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Essays 211 - 240
readily comprehend the seemingly insignificant difference between the two thoughts, inasmuch as some believe that mass media has l...
the Cold War. In other words, his stance was that he would take a hard line against Communism. He associated his name with those...
have since described as "pointless." Summary of "Into the Quagmire" In his introduction to the book, VanDeMark writes: "Vietnam ...
the accomplishments of the American military forces were tremendous, in fact the Viet Cong were destroyed after the Tet offensive ...
ideological battle within. After the Geneva cease-fire agreement of 1954, Vietnam had been subdivided at the 17th Parallel into n...
eventually threaten the security of the West and that US could prevent this with a limited military role that would only provide t...
together as consultants in the White House with the results of their actions and inactions now well documented. The American invo...
which values the views of those Westerners engaged in that struggle over those of the native population. In other words, Herr is m...
the culture of the times. One way in which government and politics became involved in directing cultural mores was through ...
early chapters show up again later, as others talk about them. It reminds a reader of those wonderful, wacky conversations that go...
seeking to do business in the area. These included restrictions, such as not being allowed to learn Chinese, only being able to li...
to any gender focus on protesting (Stew, 1991). There is also the interesting and informative truth regarding how many wom...
of military proportions but also a national fiasco of monumental proportions as well. Initially, the majority of Americans were u...
as protecting others, hence the prevalence of young men and women who enter the military in peacetime in the full understanding th...
film, McNamara discusses several of the primary lessons to be learned from wartime experience, which are covered in detail in his ...
old man talks about, nothing else. How he cant wait to see my goddamn medals" (OBrien, 1998; 36). In this the reader...
Herring (1994) also examines the question as to why America failed in this war, when it had been successful so many other times. i...
San Diego, California. For a young farm boy, the transition was nothing short of culture shock. The boot camp of 1941 was design...
to retreat from society or for individuals who want to go into hiding from government or law enforcement authorities. Ironically,...
comprise Tim OBriens celebrated collection, The Things They Carried. OBrien was himself a "grunt" in Vietnam, and his view of the ...
actually put into practice what JFK preached in his New Frontier - equal rights for all citizens. Johnson seemed worthy of their ...
Introduction The Vietnam War was a very chaotic time. Many argue that the war was never a war that could have been won by the Uni...
under both JFK and LBJ, discussed Kennedys knowledge of the coup and its aftermath in Errol Morris documentary, The Fog of War. F...
defeat unless they were forced to do so. If the U.S. was going to bring the troops home with honor, intensive combat missions wou...
the two powers for years to come (Elbaum, 2004). In April, Peng Zhen was purged and in the months coming, Mao and the PLA took s...
well as the case that finally struck down the concept of "separate but equal" in terms of education, and mandating that all school...
in eight categories: ordinary people; home front; heroes; women in uniform and out; shame; love, marriage and commitment; famous p...
This was a misplaced fear. Communism would fall on its own, and even if it did not, the idea that it would spread like a disease i...
serves as a place where information, stories, poems and even artwork regarding the war can be exchanged. Another site that...
but be of a military mind and take such realities as par for the course in warfare. There may be others who used the war to make t...