“Teaching the Vietnam War makes one realize how the shape of a narrative determines‚ and is determined by‚ its content”. The Vietnam War was one of America’s most controversial wars. Many of its aspects are still plagued with great uncertainty. Those aspects of the Vietnam War are argued and debated about‚ they were argued during the time of the war and the arguing has continued. The Vietnam War was indeed a time of confusion. Why did the war start? What was the United States’ real reason for getting
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The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry‚ nicknamed the "Swamp Angels"‚ was an infantry regiment that saw broad administration in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The regiment was one of the main authority African-American units in the United States in the Civil War. Numerous African-Americans had battled in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 on both sides. In the beginning February 1863‚ the abolitionist Governor John A. Andrew of Massachusetts issued the Civil War’s
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Vietnam Vietnam’s personality has been outline by long-running differences‚ both internally and externally with foreign foes. The first nation of Vietnam being recorded is the Van Lang Nation‚ founded by the ancient Viet race in the North. The most famous king is Hung King. In 3 B.C‚ another nation was found by Au Duong Vuong and named Au Lac Nation. The historical remain of Co Loa Citadel is the evidence. In Central Vietnam‚ another kingdom of Champa emerged from Sa Hyun culture around 2 B.C
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DOS Command Description APPEND Allows programs to open data files in specified directories as if they were in the current directory. ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes. BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking. CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory. CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number. CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory. CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report. CHOICE Prompts the user
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C U LT U R E Vietnam is a mainly Mahayana GEOGRAPHY Buddhist country‚ although other TRAVE L IN VIE TNAM religions are among Confucianism and Taoism. The official and sole language of Vietnam is Vietnamese. Curabitur leo Culture of Vietnam is based on harmony‚ family‚ and humanity. the Maecenas food is a blend of Chinese and Thai and is considered one of the healthiest foods in the world because of it’s fresh ingredients. Vietnamese money is called dong‚ and soccer is one of the most popular
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1944-1945 during World War II. The strategic seizure of Corregidor is part of the eventual clearing of the Philippine Island from the Japanese Imperial Government. Lt Col George M Jones as the Rock Force Commander led the troops. This paper aims to discuss how Ltc Jones led his troops to the success of this battle through several principles of mission command. Mission command is the exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the
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Lessons of Vietnam DaviD H. Petraeus This article was first published in the Autumn 1986 issue of Parameters. One of the few unequivocally sound lessons of history is that the lessons we should learn are usually learned imperfectly if at all. —Bernard Brodie1 Trying to use the lessons of the past correctly poses two dilemmas. One is the problem of balance: knowing how much to rely on the past as a guide and how much to ignore it. The other is the problem of selection: certain lessons drawn from experience
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Developing an Effective Command Philosophy Lieutenant Colonel Harry C. Garner‚ U.S. Army‚ Retired The underlying philosophy of leaders has a significant impact on the way they relate to others‚ attempt to influence others‚ judge the actions of others‚ and make decisions affecting others. Most leadership theories‚ however‚ neglect this factor. — Steven J. Mayer‚ Ph.D.‚ “Leadership Philosophy” I Special thanks go to Mark R. Hurley and J. Scott Peterson for their contributions to this article.
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New Zealand’s Involvement in the Vietnam war Introduction The Vietnam War was also known as the Second Indochina War and referred to by the Vietnamese as the American War. It was a conflict that went from 1955 to 1975 between the Communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam (currently known as North of Vietnam) and the Republic of Vietnam (currently known as South of Vietnam). North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union‚ China and other communist allies. South Vietnam was supported by the United States
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The Challenge of Command: US Army COL Roger H. Nye‚ New Jersey‚ Avery Publishing Company‚ 1986. A compilation of ideas and lessons learned during the author’s military career. He infers reading military events facilitates a leaders understanding of success and failure. Eight categories emphasize the authors point. In chapter one titled visions of our military selves‚ focuses on a lieutenant reporting to his first military unit. The author interviews Army Brigade Commanders including Colonel
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