with military speak and acronyms

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