Essays on Vietnam War

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to show how the western media reported the Sino Japanese war and how China and Japan were portrayed. Several news reports portray the Chinese as being aggressive and violent individuals thus presenting the perception of the Chinese as being less victimized in the war. In contrast, the western media portrays the Japanese as being a rational and courteous group of people while their negative roles and atrocities in both world war II and Sino Japanese war have been overlooked. This paper will further identify the underlying reasons for ideological inclinations of wartime reporting. ...

1960s WAR ON POVERTY

1960s WAR ON POVERTY

Introduction

In the modern society, the issue of poverty has become increasingly the cause for insecurity through social crimes. Poverty has been a major problem in the United States for a long period of time. The society in the United States was faced by numerous problems in the 1960s. The problems include racism among other issues that contribute to inequality and increased poverty levels. The war on poverty in the 1960s was mainly supported by the then President J.F. Kennedy. The president worked at ensuring that the poverty levels in the society are reduced significantly. The ...

Answers to the questions

1.Analyze how nationalism and militarism contributed to the outbreak of World War I. Use historical examples to support your answer. Of the various causes of World War I, which do you think was the most important and why? 1. It is a well-known fact that World War I was a result of certain decisions taken by the leading figures of five different countries, namely Austria-Hungary, Russia, Britain, France and Germany. The character, structure and sequence of the principal events depended on these great powers and their powerful regimes. When looking at their primary concerns, motivation and agendas, one should ...

Beginning after the First World War, and on into the later half of the 20th century, the United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a state of political, economic, and military tension known as the Cold War. These tensions, primarily divided between sentiments of eastern collectivist communism and western individualist capitalist system, had a profound impact on not only the policies of these governments, but also the operations of other nations as well. As other parts of the world were reorganized after the fallout of World War II, their systems became largely implanted with the desires of ...

Not since the Vietnam War had the United States been so dramatically divided over a foreign policy as it was over Central America. As a matter of fact, in the 1980s, Americans were extremely uncertain about its world role, especially about its involvement in Central America. “The Reagan Administration's strenuous efforts to combat leftist rebels in El Salvador and a leftist Government in Nicaragua provoked sharp splits not just within the policy elite but among the public as well” (Carothers). For the entire 1980s, Washington was involved in endless debates over whether the numerous leftist rebellions in Central America ...

A thought-provoking and original film, “The Fog of War” is highly controversial. The critical reception of the film reflected both some historical disagreements over the Vietnam and Cold Wars and appraisal of its ability to speak to universal and contemporary questions. The director, Errol Morris, was accused of presenting a historically inaccurate and self-serving narrative and being too lenient on the major figure of his film. On the other hand, “The Fog of War” won an Academy Award for being the best documentary. In general, the film tells the audience about grueling problems in ethics, politics, and contemporary history. ...

Introduction

Photographs save moments. The most efficacious and optimum images provided in the news capture the viewer. The viewer not only sees the news moment, but also feels it through the presentation of the image. These images are seen as reality by viewers. Viewers hold the news images as truths. This was the case before video and digital photographer and it still applies today with the exponential advances. Advances in technology and the image on news photography has been both advantages and disadvantages to newspapers and electronic news sources. The way in which the news captured images prior to the ...

Howard Zinn was a successful historian of the twentieth century. He was unusual in that he shifted the historical paradigm away from the norm – instead of mainly talking about white males, who had been the focus of history up to that point due to the power structure of the times, he focused instead on the stories less told; the roads less travelled. The book You Can’t be Neutral on a Moving Train tracks his own journey through history by means of reflecting on how he himself sees history; not necessarily his own history, but history as a whole.

What are Zinn’s Ideas About how History Should be Portrayed?

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The United States foreign policy during the Cold War was as much dependent on diplomatic efforts as much as it was related to both direct and indirect military conflict. The Cold War was a time when American practitioners of international relations thought deeply about what was the best and most effective way to deal with the existential threat of communist expansion.  Most notably the United States relied on an overall approach to foreign policy which relied on containment of communist expansion by supporting regimes which were friendly to the American cause of fighting the Soviet Union.  During the Vietnam ...

