They were very much in love and whenever they were apart he would write to her. ... Because he had spent long periods of his career as staff or an instructor he had little command experience and so loved the opportunity that this gave him. ... Alanbrooke loved the responsibility and challenge that command of the Infantry Brigade gave him and so was disappointed when on promotion to Major General in November 1935 he was appointed Inspector of Artillery. ...

• Word Count: 2207
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

All of these fears and disappointments I understood from a new perspective, and discovered that those on the "opposing side" are not so different from those on "our side" : we share the same fears and distrust of the authority figures, some of us are selfish or selfless, we all fear, hope, love. ...

• Word Count: 1909
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate