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was able to peacefully initiate change on a massive scale. As a leader, he was able to organize, and thus had the ability to unit...

U.S. Army as well as civilian agencies support the South Vietnamese (1998). His analysis is intricate and political, suggesting th...

human. Analyzing how Kubrick utilizes the Vietnam War as a means by which to expose violence, sexism and racism inherent to Ameri...

which values the views of those Westerners engaged in that struggle over those of the native population. In other words, Herr is m...

to Americans via the nightly news, they were shocked, outraged and disheartened. They demanded that our troops return home and th...

and its necessity in order to survive. "Worms, Rat Kiley said. Right out of the grave...The men laughed. They all felt great re...

President Johnson in charge, limited bombing raids were authorized over North Vietnam and troop levels began to rise (1991). The d...

the accomplishments of the American military forces were tremendous, in fact the Viet Cong were destroyed after the Tet offensive ...

have since described as "pointless." Summary of "Into the Quagmire" In his introduction to the book, VanDeMark writes: "Vietnam ...

ideological battle within. After the Geneva cease-fire agreement of 1954, Vietnam had been subdivided at the 17th Parallel into n...

eventually threaten the security of the West and that US could prevent this with a limited military role that would only provide t...

together as consultants in the White House with the results of their actions and inactions now well documented. The American invo...

whole, Johnson followed other advisers more closely than he did Russell. Russells advice, like the situation itself, was frequentl...

one-man conjecture about how Americas involvement in the Vietnam War according to the directors consistently biting tone; by provi...

between 1963 and 1973. The Vietnam War, however, resulted from very complex historical circumstances, circumstances which started...

This was a misplaced fear. Communism would fall on its own, and even if it did not, the idea that it would spread like a disease i...

serves as a place where information, stories, poems and even artwork regarding the war can be exchanged. Another site that...

act of not being obedient. He contrasted the longevity of nature with the ethereal nature of that manmade contrivance we call gov...

the two powers for years to come (Elbaum, 2004). In April, Peng Zhen was purged and in the months coming, Mao and the PLA took s...

well as the case that finally struck down the concept of "separate but equal" in terms of education, and mandating that all school...

early chapters show up again later, as others talk about them. It reminds a reader of those wonderful, wacky conversations that go...

government had never fully examined whether or not its main rationalization for involvement in Vietnam, i.e., the domino theory, w...

but be of a military mind and take such realities as par for the course in warfare. There may be others who used the war to make t...

involved in Vietnam through warfare they were strongly supportive, and backed, actions that were in the favor of the south. For ex...

of 22 Cessna 0-1 Bird Dogs and FAC pilots since the installation of U.S. military advisors in the area.7 As the war progressed, t...

war (OBrien). Martha is a symbol of what we might call the "all-American girl." Cross speculates endlessly on whether or not she ...

Robbie Lieberman recalled, "The Vietnam War was the crucible... The Midwest had become a big locus of it."2 It all began back in ...

a half mile to the beach, lay out a towel, and have this tropical bay with nice rolling waves that compared to the Riviera" (Santo...

could perhaps subtly support South Vietnam and thus bring order back to the nation. They did not take into consideration that the ...

to any gender focus on protesting (Stew, 1991). There is also the interesting and informative truth regarding how many wom...