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US Military Interventions During the 1950s and 1960s

the United States in Vietnam. It is not difficult to reach the simple and straightforward conclusion that in the 1950s, Eisenhowe...

Vietnam War and Use of Helicopters

In five pages this paper examines how the gunship particularly the Huey was used during the Vietnam War in an examination of the h...

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...

CBS 1987 to 1990 TV Series Tour of Duty

mission he will go berserk and get shot. Still, the show usually broached some touchy subjects, from officer corruption to cowardi...

Duong Thu Huong's Novel Without a Name and Howard R. Simpson's Someone Else's War

In five pages this paper examines the depiction of the Vietnam War in a comparison and contrast of these literary works. Four oth...

Contemporary Warfare and the Helicopter's Contributions

In five pages this paper discusses how the Air Force and Army have employed aircraft in warfare with examples from the Vietnam and...

President Lyndon B. Johnson's Role in the Perpetuation of the War in Vietnam

In seven pages the Vietnam War is examined within the context of LBJ's role in its perpetuation and military escalation and the im...

War and Its Futility as Conveyed by Poetry

In five pages this paper analyzes war's futility in a comparative poetic analysis of 'Poor Man' and 'WPA.'...

US Society's Polarization Regarding the Vietnam War

In five pages this paper discusses how US culture was polarized as a result of the Vietnam War and considers the media's role. Fo...

A Review of Fields of Fire

A 5 page overview the fictional tale of the Vietnam War by James Webb. The young protaganist is a Marine hero. 1 source....

Warfare and the Role of the Howitzer

In five pages the Howitzer's role in contemporary warfare dating back to the Vietnam War is examined in an evolution that includes...

Overview of the Vietnam War and its Impact Upon America

fierce protection of ancestral land was nothing new to the people trapped in between warring factions. The names given geographic...

Changing American Values After the 1960s

either his parents or his country, and as he grew he took those values and opinions as his own. Having been born into a loving Ca...

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...

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...

Japanese Isolationism and the Peacekeeping Involvement of the United Nations

This essay consisting of twenty three pages explores how Japan's policy of isolationism has been impacted by the peacekeeping effo...

The Meaning of President Bush's Contention that Desert Storm Would Not Become Another Vietnam

This seven page essay reviews the contention by President Bush that Destert Storm would not be a repeat of the long and bloody war...

War and Religion

In nine pages this paper discusses the impact of religion on Americans during the Second World War and the Vietnam conflict. Six ...

Social Chaos and Confusion of Children of Vietnam War Veterans

story "Fathering," one such child is depicted. Eng was most likely-- although not even definitely-- the daughter of an American V...

Vietnam Veterans and Employment Opportunities

stayed and lived in the woods or changed their identities so they would not have to go home. Some returned drug addicts. Still oth...

Reality of the 'Unwinnable' Vietnam War

bags of whatever soldiers werent forever-missing P.O.W.s. I have learned from the readings that the war, in retrospect, was a terr...

America After Vietnam and Books by Gibson and Englehardt

In five pages this paper discusses Warrior Dreams by Gibson and The End of the Victory Culture by Englehardt in a consideration of...

Short Essays on American History

Short essays are included in this three page paper with on page being a letter that is written to Winston Churchill by Indian lead...

1960s' Political and Social Movements and the Chicago Seven Trial

In seven pages this paper discusses the counterculture, Vietnam War protest, and student movements of the 1960s with the emphasis ...

1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago

In 1968 the events that shook Chicago during the year 1968 including the raucous DNC with conflicts resulting from the war in Viet...

The Cold War Years of 1945 to 1963 on the American Homefront

In a paper consisting of five pages the effects of the Cold War in America are considered and include the atomic bombing of Hirosh...