People used to think that if you killed a gay person, you were doing a service to the community. In my opinion, I also agree with this statement since this is evident in the history of Milk Harvey and Dan White in Francisco. This is also apparent today as the gay practice is seen as a state of mental illness. White served as a soldier in the war Vietnam War before returning to the United States to operate as a law-enforcement officer and later as a firefighter in Francisco. White was bothered by the increasing official’s tolerance of ...

“A Rumor of War” is Philip Caputo’s memoir about his experience in the Vietnam War. This book is not merely an act of recording brutal and horrible act during the war, but also the account of how an adolescent comes to terms with his misdeeds taking part in the war in Indochina in 1965. In general, the book is just a story about war and a painful personal experience of a soldier. The author of the book was one of the first Americans to fight in Vietnam and one of the last to be evacuated from this country. ...

The Cold War: Who Shot First?

After the devastation caused by WWII, two of the world's superpowers that emerged after this world war entered into what is commonly referred to as the Cold War. Based on this week’s lesson, I think the it was the Soviet Union that initially started the war. There are people who claimed that the conflict between the US and the USSR was ignited mainly because of the rivalry. However, a closer examination of the events that occurred after the Second World War indicated that USSR caused the initiation of the Cold War. The then US President Franklin Roosevelt has ...

The African American Civil rights movement was a series of social and political protests whose aim was to bring to an end discrimination and racial segregation. Also, the social movement sought to secure the legal recognition and the protection of the African Americans by the federal government. The leadership of the Civil rights movement comprised of the African-Americans and selected Politicians. The labor union and religious groups were instrumental in financing and the organization of various activities of the social movement (Jamie 2). According to the African-American movement was a grassroots outfit since most of the activities were organized ...

Introduction

Most influential people in the world have exhibited narcissistic behavior. This phenomenon can be defined as the act of great self-admiration (King, 2007). Narcissistic individuals are consumed with great love for themselves and consider themselves personal heroes. According to Rosenthal and Pittinsky (2006), this behavior is comparable to the perverse form of self-love. A person is considered to be narcissistic if he or she has the main goal of self-preservation (Freud, 1920).

Lyndon Johnson

One of the leaders in American history considered to be highly narcissistic is Lyndon Baines Johnson. He had presidential ambitions in 1960 but only ended as a ...

Does History Matter?

Social ideas and ideals of humanity pass through US history. It is in the struggle for social justice and equality finds its most vivid expression of the social nature of man. As in public life, and accordingly, in the social sciences, the problems in the social justice and equality are inseparable, they are often mixed, identified, although in reality each of these concepts has its own special meaning, its content. Social justice and social equality are the objective quality of social forms of relations of society and citizens. Sami social networks are a set of relations between people as ...

The 1980s was a complex era of transition, which saw the rise of military power, but also the emergence of new technology, as the fight against communist threats intensified. During this decade, the sci-fi genre reached immense popularity, and was closely related to the new blockbuster films which Hollywood exported throughout the world. During this decade, illegal immigration, the memory of the Vietnam War and the transformation of masculinity under the threat of feminism became prominent issues, which were reflected in the popular media of the time. As a genre which is particularly fit to reflect the anxieties and ...

“I Got No Quarrel with The VietcongNo Vietcong Ever Called Me Nigger.” Sometimes words resonate through time. We hear them and immediately comprehend their importance; even if some don’t comprehend their value at that time. Muhammad Ali will chiefly be remembered as a charismatic and fearless boxing champion. Some, however, will also remember him as an advocate of social justice, speaking out against war, discrimination against African Americans, and support for peace and Islam. Whether as a prominent member of the sporting community or a fierce advocate for social change, Muhammad Ali will regardless be considered an influential ...

