Army of the Republic of Vietnam

In chapter 1, the author puts off by explaining what was happening. In 1961 a civil war is being fought between UN Irish peacekeepers and the newly formed Nation of Katanga, which recently seceded from the Republic of the Congo which is located in South Africa. Congo was the third largest country on the continent of Africa. Then we are introduced to the origins of the Congo. The first citizens of the Congo were Portuguese settlers in 1483, but by 1879 King Leopold II of Belgium set up trading…

The Vietnam War, lasting from 1955 to 1973, was a war fought by communist North Vietnam and democratic South Vietnam/The United States. On paper, the Vietnam War was initially between the Vietnamese people and the French. In 1945, Vietnam, lead by communist Ho Chi Minh, declared themselves independent from French colonial rule. The Viet Minh were the members of the independence movement. The French refused to give Vietnam its independence. In 1946, the French and the Viet Minh clashed,…

her writing made here different from the others. It was War. She was basically a journalist, who used to pen her experience of witnessing war-affected people. She reported on three significant conflicts of that time, Spanish War, World War II and Vietnam War. Taking journalism as a career was not common for the women in those days, but Martha Gellhorn had the courage and she proved it too. She was not only the first women correspondence of War, but she also made her work considered as one of the…

because of the clear thread that exists between the past and present. The same gap of communication and lack of understanding of different cultures, values and histories that brought destruction and instability during the Philippines-American War and Vietnam War, gave birth to the Islamic State because of an ignorance that prevented the US from correctly…

Ever since communism was created, many people have feared it. They mainly feared being taken over and controlled by it. For example in the later years of communist, after WW II, Americans feared it. They had so much fear that it created a cold war. This cold war almost led to global destruction. Many americans first started fearing communism between 1947 and 1948. They started fearing it because it was expanding through Europe. The Soviet Union was the biggest country that was led by a…

Zhou and Mao Zedong built a revolution of agrarian peasants. Once the Chinese Communist Party was founded and the People’s Army became its guerrilla instrument, Mao’s revolution took control of China in order to establish the People’s Republic of China. 3. How do the authors characterize the Cold War (What was it like?) As 45 years of high level tension and competition between the superpowers but with no direct military conflict…

The US fought wars both on US soil, and soil around the war. The US got involved in the first and second world war, and in the Cold War. WW1 started in Europe in July 1914, but the US officially joined the war after the Germans sunk many ships and after the Government intercepting a telegram to Mexico from the Germans in April 1917, three years after the war had first started. The war lasted till November 1918. WW2 began because Germany invaded Poland and then Britain declared war on Germany.…

journey of becoming a truly remarkable Air Force leader. In January of 1962, he shipped off to basic training in San Antonio Texas. He volunteered to become a pararescueman(PJ) while at training. After completing his pararescue training, he was sent to Vietnam for the first time. After his first deployment, he volunteered to go back again. Leadership is both an art and a science. Airman Pitsenbarger lived by the Air Force core values and pararescue creed making him not only a highly skilled and…

The Soviet Union, or USSR, had its roots in the early 1900s and has had multiple leaders. Each leader of the USSR had their own policies and legacies, which set themselves apart from one another. One of these leaders was Leonid Brezhnev, who was the successor of Nikita Khrushchev. Brezhnev rule was defined by his domestic policies, stagnation, and relations with the US. Although he brought much power and prestige to the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev’s legacy is mostly remembered by his rule…

I argue that the United States fails to encompass moral values by supporting anti-democratic ideals so that they can increase their militaristic presence and protect economic interests in the world. Since the last century, the U.S has used the power of evil governments to slightly expand the presence of their military and ensure the safety of commercial interests. From Cuba in the early 20th century to numerous Middle Eastern countries in the 21st century, the case has been evident that the U.S.…