Break Room: The Vietnam War

In her book The Vietnam Wars, 1945-1990, author Marilyn Young examines the series of political and military struggles between the United States and Vietnam, a nation that has been distinctively separated as the South and the North. Young chooses to express the daily, weekly, monthly progresses of the affairs collectively called the Vietnam Wars, focusing on the American interventions in the foreign soil. She seeks to provide an answer to a question that has haunted the world for years: What was the reason behind the United States interfering in the internal affairs of a foreign country in which it had no claims at all? Young discloses the overt as well as covert actions undertaken by the U.S. government officials regarding the foreign affairs with Vietnam and the true nature of the multifaceted objectives of each and every person that’s involved had.

He feels Yanagi’s pain through the connection but he does not draw attention to it. To be in the heat of a powerplay game such as the one boiling over in Konoha right now is a moment of extreme delicacy and ruthlessness; attachments are withheld, persons numbed down. The rampant mentality is this: eliminate those who are likely to get in one’s way, even if they are friends, or valuable allies. Nobody who lived through the Warring States Era would be unfamiliar with this tenet: do what must be done. And if Tobirama was forced to choose among the Yamanaka twins, he would keep Yanagi alive, simply because she is now the more valuable of the two, even though Yanagi herself and most definitely, not Osamu, would admit it. For to dabble in politics is to know who has value, worth and utility, and who do not.

The Vietnam War started in 1945, resulting in almost 60,000 American deaths and nearly two million Vietnamese deaths, according to Mintze. Years after combat countless Vietnam veterans suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder in every aspect of their lives (Price). Posttraumatic stress disorder is an illness that can happen to anyone who has gone through a horrifying experience. It has been documented in all forms of literature and films the brutality of the war and the side effects it came with. The history of Vietnam is quite long and winding and leaves one to question its purpose (Mintze).

Movies are a fun and modern source for entertainment that often try to depict events that took place in real life. Many films based on real life events are often criticized for being inaccurate or altering much of the storyline. Others are also praised for being as accurate as possible and portraying the character’s traits in the best way. The 2013 American war film “Lone Survivor” is one of those movies that did a little of both. This is not necessarily a negative thing as I really enjoyed the movie and thought it was overall a good film and a great depiction of the events that happened in the operation in which the U.S. navy SEALs we involved. There are many war films out there that probably give us a better depiction of what war really looks

The Vietnam War was immensely controversial, and had a great deal of effects in the United States, Vietnam and throughout the entire world. The war had lasting impacts that helped to shape the United States and create what the country is today. Michael H. Hunt’s The Wages of War, published in 1996 and Arnold R. Isaacs’ Competing Memories, published in 1997, both primary sources discussed the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Competing Memories is the more valuable primary source because it does a better job of providing multiperspectivity, provided information on why the Vietnam War made such a large impact, and discussed why the war started. On the other hand, The Wages of War only talked about the effects on Vietnam and Asia.

War may seem like a heroic ideal, but the mountain is very steep. George Washington had us settle at Valley Forge in December 1777. Washington had mostly six and nine-month men that are debating to not reenlist. Reenlisting means to stay at Valley Forge and fight in the war, but I am considering to not reenlist. I will not reenlist due to the amount of deaths, lack of money, and the amount of exposure to the harsh elements.

Throughout history people have always had different ideologies about society. During the 1960's this statement is evident. Some people wanted to stop the war in Vietnam, while others wanted to stay in the war. In today's society, American citizens argue over money, how parents should take care of their kids, and the government controlling people's lives. If we go back twenty years to the 1990's the same problems are there. Chris McCandless was one such person that did not agree with everything that society threw at him including money and family. He liked his life at home and loved his parents, but he felt something was missing from what he wanted. The way his family plays into society just does not agree with him. So he leaves home, goes on

When we first read the title we can get a pretty good handle on what the book is going to be about. A Better War is a novel about the victories, military balance, tactics used, and the last final tragic years in Vietnam. The book not only gives us incite on how the war was fought but also about what was achieved during the 7 years in Vietnam.

