The Vietnam War is truly one of the most unique wars ever fought by the Unites States of by any country. It was never officially declared a war (Knowll‚ 3). It had no official beginning nor an official end. It was fought over 10‚000 miles away in a virtually unknown country. The enemy and the allies looked exactly the alike‚ and may by day be a friend but by night become an enemy (Aaseng 113). It matched the tried and true tactics of World War Two against a hide‚ run‚ and shoot technique known as
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was considered to be a turning point in the Vietnam War” (http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1862.html). In reaction to this Nixon authorized “vietnamization‚” which was a plan to help build up the South Vietnamese army‚ and prepare them for taking on the North “in order to facilitate a gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops” (http://www.history.com/topics/vietnamization). And finally‚ during LBJ’s presidency the U.S. began to actually fight in the war because it was believed that the Vietnamese attacked
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Analytical Review of A Rumor Of War Philip Caputo‚ the author of A Rumor of War‚ was born in 1941. He grew up to be an American author and journalist. Caputo is best known for A Rumor of War but has written 14 other books. He attended college at Loyola University of Chicago and after receiving his college education‚ in 1965 he went to serve in the Republic of Vietnam as a platoon commander in the United States Marine Corps. He served in combat and also received a number of awards and medals
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Leading in Times of War When turning on the television‚ reading an article‚ or listening to the radio‚ what mostly is being said is something good or bad of what a leader has done. Every leader has their good side and their bad. Everyone always looks for the intentions that a leader can give out. Presidents will explain what they would do if war was to happen. Leaders should not want war like Machiavelli did and think more about peace about like Lao-Tzu. Lao-Tzu believes that war‚ violence‚ and weapons
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viewpoints below is the table that you could fill in. Research question: How did the Napoleonic war affect business in Britain? Your mini questions Sources of information (What information does the sources have to answer the questions?) Source 1 Source 2 1. Did business in Britain benefit from the Napoleonic war? http://history.stackexchange.com/questions/9554/did-great-britain-benefit-economically-from-the-loss-of-america
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Trojan War The Trojan War was between the Greeks and the people of Troy‚ a war that was to influences people in literature and arts for centuries. The two powerful gods‚ Zeus and Poseidon try to forced sea-goddess Thetis to lay with them. Themis or Prometheus warned the gods that any son Thetis borne would become greater than his father‚ and in Zeus’ case‚ would probably one day rule Olympus. Zeus decided to quickly marrying Thetis off to a mortal. Pelus‚ son of Aeacus‚ was chosen by Zeus
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The War of the Roses: NOTE: large sections of this text are adapted from http://www.ehistory.com. See it for more details. What Was It? The War of the Roses was a civil war in England that lasted from 1455-1487. These thirty years of warfare were even more destructive to England than the Hundred Years War had been in the previous century. (Most of the fighting in the Hundred Years War took place in France‚ which meant most of the military damage affected the French peasantry rather than the
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Reflection Paper 1: Just War Many people ponder to the question: when is war just? We also ponder if war is necessary and when is it necessary and if there are other ways to settle the discrepancy. Throughout time war has brought on a lot of pain‚ pressure and countless number of casualties. And to me I believe it is not fair to innocent worldwide citizens. To experience or to hear about such destruction and chaos brings a shiver down my spine. Why do countries have to go to war? Why can’t they settle
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finding however was no where near enough evidence to laitamize the Trojan War. In spite of these discoveries proving that Troy existed‚ the actualities of the fabeled War were still waiting to be reckoned with. The Problem with people accepting Homers account of a Trojan War is because of the additions and interjectins in the epic. Cyclops and mermaids certainly did not exist. On top of the mythical creatures Homers account of the war contains many unlikely events such as the famous wooden horse. After
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THE WARS OF THE ROSES - THE CAUSES OF THE WARS Causes 1. Dynastic - a fight for titles 2. Economic and financial - a crisis in the nobility 3. Defeat in the 100 Years War 4. Long term - a shift in the balance of power causing lawlessness and disorder 5. Short term - the personal failings of Henry VI (1-3 are largely dismissed by Historians in the twentieth century but may still have a part to play) |Long Term |Short Term
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