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Media and Perceptions of the Vietnam War

that media during the 1960s and 1970s shifted toward "an oppositional relation to political authority" (68). Hallin uses as his ar...

Life and Works of Mary McCarthy

In ten pages this paper considers the life of controversial author and feminist Mary McCarthy in a discussion of Vietnam War, sexu...

Analysis of Dan Rather's The Camera Never Blinks

In six pages this research paper examines Dan Rather's journalistic memoir that describes his coverage of such events as President...

Into the Quagmire Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War by Brian VanDeMark

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

Vietnam War and Individual Actions

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

Tim O'Brien's If I Die in Combat

In five pages this book by Tim O'Brien regarding a young soldier's Vietnam War experiences is reviewed. There are no other source...

Born on the 4th of July, The Deer Hunter, and the Vietnam War

In five pages this paper examines how the Vietnam War was depicted in a contrasting and comparison of these 2 films. There are tw...

Vietnam War Veterans and PTSD

In six pages this paper discusses Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in a consideration of Vietnam war veterans and non veterans with ...

Conflict and Captain Benjamin Willard and Colonel Walter Kurtz in Apocalypse Now

This 8 page essay explores the conflict that characterizes the relationship between Willard and Kurt in Francis Ford Coppolas movi...

US Foreign Policy and Vietnam

In eight pages and 4 sections this paper answers questions on the war strategy and foreign policy of the United States with Vietna...

Critical Overview of The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

a certain credibility to what the reader ultimately experiences between the books covers. Indeed, it is often difficult to discer...

U.S. Veterans and Homelessness

of the general male adult population, approximately 40% of homeless men are veterans. Surprisingly, it appears that homelessness ...

Foreign Policy in the United States and Relations Between the President and Congress

The post 1960s relationships between the President and Congress is examined in ten pages with foreign policies including arms sale...

A Critical Analysis of the Film, Hamburger Hill

This paper examines the issue of whether or not the film, Hamburger Hill, is an accurate depiction of the life of a soldier in the...

Historical Accuracy, the Vietnam War, and Francis Ford Coppola's Film Apocalypse Now

In eight pages this paper discusses the portrayal of the Vietnam War in an assessment of historical accuracy and the presentation ...

Antiwar Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy

In 9 pages this paper discusses Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's strong opposition to the Vietnam War as featured in Robert Kennedy and Hi...

Vietnam War and the Media

In five pages this paper discusses how the media influenced social perceptions in its depiction of the Vietnam War. Five sources ...

Sticks and Bones by David Rabe

In five pages Rabe's Tony Award Winning ode to the Vietnam War examines the unique writing style of the playwright. Nine sources ...

Country of Vietnam, Apart from its War Presentation

elements that make it worth noticing. It is time to let the Vietnam War become a part of history and start looking at Vietnam for ...

Cinematic Comparison of Oliver Stone's Platoon and John Wayne's The Green Berets

admit he hasnt, but soon remedies that by accompanying Kirby and his men on a mission to defend their firebase from the Vietcong s...

The Unfinished War Vietnam in the American Conscience by Walter H. Capps Reviewed

national myths that have abounded about the War (which have, in fact, perpetuated the notions about Americas involvement in all wa...

Richard Nixon and 1960s' Counterculture

bringing the country back into some semblance of order. It was these very movements that helped Nixons administration withdraw fro...

Theories on the Reasons Behind the Longevity of the Vietnam War

lost, there were many who were idealistic, who thought themselves to be freedom fighters and who fought for freedom. It was a pie...

A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo

The structural basis of imagery is symbolic of Caputos intrinsic creativity and ability to see beyond the obvious. Characteristic...

Vietnam War Escalation and the Role of President Lyndon B. Johnson

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

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien and its Historical Accuracy

They Carried, this influence and perspective are most evident. OBrien mentions that most of the guys there called their life in A...

Vietnam and a Possible Peaceful Settlement

Or, in more general terms, how could the violence been ended in Vietnam? To speculate on how the violence could have ended or to...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara

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

Dispatches by Michael Herr

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

Cultural and Political Views of the Vietnam War

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