Since 1945 the United States has been involved in more overseas conflicts then anytime since the first settlers arrived in the 1600’s. This paper will look at how and why the United States went from staying out of world affairs to being in the middle of all the major conflicts of the twentieth and twenty- first centuries. Since the Revolutionary War, America had elected to remain isolated from overseas conflicts. This was mostly because Americans wanted to see themselves as better than the Europeans (Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia). There was also the issue of choosing sides in ...

The novella, Heart of Darkness is, in the literature world, considered one of the greatest cultural literary works of the 19th century. Conrad takes us through the experiences of the European colonialists in the heart of Africa. The clash of the European and non-European customs form the basis of Conrad's writings. The book has garnered a lot of criticism from African scholars who argue that the book negatively targets the African nation and the African people. The book, according to Chinua Achebe is a mockery of the African people. It ridicules the customs of the native Africans, terming Africa ...

The film, ‘Apocalypse Now' is a 1979 American movie, which bases its settings In the Vietnam War. The film draws its plot and characters from the book Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, an explorer of the Congo, who puts down his experiences in the heart of Africa. The film and the novel both emphasize on the native savages depicting the latter as objects rather than human beings whose character deserve an exploration just like other characters. This essay reviews the ‘Apocalypse Now' film based on the differences and similarities between the film and the novel on which it ...

Abstract

The term "opiate" combines substance extracted from opium, the most important of which is morphine, codeine, papaverine, which is widely used as medicines and paramorphine - used mainly in medical industry to produce medications, as well as synthesized derivatives of morphine, which belong to the semi-synthetic opiates and among which the most famous for their narcotic properties is heroin. Substances, differ in structure from the structure of morphine but operating on a similar mechanism (through opioid receptors), are belonged to the opioids (Kuehn, 2007). A rich lexicon of slang in relation to opiates (especially heroin) reflects not only the " ...

The 1960s were marked with the eruption of various social movements across the United States of America. Nowadays, the talks about them cause lots of controversies, as far from everyone thinks that that era became the watershed in American history. The Social Protests movements of the 1960s often cause an air of disappointment, and most Americans think that despite the fact the idea was good, it was not finished just fading into the background and bringing no changes. The aim of this paper is to argue against this statement. One cannot call the Social Protests movements of the 1960s ...

As the spring commencement season winds down, many recent graduates feel trepidation about leaving the academic and purposeful comfort zone. Exiting the high school or college environment implies facing relentless pressure from parents, educators and society to remain on a linear path that leads to a university degree, graduate school, or the workforce. For this reason, young adults feel obligated to conform to a system in which they express having no active voice or personal control. Often, they feel more flummoxed and adrift than when they started academia with such promise. Therefore, it is not surprising that defiance between ...

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Introduction A recent news about the United States lifting its arms ban in Vietnam have circulated on many major online news worldwide. Considered as a landmark occurrence in the bilateral relationship between the two countries, the lifting of the U.S. arms embargo towards Vietnam is seen by different news groups in many perspectives. It should be recalled that the United States and Vietnam had a turbulent relationship that originated when the United States intervened in the Vietnam War; a conflict that lasted for more than two decades, resulting to numerous loss of lives between the two countries. ...

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The Importance of Freedom

Freedom is taken for granted by many people because of the fact that they have never known anything else. Because of this fact; the importance of freedom is not even thought about. Freedom is very important to people for varied reasons. Having the ability to speak freely and to also pursue happiness is just two of the benefits that come with being free. Another benefit is that freedom leads to enhanced expressions of creativity allowing an individual the ability to think creatively, to be productive, and to enjoy a very good quality of ...

(Teacher)

The recent history of the United States is filled with conflict against other nations, peace negotiations, and cooperation within the country in a constant struggle for growth. After almost 250 years since becoming an independent nation, this country is still young and establishing its culture. Not only does the United States have a political history of conflict, it struggles to keep children from poverty and seems to fail miserably.

