El Salvador’s Revulsion During the time period of 1980-1992 El Salvador was going through their civil war which lasted roughly about 12 years. The conflict was between two groups from El Salvador which were the military who were led by the government from EL Salvador and the other group was known as FMLN which meant Farabundo Marti National Liberation which was formed by five guerilla groups. The author Horacio Castellanos Moya wrote a story “Revulsion: Thomas Bernhard in San Salvador” which was
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It was the final undoing of the French. In 1953‚ as both sides prepared for peace talks in the Indochina War‚ French military commanders selected Dien Bien Phu as the location for a fight with the Viet Minh. Viet Minh guerrillas and troops from the People’s Army of Vietnam surrounded Dien Bien Phu during the build up of the garrisons. The Viet Minh concealed artillery and supplies in camouflaged caves on the mountain face. The Viet Minh’s initial assault on the French almost
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The tactics used by the Vietcong and US military forces were very different and changed during the course of the war. At the beginning of the war the Vietcong (NLF) army was aggressive whilst the US army was defensive. The Gulf of Tonkin incident became America’s excuse to become aggressive towards the Vietcong. In 1965 General W. Westmoreland developed the strategy of "search and destroy". Its objective was to find and kill any members of the NLF. US soldiers found this difficult however as the
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The moment Lieutenant Ota Uwiragiye left the house‚ the vehicle of the Rwandan Army emerged suddenly on the pavement of the street at high speed as though it were running from a herd of beasts. The Hutu soldiers wanted to surprise the enemies‚ surrounding them until the arrival of military reinforcements However‚ they did not expect the concomitant presence of the experienced RPF’s lieutenant‚ a man who slept in the woodlands with his face against the barrel of a cocked Kalashnikov. As well as Paul
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blow.’ Tactically the Americans were more successful. Both sides employed a regimental tactic‚ which was used in the Seven Years War. The two armies stood in linear lines and marched towards each other. Alongside this the Americans began to use a guerrilla tactic. This involved minutemen staying on the move‚ ‘hiding and shooting from behind walls and trees at the naïve British who remained in the exposed open.’ This proved effective as it surprised their attackers and more often than not lead to
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Recently‚ a secret government document has been obtained by the law firm Judicial watch which reveals that the west has sponsored Islamic extremist like Al Qaeda in an attempt to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. While this document may come as a shock to those who have believed the government’s lies concerning the war on terror‚ the US has aided terrorist for decades. Like General William Odom who served as the director of the National Security Agency under the Reagan administration said‚ “Because
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Explain why the United States became increasingly involved in the war in Vietnam The war in Vietnam was a conflict that started in the 1950s and ended in the early 1970s. During this time period‚ the United States became increasingly involved in Vietnamese political‚ economic and military affairs. There were a combination of reasons as to why the United States became more involved‚ the most important of which in my opinion were the Domino Theory and the growing influence of the National Liberation
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would be executed. While this massacre is not as well-known as other historical events‚ there is still debate on some of the causes. One idea that is widely disagreed on is that the Chinese were passing intelligence to the British and that Chinese guerrillas were consistently attempting to disrupt Japanese efforts‚ such as by flashing signals to British airplanes. Kempeitai officer Onishi Satoru wrote in his memoirs that there was no evidence
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of containment‚ he would have to send a vast amount of young troops into Vietnam to help fight the rising influence of the Viet Cong. For over 10 years‚ the Us pledged thousands of soldiers and billions in financial aid until public opinion and guerrilla tactics forced the US to withdraw from Vietnam. Many reasons had an impact on the war which forced America out‚ which will all be explained throughout this essay. The first reason (which I believe is the most important) was the media. The media
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PSC 441 2-13-13 The multitude of differentiating definitions of terrorism through out the world’s governments‚ agencies‚ and international community has led to a confusing and bleak understanding of the true nature of terrorism. Now I do not believe that my definition of terrorism will be any better in helping understand this matter but it does help define my personal view of terrorism‚ terrorists‚ and their tactics. My definition of terrorism is any deliberate‚ planed use of force or violence
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