Union General Ulysses S. Grant began a war of attrition with the Battle of the Wilderness. This was a change for the Army of the Potomac. No longer going after the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia, Grant was directly going after Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. It was the first battle of the Union army's Overland Campaign and ended with neither side victorious. The combined casualties totaled 28,000. Grant knew that although his losses were greater, any losses for the Confederacy would reduce their capacity to fight. The North had a much larger pool of resources to work with. So Grant concluded any Confederate losses were worth the sacrifice made by the Union army.
One of the best examples of a war of attrition is World War I on the Italian and Western Fronts. Both sides were drained until one side did not have enough men, horses, food and other military resources to continue. The term was often used to show a lack of imagination in simply throwing soldiers at their enemy. While this implies attrition warfare can be avoided, unfortunately it often cannot. Attrition is frequently a key approach to winning a war. An army will use maneuver and position to its advantage so that when the fight does occur the enemy suffers the greater loss of resources. But attrition may be necessary to create the space in which to maneuver and position forces. For this reason, the two approaches to fighting a war are closely linked and attrition is often the more important. The end of World War I is described in detail by Keegan. It is enough to say that Germany could not replace the men killed with equal numbers of new troops.
Natillas
Natillas is a type of food. Natillas refers to a variety of dishes in Spanish-speaking countries.
In Spain natillas is a custard dish. In Colombia the dish called natilla is often served at Christmas. It is like a flan or pudding. In Peru natillas are from Piura and they are elaborated from chancaca. Mexico uses the term for a thicker version of the dessert drink called "Atole leche". In Costa Rica it is a sour cream-like dairy product used as a condiment.
Rhyolite
Rhyolite is a very strong igneous, volcanic rock.
German geologist Ferdinand von Richthofen named the rock.
Viborg, South Dakota
Viborg is a city in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is located in Turner County, and 782 people lived there at the 2010 census. Viborg became a city in 1903.
Hurley, South Dakota
Hurley is a city in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is located in Turner County, and 415 people lived there at the 2010 census. Hurley became a city in 1883.
The Counselor
The Counselor is a 2013 British-American crime drama thriller movie. It is about human nature, greed and death. Penélope Cruz plays Laura, Cameron Diaz plays Malkina and Rosie Perez plays Ruth. The movie got mixed reviews by the critics. It got back close to $47 million, $22 million past its budget. This movie, however, was considered a flop. It was released in October and November 2013.
Jah Wobble
Jah Wobble (born 11 August 1958) is an English bass guitarist, singer, and poet. He was Public Image Ltd's first bass player. He left after making two albums with the band in 1980. He has worked with many musicians since. In September 2010 a book Wobble wrote about his life, "Memoirs of a Geezer", was published.
Wobble has two daughters, Hayley Angel Wardle and Natalie Wardle, and two sons.
Andrea del Sarto
Andrea del Sarto (born 16 July 1486) was an Italian painter. He was considered an important artist during his lifetime.
Perhaps the best known painting by Andrea del Sarto is the "Madonna of the Harpies". The painting shows the Virgin Mary and child on a pedestal, with angels and two saints by her side.
Andrea Mantegna
Andrea Mantegna (born about 1431) was an Italian painter.
Mantegna's only known sculpture is a "Sant'Eufemia" in the Cathedral of Irsina, Basilicata. The rest of these are paintings:
Little Earthquakes
Little Earthquakes is the first solo album by Tori Amos. Five singles were released from it. The album got good reviews from music critics. It is the only Tori Amos album in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
"Me and a Gun" was released as the first single from "Little Earthquakes". It is a song about when Amos was raped in Los Angeles when she was 21. "Silent All These Years" was released as the second single. It reached 21 in the UK Singles Chart. "China" was released as the third single from the album. The album's fourth single "Winter" was released March 9, 1992 in the United Kingdom. It reached 25 in the UK Singles Chart. "Crucify" was the album's last single. It reached 15 in the UK Singles Chart.
Shirley Ann Jackson
Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist. She is President of "Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute". In 1973 she became the first African-American women to get a doctorate degree in nuclear physics. She was also the first to get this degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
She was named one of the 50 Most Important Women in Science by Discover magazine. In 2007 the National Science Board gave Jackson the Vannevar Bush Award for "a lifetime of achievements in scientific research, education and senior statesman-like contributions to public policy".
TLC: Tables, Ladders &amp; Chairs (2011)
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by WWE. It was held on December 18, 2011 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the third TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event held by the WWE.
From the Choirgirl Hotel
From the Choirgirl Hotel is the fourth album by Tori Amos. It was released May 5, 1998. It went straight to No.6 in the UK Albums Chart. The album's third single "Raspberry Swirl" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1999. "Rolling Stone" rated the album four stars.
American Doll Posse
American Doll Posse is the ninth album by Tori Amos. It was released May 1, 2007. It was Amos' last album on Epic Records. "Rolling Stone" gave it 3 stars. The album has 23 songs.
Under the Pink
Under the Pink is the second solo album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It was released January 31, 1994. Four singles were released from it. The third single, "Cornflake Girl", reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The album went straight to number 1 in the UK.
In Australia and New Zealand a special version of "Under the Pink" was released called "More Pink: The B-Sides". It had a second disc with the album's fourteen B-sides.
Abnormally Attracted to Sin
Abnormally Attracted to Sin is the tenth solo studio album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It was released May 19, 2009. Amos made the album in Cornwall.
Gold Dust (Tori Amos album)
Gold Dust is the thirteenth solo studio album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It was released on October 1, 2012 by Deutsche Grammophon and Mercury Classics. One single was released from it, "Flavor".
Tavi Gevinson
Tavi Gevinson (born April 21, 1996) is an American writer and blogger. In 2008 she started a blog called "Style Rookie". She posted pictures of herself wearing outfits and wrote about the latest fashion trends. The blog was successful. Due to its success Gevinson was asked to go to New York Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week. In autumn 2011, Gevinson made a website called "Rookie". Rookie is an internet magazine for teenage girls.
Gevinson was born in Chicago to a Jewish family. Gevinson is going to go to a university in the East Coast. She is a feminist.
Gevinson acted for the first time in the 2008 short film "First Bass". In September 2009 she was on the cover of Pop magazine. That month she was interviewed by Pixie Geldof for Love magazine.