Pacific Relations with Vietnam.

The Vietnam War was originally between North Vietnam with support from its allies who were communist and the South Vietnam who wanted to avoid communist and had the United ...

The book "The Things They Carried" written by Tim O'Brien is about a historical story during the Vietnam War. This book published in the year 1990 is also called as meta-fiction and there is a confusion that whether it is fiction or reality. But if we deeply read the book it is about the real facts that occurred when author was a soldier in the Vietnam war. The author tells about the life of the soldiers in the war field including him and the incidents that happened during that time. Through his vision the author highlights the mental status ...

Tim O'Brien's “ The Things They Carried” is a work of fiction but throughout the novel there is a blend of truth and fiction. The novel is a collection of twenty two stories interrelated stories that speak of the author’s experience in the Vietnam war. By including fiction as well as the comments of the characters in his stories,O’Brien presents an ambiguous story about war. He says that war and its experiences cannot be generalized and there is so much more to it than heroism, courage, fear, death and pain. Especially in the story, “How to tell ...

The speech was delivered by Martin Luther King Junior in 1967 at a meeting of the clergy, who had concerns about the Vietnam War. The speech by King was terse and with love. King and other members of the clergy had watched the Vietnam War for decades and had grown tired of it. As men of God, the members of the clergy felt it was their moral obligation to speak up. Admittedly, they felt that their silence towards was a form of betrayal to the human race and God Himself. To shun such a feeling, they decided to channel ...

Introduction

When World War II ended, the US adopted an aggressive foreign policy in order to relate with other nations globally. The country was considered a super power and, therefore, it began to assert its influence on the world map, adopting a vibrant international policy that it considered important to protect and achieve its national interests. During the entire period of the cold war, the US, previously considered an inactive economic, military and political giant, moved away from its cherished isolationist policy that had historical attachment to its founding fathers in favor of an active intervention policy on world issues ( ...

The hierarchy of politics is a complex subject of principle. At the start of human civilization it is inevitable that the existence of politics is needed. The basic structure of society needs leadership. Politics is there to serve as the science of governance. However, there are many different views on how to govern a certain society. Moreover, there are also different views on how to perceive democracy. It has been one of the hottest topics nowadays. Obviously, it is intertwined with the view on what to do with the current situation of politics. Conservative and liberal are one those ...

Paul Schrader’s internationally acclaimed film; Taxi Driver produced in the mid-1970s tells the story of an ex-Vietnam War veteran named Travis Bickle, a young man who desperately tries to search for the purpose in his life. The theme of the film revolves on Bickley’s attempts to suppress his inner demons in order to live a normal life. What makes Bickley’s attitude different from other protagonist was the fact that he had his own major psychological problems; first, he may be labeled as an anti-social since he detests mingling with people. Second, his training with the military ...

The interference of the United States into Vietnam in order to free it from Communism has caused many debates all over the world. Back then, the United States was a fast-developing world power that had access to a lot of technologically developed equipment and thus, considered helping Vietnam to be her duty. However, not many people agreed. Some people said that from a religious point of view, it was wrong to sacrifice American soldiers and Vietnamese civilians in order to help the country get rid of the Red Terror. Many claimed that the American interference was nothing but the ...

Question 1:

The main goal of the Great Society as promoted by LBJ during his time as the President of the United States was the eradication of poverty and inequality. Specifically, the Great Society supported programs that are focused on education, health care, urban issues, rural development and improvement of the transportation sector. He promoted the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as well as the bill on the provision of federal funding for Medicare (Helsing, 64). Many of the accomplishments of all LBJ’s programs required the increase of federal funding. Though there some parties who claimed that the War on ...

For this interview, I chose to pose questions to a long-time family friend, whom I will refer to as Sam. Sam, who is now 46 years old, was born in 1969. The Vietnam War was at its height in the late 1960s, and early 1970s. Sam informed me that his father was nearly drafted to serve in Vietnam. However, as his father had high blood pressure, he failed his physical exam, and was not drafted into the armed forces. However, Sam told me that his mother worked in an ordnance plant that manufactured various types of ammunition, such as ...

