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The Vietnam War, was non even a war, it was a Police Action. The immature work forces who fought for their state had other positions of what it was. This war showed how power hungry the U.S. was to act upon the universe. I thought the Vietnam War was a serious misallocation of military personnels,…

As I was browsing the net searching for a popular culture item that was strictly anti war, I came across many different items; particularly songs. There were many songs that stood out, like Patti Smith’s “People have the Power”, and many of John Lennon’s songs like “Give Peace a Chance.” However the one song that…

Creative Writing: Instant I’ll always remember Instant. That was the nickname the men had tacked ontothe muscled giant that wielded the M60 in my unit. “Instant” was short for”Instant Death.” And I’ll always remember the first time I saw Instant inaction. I was a new Lieutenant assigned to Vietnam. Back then, the Army didn’t try…

Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War lasted from 1962 to 1972, during a civil war that centered around conflicting ideologies of capitalism and communism. The conflict became further complicated as it drew in major powers such as Australia and its smaller allies. The decision for Australia to join the war stemmed primarily from their fear…

How useful is this site for learning about: Why was Australia involved in the Vietnam War? The site’s provides background information on why Australia was involved in the Vietnam War, it does go on to explain that “The South Vietnamese government sought assistance from the United States and her regional ally”. , which supplies the…

The Tet Offensive, which occurred on January 31, 1968, proved to be a political and a psychological triumph for the Vietnamese Communists. And, although it merely lasted for approximately one month, it was one of America’s most noteworthy conflicts that taught the Americans and the Vietnamese valuable lessons about life and war. The background of…

Strangers From A Different Shore by author/professor Ronald Takaki has brought a new position of my turning cognition of the adversities and eternal obstructions that Asian-Americans have struggled with through their in-migration experience. Immigrants of Asia represent many states and many different state of affairss that have brought them to this “better” state with hopes…

This Newspaper Article is a secondary source of information because it is not a first-hand report. Secondary sources are sources that interpret and analyze primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them. E. g. Source 1 includes…

Surprise Attack Shortly after midnight on January 31, 1968, 19 members of the South Vietnamese National Liberation Front ( NLF )better known to the universe as Vietcong ( VC )in secret assembled in a garage about five blocks off from the American Embassy in Saigon. They sat huddled together in silence, cleansing and oiling their…

The Tet Offensive was a major assault by the North Vietnamese and Viet Congagainst South Vietnam and the U.S. forces situated there. It was not only a psychologicaladvance for the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong, but also gave the United States anotion that the war wasn’t going to be an easy win, and the…