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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...

Argument Opposing the American Involvement in the Vietnam War

this country after serving in Vietnam. What is even more tragic is that most of them never have recovered from the sights in Viet...

The Vietnam War and Counterinsurgency Tactics by the Americans

who had been defeated not as much by a superior foe but an irresponsible American government. Many factors came into play ...

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....

Politics Sabotaged the US Military in the Vietnam War

In ten pages this paper discusses how the sabotaging of the military by American politics is partly to blame in the US loss of the...

Impact of the Vietnam War and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement

In five pages this report examines how lives were impacted by the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement in a consideration of ...

Pacification and the Vietnam War

In eight pages this paper presents an historian's opinions regarding pacification regarding the involvement in the Vietnam War. F...

Geneva Convention Violations Represented by the Vietnam War

This paper discusses how the Vietnam War fighting and wartime atrocities represented Geneva Convention violations in eight pages. ...

Saigon's Fall and its Importance

In five pages this paper discusses the legacy of the Vietnam War in an analysis of the importance of Saigon's fall. Three sources...

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...

John M. Del Vecchio's The 13th Valley

to set the record straight. There were stories coming out claiming how bad American troops were in Vietnam. This infuriated me. ...

Reasons Why the US Suffered a Loss in Vietnam

against the US. However, like colonial Americans, the North Vietnamese turned their superior knowledge of the terrain, into a "ho...

Symbolism in Tim O'Brien's Vietnam War Novel The Things They Carried

his or her own emotional baggage. Some of that baggage inevitably includes fear, guilt, homesickness, anger, and that struggle bet...

Changes Resulting from the Vietnam War

"seemingly contradictory methods of troop reduction and applications of intense firepower to coerce the North Vietnamese to accept...

What Soldiers Experienced During the Vietnam War

end in failure. The fault of much of the debilitation of the Vietnam soldier lies with the politicians and the military strategic...

Nationalist and Not Communist Sentiments Fueled the Vietnam War

Johnson initiated the reciprocal attack that ultimately "signaled the enemys hostile intent" (Anonymous PG). The Americans claime...

Our War by David Harris

the My Lai massacre and, also, traces the sociological template for young male soldiers to John Wayne. He writes, "I suppose each...

Vietnam War and Soldiers' Good Luck Charms

letters did help. The soldiers in Vietnam, at least in the book, carried around a variety of things. Like boy scouts on...

How Would American History Be Different Had John F. Kennedy Lived?

the Cold War. In other words, his stance was that he would take a hard line against Communism. He associated his name with those...

Media Representation of the Vietnam War

readily comprehend the seemingly insignificant difference between the two thoughts, inasmuch as some believe that mass media has l...

US Continued Involvement in the Vietnam War and the Decisions Responsible for this Involvement

two different times, leaving the president no other alternative than to put forth the countrys military support (Anonymous, 2001)....

US Culture and the Impact of the Vietnam War

used only for entertainment and simple news, was now a reality in the culture of America as it related to the war. Horrid atrociti...

The Dioxins as Lingering Agent Orange Problems

evidence". Agent orange has gained the most notoriety in its use as a defoliant in the Vietnam War. It has been the...

US Loss in Vietnam

Vietnam War stands out in US history as one of Americas greatest traumas. For the American people, it was a bewildering affair fro...

JFK's Vietnam Mistake

Kennedy need not have made the decisions he had which put America in the midst of Vietnam. He could have taken a more isolationist...

Physical Description of the 1982 Vietnam War Memorial

(2000). The Vietnam Memorial Wall is in an urban park setting ("Vietnam," 2003). Its construction system is "cut stone masonry" ...

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...