Introduction

America and the world at large have experienced many changes over the 20th century. Major events such as the world wars, the cold war, politics, culture of abundance, and the resulting rebellions have shaped the world history. The experiences from these occurrences have both positive and negative impacts. The events have caused changes such as gains in women rights, increased economic activities, advancements in military technology, increased labor movement, formation of the military alliances, political parties, individual spying, and many other activities have dominated the 20th century calendar.

Discussion

The world war had the greatest impact on America and the ...

Abstract

American troops serving in Vietnam turned to drugs and alcohol to deal with the atrocities of war. Initially, the drug of choice in the war was marijuana. However, when the problem was discovered, the military took actions to eliminate marijuana use. This provided an avenue for heroin to become the drug of choice. The production of heroin in Vietnam, the easy accessibility to the drug and the relatively low cost of the drug attracted American troops. It did not take long for heroin addiction to become significant among the troops. Heroin use began to deteriorate the health, welfare, discipline ...

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien is a novel about the experiences of a group of American soldiers during the Vietnam War. The fact that the narrator includes himself while also providing real names throughout the narrative creates a style of writing that borders fiction and non-fiction. The narrator introduces Lieutenant Jimmy Cross who is the leader of the platoon of soldiers as well as his memories of Martha, a constant reminder of his unreciprocated love. When the platoon is faced with death, Cross reconsiders his priorities and burns everything that reminds him of his life before the ...

Introduction

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects people who have been exposed to traumatic disorders such as war, serious injuries or death threatening situations. It is manifested in as a result of the experiences lasting longer. It has various symptoms and effects, among them contemplating suicide. PTSD is very common to our generation; however, what is not known is the reason the suicide rate keeps increasing and why more and more people gain symptoms of the disorder. Studying Henry can help researchers find a different approach to helping soldiers cope when they return from war.

The Red Convertible

The short story “The Red Convertible”, ...

During the independence war to rid Vietnam of French colonial rule in 1940s, communist fighter groups began digging tunnels, by hands, of short distances in the rugged terrain of southern Vietnam (Mangold & Penycate, 2012). As the US increased its support for a non-communists political regime in southern Vietnam, it increased its military presence in the country in the early 1960s. Viet Cong guerrilla troops, which supported Communism in southern Vietnam, and North Vietnamese troops expanded the tunnels leading to a network of tunnels in the country. At the peak of the war, the network of underground tunnels linked the ...

Rock music in the 1950s has been flourishing among the Blacks as a form of protest. Through time, it has been gaining popularity not only among the Blacks but across races and across nations. The hardcore fans of folk and country music despised this emerging genre of music. Some radio stations even disagreed to play rock music despite the reality that a lot of people are following this kind of music. Some personalities even declared rock music having messages that are immoral like sex and drugs. However, rock musicians struggled to be accepted with the help of other folk ...

After the Second World War, the American government entered into the global power bracket. It became an integral political and economic powerhouse in the world. As a result, most of the developing nations turned to it for support. As Vietnam struggled to free itself from the South Vietnamese communist Common Front, the American troops were sent to help the incumbent government gain control of the country. The entry of the United States into Vietnam became one of the most controversial wars in the history of the United States. In America, military conscription had been in use for years during ...

The following essay is a response paper to the book “Days of Rage” by Bryan Burrough. It mainly talks about the main concerns addressed by the author including the organized gangs in America during the 1970s in the wake of the Vietnam War. In this response, I have brought together various sources. These sources include print resources, such as the book itself and other hard-copy journals. Online resources used include website articles such as the wall street journal and the New York Times. These sources have given conclusively concluded reviews that helped in writing this particular response. Bryan Burrough ...

