The 1968 Tet Offensive displayed how leadership and its inability to properly analyze the battlefield can ultimately reshape a war and inspire the political landscape. Many analytical flaws caused the Tet Offensive to become a negative turning point in the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. A main example of this is how the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the People’s Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF‚ or more commonly known as the Viet Cong) used deception as a tactical advantage. This
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A revolution in technological warfare had its huge breakthrough following the uniforms of our soldiers. Researchers at the Rice University lab in Houston‚ Texas use a ballistic material called‚ polystyrene-polydimethylsiloxane diblock-copolymer could potentially stop a 9-millimeter bullet and seal the entryway behind it. The way this material works is that when it is penetrated by an object at a high velocity‚ the material melted into a liquid that stopped the fast-moving object and actually sealed
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comparisons can you make between Lao-tzu’s Master and Machiavelli’s Prince. Summary: The writings of Machiavelli and Lao Tzu indicate that they would disagree most strongly on the concept of how a government should run. Machiavelli believed that in strong government control by a prince who acted more in terms of practicality and maintaining power than through moral principles. Lao Tzu‚ on the other hand‚ took a more individualistic‚ carefree approach‚ believing that a ruler will be respected and followed
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over the brutish nature of war. For the answer‚ you need only to examine the various tools and plans that have been developed and used in warfare throughout history. It can be seen that advancements in mathematics and technology throughout history has had a profound effect on what kinds of weapons‚ from axes and metal swords to Intercontinental missiles‚ warfare has been fought with and what strategies have been used to fight wars and maintain armies. Part I: Weapons The most obvious thing that
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that no officers show up at the front door telling me something that I am peterfied to hear. The whole family prays for your safety everyday. I cannot stand you being out in that jungle fighting. Now I am even more scared because of this whole Tet Offensive. I’ve seen it on TV and it looks like the VC are putting up a strong fight‚ I mean I’m scared it seems like they may be making progress and I’m scared for your safety. Deaths of the U.S. troops are rising and rising. You have to be careful out there
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Germans also were using a chemical weapon known as anthrax. Anthrax and mustard gas were used in small amounts‚ and the Germans found that it was more effective and not as wasteful as using it in larger amounts . In World War Two the Japanese used chemical and biological weapons against China during their invasion. The Japanese would poison the water in the well. It has been counted that over one thousand water wells were poisoned during World War Two. Then the Japanese tried to steal the notorious virus‚ Yellow Fever‚ from a research lab in Rockefeller Center
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Biochemical weapons are a major factor in warfare in the upcoming years. These weapons are easy to make‚ efficient‚ and deadly which increases the threat even more if in the wrong hands. Biochemical weapons have been used in the past including World War 1‚ World War 2‚ Iran-Iraq War‚ and acts of terrorism. Many bacterial‚ viral agents and toxins can put public health in risk‚ in the case of biochemical attack. These pathogens‚ if used‚ will pose a huge dilemma with public health and can cost many
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Lao Tzu and the “Tao Te Ching” Laozi or Lao Tzu‚ was a mystical philosopher who lived in ancient China. Most scholars believe Lao Tzu was born around 600 B.C.E. However‚ some authorities have him being born about 500 B.C.E. and some‚ question if Lao Tzu was actually a person or just a mythical figure. Generally‚ the majority of scholars believe Lao Tzu to be an actual person being born about 600 B.C.E. in the state of Ch’u‚ now known as the Hunan Province in Southern China according to
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various weapons. The only difference is as over time‚ so do the methods of combat. Warfare is wrongfully defined as "the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; war." (Warfare). This untrue definition induced many to wrongfully assume that only one type of warfare exists; Leading to believe it only happens on the battlefield during a war between countries. The actual definition of "warfare" doesn’t imply military action or combat limited to only soldiers‚ yet it’s defined
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Introduction: For a number of centuries science kept itself aloof from warfare. It was not until the Chinese invented the gun-power that science became an active and powerful associate of war. It is curious that the gun-power was invented for a very innocent and harmless purpose to be used in firecrackers. The evil nature of man‚ however‚ soon began to misuse the gun-power for destructive purposes. And in sheer disgust we speak ill of science for all those acts of cruelty. Endowed with tremendous
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