The Vietnam War began, because of Indochina (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia) being conquered by the Japanese, in 1941. This led to the creation of the Vietnamese nationalist movement, formed by Ho Chi Minh to resist the Japanese. The Vietnamese national movement also known as the Vietminh, was a communist front organization. To stop the spread of communism through Asia, the United States intervened. The war lasted for 19-20 years, and involved countries such as South Vietnam, North Vietnam, United States, South Korea, Australia, Philippines, New Zealand, Thailand, Khmer Republic, Laos and the Republic of China. The war was known as a guerrilla war, which meant the use of tactics such as ambush, sabotage and petty warfare. Guerrilla warfare is a very unconventional style of warfare. It is when small groups of soldiers use stealthy tactics to inflict damage on the target. The casualties suffered by both sides were immense however, the Communists had the upper hand throughout the majority of the war. Not only was it their home turf, they also had the support of a large percentage of the civilian population. The effective use of guerrilla tactics by the Viet Cong played a very important role on the outcome of the war, and is also the primary reason why the United States lost. The following essay will outline the reasons why the guerrilla tactics used by the Viet Cong played a very important role on the outcome of the Vietnam War. The first paragraph will

The Atomic Café was an American documentary film covering the beginning of the Cold War, or the beginning of a time of nuclear war. The film mostly showed propaganda, news footage, military training clips, and advertisements from the United States of America. Questions being answered in this essay include; What was your impression of the movie? Was American propaganda stupid, or was there a direct threat from the Soviet Union, especially in Europe? Were the Americans correct in building so many nuclear weapons and testing them?

Most Americans are aware of the Vietnam war, but have never heard of the Secret War in Laos. The War in Laos was the first of it’s kind; it was the CIA’s first ever paramilitary operation during the Cold War. My family is connected to the time period of the Cold War because my grandfather was sent to a prison camp by the Communists after the US withdrew from Indochina. My family was affected by the event because after escaping the camp and seeking refuge in Thailand, my grandfather immigrated to the United States and most of our family is living here now.

The Vietnam war is a black eye in American history. Most soldiers were drapted into the war. Most of the soliders did not believe in the war. However, most Soldiers only had one chance to prove themselves to the platoon leader only one thin line between staying alive or dying. Surviving the Vietnam war was the main focus of the soldiers fighting amongst each other. Some soilders left the battle field with memories, but some soldiers memories faded away. Memories is what united the soldiers after the war was taken place. Focus, survival of war and memories are ways that Vietnam became reunited after the war.During the 1960s, Vietnam was attacked by Northern vietnam because of ho chimia wanted a onified communit Vietnam and other etc. The war took place in south east asia. The troops fought in the jongle of vietnam. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross was the platoon leader, but jimmy never focuses on the war. Jimmy was so focused on Martha and lost control over the most important thing that occurred in the war. Focus, is to connect all your attention on a specific subject and item. Therefore, Protecting his men should have been his main priority. “Lieutenant Jimmy Cross got off track so easily, he “moved to the tunnel, leaned down, and examined the darkness- then suddenly, without willing it, he was thinking about Martha” (O’Brien, Tim, (1986), pg. 398). Losing focus during the war was possible when it came to Jimmy. Jimmy was also a trainer in the army. Jimmy tought the troops strategies

The movie “Platoon” depicts many of the real life events that happened during the Vietnam War. Oliver Stone describes his own personal experience during the Vietnam War throughout the movie. The movie contains memories that Oliver Stone remembered while serving in the Vietnam War. Throughout the movie, his experiences during the war describes how he battled internally, questioning his own personal morals during the war and how he battled to manage his own humanity. The Platoon also shows the personal struggle the troops dealt with trying to keep as much of their their humanity while trying to stay alive as well as the struggles with racial tension, the breakdown of brotherhood amongst the Platoon as depicted in the movie and the brutal fighting

The Vietnam War started on November 1, 1955. 9,087,000 military personnel served on active duty during the Vietnam Era. Those that went into the war zone suffered, not only from wounds but also from a variety of jungle diseases and malnutrition. One of the few sources of clean water came from water purification tanks at Vietnamese refugee camps.Preventive medicine teams worked to control rodent and insect infestations, spray for malarial mosquitoes, and purify unclean water.

“Dad told me not to judge combat veterans. Until I experienced combat, I couldn’t understand the emotions that come from battle.”