The Napoleonic Wars in the 18th and 19th century not only produced one of the greatest military geniuses of all but also revolutionized warfare. Napoleon is regarded as a great strategist who made use of the existing military strategies. During this period, two great thinkers, Carl von Clausewitz and Antoine Henri Jomini, recorded and interpreted the military strategies being employed by Napoleon. Clausewitz and Jomini are probably the greatest military thinkers to emerge from the Napoleonic era. After the Napoleonic wars ended, Clausewitz and Jomini sought to explain the emerging warfare by writing new doctrines and truth about war. ...

Military Victory. Tet Offensive. Tet offensive that took place in February of 1968 was a turning point of the Vietnam War. American leading political and military figures of the time expressed different assessments of the consequences of the Tet offensive, but they all agreed that it had dramatically changed the course of the war in Vietnam. Prior to the February 1968 attacks, the general consensus was that of an imminent American victory. General public was led to believe that the American forces and the South Vietnamese forces are superior to the Communist enemy. After the offensive, the attitude has ...

Vietnam War Was Winnable

Introduction The official military presence in Vietnam lasted from 1965-1975, coupled with severe social, political, and economic disturbances (Murray 32). This war evokes mixed emotions from the world due to its devastating effects on South Vietnam. The war demonstrated America’s poor judgment, failure in its comprehension of root issues, as well as the lack of support for the local people. America faced political and military challenges that resulted in the failure of a winnable war. Analysis of factors that led to failure could, therefore, indicate areas that cost the success of the troops and could have instead led ...

“The Things They Carried” seems like a simple story concerning the items carried by soldiers while in Vietnam. But in the real sense, Tim O’Brien uses the stories to focus on the terrible conditions of Vietnam as well as the death of one soldier. He believed that the things men carried inside, and those they did or the ones they felt they had to do was so sad (O’Brien 57). It can be described as a powerful meditation by the Vietnam soldiers that is somehow fictional and fact. Besides, the author created a protagonist as a fictional ...

Part A

Dear Members of the School Board, Thank you for having me here today. I am here to address the concerns that some parents have raised about my assignment of the book Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. It is my understanding that one parent in particular has expressed concern about their daughter’s aggressive and passionate response to the book, disapproving heartily of the decision. While I truly understand their plight, I am here before you to defend my assignment of that book to the class, and to even explain and respect the student’s reaction to ...

The Name of the School

Cold War Ideology and Third World Conflict The Cold War was an ideological, political and military (proxy wars) between the United States and the Soviet Union. It has been termed ‘Cold’ War as there were no large scale wars between the two countries but their battles were instead fought through other countries in different parts of the world. The main reason for the conflict was ideological-between the capitalist United States and the Communist Soviet Union. However it can also be said that the cold war was a result of the race for resources and market domination. Although there are ...

As humans, we consider ourselves as the only rational species. We take rational decisions based on facts and probability. We do not do anything which goes against our interests. We also have empathy towards each other. We have a conscience which does not allow us to deter ourselves from the righteous path. Still, like any other species, we fight and quarrel which sometimes might result in physical injuries or even death. Fighting can occur at different levels; individual level, society level, state level or the state system level. On an individual level, our fighting nature may be attributed to ...

At the start of the outbreak of World War I in Europe, the United States through its President Woodrow Wilson maintained its position of isolationism and neutrality, and did not side with any belligerent of the war nor entered it by itself. There were many new German immigrants to the country, and many of them felt that they could not be sent over to Europe again, much less to fight against their own countrymen. The United States even protested a British blockade of Germany, stating that American goods and exports would not be able to reach Germany. After negotiations ...

One of the very instrumental aspects of American domination on the global scale has been its foreign policy and the subsequent consequences the policies they have had. In an effort to comprehensively evaluate America’s foreign policy and understand its effectiveness, the focus of this investigation is in analyzing and assessing the degree of effectiveness that the American foreign policy had in Vietnam. It focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of President Nixon’s Vietnamization policy. The investigation will delve into the analysis of the goals of Vietnamization and the subsequent effects that did accrue from the implementation of the ...

