Summary: The Tragedy Of War

For this review I choose a book called “The Sorrow of War”, which was written by Bao Ninh. Ninh fought for the North Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and recounts his time as soldier. He served in the 27th Youth Brigrade in 1969 when he was 17. Ninh was one of only 10 soldiers in the brigade that survived the war. From just before the war started to the end, and all of his experiences throughout the war. Instead of using his own name to tell about his experiences he used a character named Kien. During the time it was

“The Cause of War” is a book written by Australian author Geoffrey Blainey. The book is a collection of studies from wars since 1700’s and it analysis the relation of rivaling nations. The book is divided in four parts it starts discussing the weakness behind the current theories of peace, it then moves to talk the “ingredients” which are key for a nation to determine whether they will go to war or not. Third part of the group is about some misleading theories of war, and the last part just deals with the variety of war.

In the tense times of today, it is easy to forget the maturity and courage of our nation’s heroes. Many writers and politicians portray war as a battle between good and evil, or as a fight for superiority. While this may be true, it is necessary to remember the

Bao Ninh’s The Sorrow of War is a novel that is a personal view of the Vietnam War from the perspective of a Vietnamese soldier. Like the American novel “The things they carried”, this novel brings about the effects of war on people, and especially how it defeats the human capacity for things such as love and hope. Bao Ninh offers this realistic picture of the Vietnam War’s impact on the individual Vietnamese soldier through use of a series of reminiscences or flashbacks, jumping backwards and forwards in time between the events most salient in memory, events which take on a different theme each time they are examined. His main protagonist Kien, who is basically Bao himself, looks back not just at his ten years at

The soldiers were forced to endure the burden of war that affected them emotionally and mentally. The Things they carried by Tim O'Brien was about soldiers who were impacted to hold the burden of the vietnam war and brought things emotionally and physically to the front lines which affected their mentality. Tim O’Brien used many literary techniques in this book but the ones that stood out to me were listings and point of view he used these literary techniques very often. Tim O’Brien used listing to explain why the soldiers carried a variety of certain things and how all of them mostly have the same main things to survive but other than that they have unique things that relate to the soldiers for example a quote from chapter

Hedges argues that war is both a deadly addiction—a drug that offers an unmatchable intoxication, the thrill of being released from the moral strictures of everyday life—and a unifying force that provides a sense of meaning, purpose, and self-sacrifice that can wash away life's trivial concerns. But the meaningfulness of combat, Hedges suggests, depends upon the myth of war. In reality, no matter what grand cause it is supposed to support, war is simply the basest form of aggression: "organized murder." Once war begins, the moral universe collapses and every manner of atrocity can be justified in the eyes of those who wage it, because the cause is just, the enemy is inhuman, and only war can restore balance to the world. Hedges reveals the

In 1945, America was left with a crucial decision that would change the world forever. The Second World War had just come to an end and the Japanese military was still yet to surrender to allied troops. America was left to decide whether to drop the atomic bombs on Japan or not. America was justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan as militarily sustained Japan’s surrender to bring an end to the horrific war and economically saved America millions of dollars. However morally, America’s decision was unprincipled and dishonorable to mankind.

The US government was insensitive to the plight of innocent civilians who were powerless. It seems the US did not even time to assess the collateral damage that was associated with the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The main focus of the US government defeated the Japanese and to end the war. In addition, it seemed that the decision to drop atomic bomb was also meant to scare Russians than to end WW II. Based on Alperovitz’s argument, the US was scared by the Soviet Union gaining territory in Asia and decision-makers believed that the shock and wave of an atomic bomb would scare Russians and make them

Pannonia is a home of restoration, peace, and family. Pannonia is home to generations of Arabiates.  I Caratacos, am one to fight for what I love. This is where the story begins.

Authors compose books so people can receive a new point of view on horrors of war.

From long ago, many people have dreamed of the concept of machines fighting for and against man in battles of awesomeness and gore in the macabre cycle of war. Honor and brilliance would be awarded for the excellence of these things, or disdain, rage, and fear could shine a light over them. The use of drones of the United States for the military is controversial, as some say that it makes circumstances safer for civilians and soldiers alike, while ridding countries in agreeance of networks of terrorists and threatening militants such al-Qaeda and the Pakistani Taliban. Others will state that drones are detrimental to the well-being of the general public and causes more terrorists to rise from the dust (Drones). Albeit there are conflicting

It can be hard to fully comprehend the effects the Vietnam War had on not just the veterans, but the nation as a whole. The violent battles and acts of war became all too common during the long years of the conflict. The war warped the soldiers and civilians characters and desensitized their mentalities to the cruelty seen on the battlefield. Bao Ninh and Tim O’Brien, both veterans of the war, narrate their experiences of the war and use the loss of love as a metaphor for the detrimental effects of the years of fighting.

The focus of my piece will be about how death in war is inevitable. I’ll focus on Yossarian’s paranoia balanced with the other’s absence of paranoia about death. Yossarian was always scared about the smallest threat of death, which showed his paranoia. The other characters, however, are less worried about the possibility of death. Some of the character expressed concerned about dying, but none were as intense as Yossarian. The other characters were still able to do their job. Yossarian, on the other hand, decided that “his only mission each time he went up was to come down alive.” (Heller, 29) Many of the people in higher positions pushed the soldiers to risk their lives to complete their missions. Wintergreen believes that the duty of the

War has been a part of human culture since it's birth. It has led to a great many massacres and has shown us the evil that exists within the souls of humanity. Some have even gone as far as saying that war is human nature. To better understand the reasons behind war and how it affects others, I've examined several different societies and cultures so as to better understand the necessity of war and see the cause of their external war attitude. To do so, different variables from two topics (military institutions and external war attitude) were matched up and crossed so as to look into the answers to these questions. The variables were then calculated and through these graphs, I was able to find different societies in which

War is full of death and destruction, it is full of a lot of things including literature. In war there are no rules, the same is for literature there are no rules the possibility of what to write about is endless. My fascination of war truly began when my grandfather started to open up about what he went through in the Vietnam War. Most soldiers who have went to war and have come back are not the same as when they left. It is very hard for them to talk about what they have been through while at war, but when they talk one should listen because they may never be able to have the strength to tell that story again. One may not realize how much it takes for a Veteran to tell a story of what they went through, because as they are telling the story they are re-living the story mentally. Most soldiers are not capable of telling stories without having to go through counseling. In most cases if a soldier was to try to tell a story without counseling, they will freak out thinking they are back in the place that brought them the trauma. In today’s world it is mandatory for Veterans to receive counseling to help them with their trauma instead of trying to figure it out their selves. Therefore, war literature is very important because of the meaning behind it all. We should give respect to war literature, especially if it comes from a solider himself. When one should read about war literature they should take into consideration of how hard it might have been for the person to talk