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Observers of the Vietnam War Experience

dumb show was left. Not the most dramatic passage in the book, but one of the most compelling, is Caputos description of the day ...

Positive Perspective on the Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson

Thanks to his experience and his resolve he was able to stand up valiantly even in the face of many negatives. Prior...

Using Fiction to Depict the Vietnam War in The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

he saw. He was there, they argue, he was in the rice paddies, he saw his friends killed in front of him, he went through it for re...

Vietnam War in Literature and the Powerlessness of Characters

reality in many ways. In this work there are many young men in the war, men that are clinging to whatever they can in the devastat...

Fighting the Vietnam War

of military proportions but also a national fiasco of monumental proportions as well. Initially, the majority of Americans were u...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Vietnamese Perspectives on the Vietnam War

In five pages this paper examines the reasons behind fighting the Vietnam War from the Vietnamese perspective. Four sources are c...

Concept of Hero in Fatal Light by Richard Currey and The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

This paper examines how heroism is conceptualized within the context of the Vietnam War in a comparative analysis of these texts c...

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 ...

U.S. Veterans and Homelessness

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

Discussion of Tim O'Brien's Vietnam War Novel The Things They Carried

alive and as intact as possible. In many ways this is also reflective of the title, symbolic of "The Things They Carried." They ca...

Song Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore and its Relevance

The existence of threat likely holds the key. Sixty-four years later, rumors still fly about Franklin Roosevelts level of knowled...

Aspects of U.S. History - Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement

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

WWW Sites on the Vietnam War

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

American Social Violence, Racism, Sexism, the Vietnam War, and Stanley Kubrick's Film Full Metal Jacket

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

Vietnam War and the Critical Turning Point Represented by the Tet Offensive

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

Vietnam War and Tim O'Brien's Revealing The Things They Carried

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

Seizure of the City of Hue and the Tet Offensive

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