In her article‚ “The Vietnam War in American Memory‚” Marilyn Young discusses that the Vietnam War “happened among Americans.” What Young is saying is that there was a war going on in Vietnam‚ but there was also animosity between the American soldiers and citizens. It was a horrifying and devastating time in American during the Vietnam War and Young even describes it as‚ “American civil War.” Young inquiries the government on why America got involved in this war in the first place. In the film
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War brings out the worst in human nature. Soldiers pinned against one another‚ and for what purpose? Justice‚ life and freedom? No‚ all these luxuries can not be afforded by the dead. Those soldiers who have survived this “clash of ideas” ‚ and have been captured by the enemy‚ have seen a fate worst than death. The American soldier captured and held in camps endured many horrible conditions which‚ were caused many deaths. The horrible treatment of the American P.O.W (Prisoners of War) reached it
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Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War (19541975) erupted because of the threat of freedom and danger towards Australia’s democracy and society. Officially in 1966 a full blown war erupted and Australia’s military commitment increased. Australian troops also fought before the war in South Korea(19501953)‚ as communist North Korea sought to unite them both into communism.The main reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam war was because of the fear of communism‚ which also relates to the theory of the
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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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Vietnam: Napalm: Napalm is liquid that is extremely flammable. It is made from a mixture of a gel and gasoline. Napalm has been used in World War 2‚ but became famous in the Vietnam War. It was first used as a weapon against buildings‚ but later it became a weapon against other soldiers. Napalm was very effective against people‚ because it sticks to the skin and causes extreme burn wounds. Napalm is quite an inhumane weapon. When napalm was created in World War 2‚ it was used in flamethrowers. Later
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P. Driscoll American History Since 1877 American Military University Professor Charles Grear World War I The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major confrontation in the war in Vietnam between units of the United States Army and units of the Army of North Vietnam‚ also known as the People’s Army of Vietnam. The battle took place in the Ia Drang Valley in the Central Highlands of then South Vietnam‚ the battle started on the 19th of October‚ 1965 with North Vietnamese soldiers attacked a Special Forces
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The official country name of Vietnam is the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The capital is Hanoi and the population of this country is 81‚624‚716 (July 2003). Ethnic groups include the Vietnamese (80-95%)‚ Chinese‚ Hmong‚ Thai‚ Cham‚ and other mountainous groups. Languages used are Vietnamese (Official)‚ English (second most favored)‚ French‚ Chinese and Khmer. Some of the many religions practiced are Buddhist‚ Hoa Hao‚ Cao Dai‚ Christian (Roman Catholic‚ protestant) and Muslim. The life expectancy
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Vietnam is a country that extends about 1000 miles from Southern China and Southwards to the Gulf of Thailand. The country’s official language is Vietnamese‚ and its capital city is known as Hanoi. Vietnamese are newcomers to North American who still hold their culture‚ and they have traced their civilization back even further to a religion known as Phung-Nguyen that existed before 2000 B.C. This paper contains a discussion and also research about the Vietnam War or the so-called Vietnamese “boat
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Lessons Learned by The American Experience of the Vietnam War Christal K. Jones Professor Anderson August 15¸ 2013 Introduction The Vietnam War lasted close to twenty years; the American experience help to put into perspective‚ the complex lessons that the United States military and its leadership should have learned from their involvement in this war. This paper will discuss some of the lessons learned from the following arenas: diplomatic negotiations‚ presidential leadership‚ and cultural/social
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Limited War Ideology Lisa Phillips 11/21/2013 Professor Michel Rules of engagement that the United States followed were formulated to limit the force of operations in North Vietnam. The focus was to destroy North Vietnam’s abilities to fight‚ but in a way that would not upset China and Russia. The last thing the United States wanted was a full blown war with the Communists (Moss‚2010). The ROE with limited war ideology and its assumptions are seen through the perspectives
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