Every president has his or her doctrine towards the solution of international problems. It happens for the reason because every country does not exist alone in the world and has to deal with the issues of the other countries that surround her. The United States of America is not an exception. Every president is trying to participate in the solution of problems on the international arena. President Nixon (1969-1974) has his own understanding of the international politics: “Supply weapons but not troops to countries fighting off communism”. President Nixon was fighting against communism. His well-known speech states: “The major ...

Whether one lived through the 1960s or did not, it is an understood fact that the decade was tumultuous, violent, and often confusing. Full of energetic political figures like Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, and startling events such as the Vietnam War, it was a time for individuals young and old to decide how they felt about their lives, their country, and their future. Many fought for civil rights and peace, while others fought to keep America as it was. King’s, “I Have a Dream” speech and the Vietnam War created irreversible change, while the assassination of ...

The incident occurred on Fourth, August 1964 after North Vietnamese patrol boats were reported to have attacked United States boats. The incidence provided a very convenient excuse for the United States military involvement in Vietnam. It was also overstated, so that the United States government could gain support for military involvement. The first incident that occurred in the Gulf of Tonkin was recorded as occurring on August second, 1964. On this particular day, the United States Navy boat known as the Maddox was out conducting its usual patrol. However, they encountered North Vietnam patrol ships which attacked them. The ...

The Vietnam War is one of the most controversial and complicated military actions in American history, a confluence of a number of factors that stemmed from post-World War II ideas about America’s place in the world, its relationship with Communism and the Soviet Union, and the increasing presence of the news media in the field of battle. In the Cold War following World War II, in which America turned its attention (and its weapons) to the cultural and ideological threat of Communism. However, the staggering defeats US military forces experienced, combined with the malaise and resistance provided by ...

The Tet Offensive took place on January 31, 1968. It was among the largest military movements during the Vietnam War that was launched by the Viet Cong forces and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the US, and their allies. This war was a series of unexpected attacks on the citizens, control centers and the military bases in South Vietnam. The speed of the attack and the amount of the violence that it carried almost caught the US and South Vietnamese forces off-guard (Ford 66). However, the next morning, when the collectivist operations began, the offensive had covered almost ...

“American Boys

directed by Joshua Seel and Edward Feuerherd; produced by Joshua Seel and Edward Feuerherd, Creation Films, in Heart of Darkness: Vietnam War Chronicles, 2 (London, England: Entertainment One Ltd., 2005), 42 mins”

Summary.

With the Cold War increasing, the United States solidified its approaches against any associates of the Soviet Union, and by 1955 President Dwight D. Eisenhower had vowed his firm backing to Diem and South Vietnam. With preparing and hardware from American military and police, Diem's security strengths took action against Viet Minh sympathizers in the south, whom he mockingly called Viet Cong (or Vietnamese Communist), capturing about ...

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The Impact of Insurgency Efforts During the Vietnam War 3 External Sponsors of Insurgency Movements 6 Conclusion 10

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Introduction Among the many lessons to be learned from the Vietnam War is that counterinsurgency efforts must be stopped, but it is growing increasingly difficult to do so. Fanatical individuals who are deeply devoted to their cause often head insurgent movements. Unless an equally fanatical force on the other side exists, the necessary division of labor between external sponsors and clients states in the prosecution of counterinsurgency simply cannot be met. The issue of insurgency is not unique to the United ...

Argumentative Essay

The American people have been proud of the U.S. Army for a long time, because it was able to protect them from the numerous international threats. Nowadays a large number of people are involved in the activity of the army. There are “1.1 million soldiers in the ranks and more than 400,000 civilians and contracted employees”. However there are critics that think that there is a very deep crisis in the civil-military relationship that needs to be addressed as soon as possible. Particularly, the army has become strategically and militarily ineffective, and it is not neutral anymore. In ...