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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...

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...

Defining War Crimes

In twelve pages this paper discusses the difficulties of defining and classifying war crimes with the Nuremberg Trials and the Gen...

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 ...

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...

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...

Vietnam War and the Differing Policies and Opinions of George Ball and Robert S. McNamara

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

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 ...

Overview of 1968's Tet Offensive

In six pages this paper examines the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War in a consideration of the Tet Offensive that occurred in ...

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...

Vietnam Involvement by the United States

In six pages this paper presents a short history of the Vietnam War in terms of the involvement of the United States. Eight sourc...

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...

Moral Foreign Policy Difficulties and 'Just War' Theory

given and part of that speech includes the following observation: "For centuries, philosophers and theologians have grappled with ...

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...

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...

Enduring Legacy of Freedom

against the terrorism in their own nation. The United States with its superpower status sits in the position of setting many of th...

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...

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...

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...

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...

TV Series on the Vietnam War Tour of Duty

but still protecting and serving in the community). Or they begin to "remember" world events as they are presented on television. ...

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...

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...