Napalm

The purpose of this paper is to explain why opposition to the Vietnam War increased over time and to explain why the criticism of the war was justified. The Vietnam War was the first war that was heavily televised. This meant that reporters went to Vietnam to try and find interesting stories and that civilians would see gruesome images every night in their living room. People saw the brutal images of war every night, but the government kept telling them that America was winning the war. The Tet Offensive

The Japanese would hide out in the caves for their better protection. The only way to get them out and reclaim the islands is to use napalm. Napalm is jellied gasoline that sticks to clothing, hair, and skin, burning completely down to the bone. Along with napalm, they used flame throwers. The flame throwers were also used to clear the caves and close in counters. The heat from the flame would either burn them or make them run, leaving them to being

American’s had bombs which they used in Operation Rolling Thunder. They had a large quantity of them too as they dropped more bombs than were dropped in the whole of World War II. They had chemicals such as Agent Orange and Napalm which was special. Regular Napalm just sets fire to things which can be put out with water or by taking the oxygen away. The American’s developed it so that it could burn without oxygen which created devastating effects. People rolled on the ground but

Stanley Karnow describes the Vietnam War era of American history as “…a tragedy of epic dimensions…”1 and it is fair to postulate that this is no understatement. One of the more pertinent ramifications of the Vietnam War was the deconstruction of fundamental, if somewhat illusory, American conceptions and ideals. The war shattered America’s hitherto unshakeable “confidence”2 in its political hegemony, military prowess and assumed authority in world order, i.e. “…its moral exclusivity, its military

atop one another. From helicopters to spinning fans and back again, images constantly transform. Willard is presented upside down. Plus, the music influences what happens. When the first words are sung, “this is the end,” the orange smoke turns to napalm, fire and death. His face is swamped by darkness, encroaching on the edges of his skin. Playing out in the dark whirly-birds, and flames. The music videos of both war and for the psychedelic era were

struggling to have a clear view of the enemy. Because of this, they introduced another chemical bomb - Napalm. Napalm is a thick liquid, which usually contains petrol and is used in firebombs and flame-throwers. It cleared the undergrowth, which gave the US more chance of being able to spot the Vietcong from the air. Although, there was one major problem. Napalm also sticks to human skin, and gradually burns away the flesh. The Americans simply dropped it on forest

The position that i am taking on the vietnam war is the negative side. I think that this war was a waste of time and money that the united states could have used to help end poverty and help with the great society. Some of the reasons that i am taking the negative side of the war is because first off the north vietnamese attacked a united states patrol boat that was just making sure that if a war was to break out then they would be there for support. The united states did not attend on using the

Brisa Miramontes The Vietnam War, is known as one of the deadliest wars that Americans fought in. But was it right for the U.S to get involved in the Vietnam War? Many American troops lost their lives in just this one war, around 58,000 Americans killed total and 300,000 wounded, not including those who died from diseases or illnesses. America did not have any right to get involved if America couldn’t even solve their own problems and issues in their own country. Along with American troops not being

Why did America lose the war in Vietnam when we had never lost a war before? America got involved when France lost the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. “It consisted of a struggle between French and Viet Minh (Vietnamese Communist and nationalist) forces for control of a small mountain outpost on the Vietnamese border near Laos. The Viet Minh victory in this battle effectively ended the eight-year-old war.” Vietnam won its independence from France, and was divided into two countries. North Vietnam fell under

1. Robert Brigham writes that the Vietnam War, 1954-1975, started as a conflict between Vietnam and France. After many years, the French could no longer keep control in Vietnam and resulted in the French making a peace agreement with Vietnam in Geneva, Switzerland in 1954. The United States did not agree with this, so President Eisenhower created the “Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).” In 1955, the Government of the Republic of Vietnam (GVN or South Vietnam) was created. Later that year