The author of Vietnam Since The Fall of Saigon is William J. Duiker. He was a professor at Penn State University where he spent his years teaching history with a concentration on East Asia. He also worked as a U.S. Foreign Services officer where he spent numerous years in Vietnam. He is fluent in foreign affairs and has written many books. A majority of his books are World History books used in several universities and colleges. He has also wrote a book on Ho Chi Minh which was the first…
Some history events are essential evidences that illustrate ideas of how the event begins and ends. Some historians take a time to write books and articles about important events to demonstrate deep details that readers may not know about. Many historians have constructed an event to their own ideological beliefs to infiltrate those beliefs to the readers. Moreover, a Presidential history or a biography topic can be constructed with a lot of interpretations that results in arguments and…
Hmong. A lot of the grandparents of the Hmong students fought for the US in Laos during the Vietnam War. It’s a pretty small community. Speech Outline “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.” ― Aldous Huxley (project on screen but do not comment on) Introduction: I am here to tell you why you should care about the Vietnam War. I will give a small, not complete synopsis, of some of the aspects of the war…
century, the Vietnam War was undeniably the longest and the most horrendous war in the history of America. The United States supported South Vietnam and resisted communist North. Based on our study, it was my contention that as one of America’s most controversial wars, the Vietnam War had far-reaching impacts on American citizens’ perceptions of government and military for years. Firstly, the credibility gap between the American government and the American people arose during the Vietnam War.…
To be able to do this it was a two-step process; WSP had to realize their political influence before recognizing the political influence of women everywhere. Vietnam War was a big part of this phase, the women could raise a unified voice against the war. On January 15, 1962 was another strike and it was international strike, this one was organized like the strike before in November; just bigger, covered more…
How the Vietnam War had an Impact on the 20th Century The Vietnam War escalated from a Vietnamese civil war into a limited international conflict in which the U.S was deeply involved. The Vietnam War was fought in South Vietnam between government forces, which were aided by the U.S, and guerrilla forces, which were aided by the North Vietnamese. Despite increased American military involvement and signed peace agreements in 1973, the Vietnam War did not end until North Vietnam successfully…
Vietnam war ‘… Only other vets could understand, ‘bout the long forgotten dockside guarantees, how there were no V-Day heroes in 1973.’ This classic Australia rock anthem, serves as a reminder of what happens when influential people ‘think’ they know what’s best for a generation. The Vietnam War is renown amongst Australians as the most controversial wars in our history. The Vietnam veterans would have expected to be welcomed homelike the veterans of both of the previous world wars, but what…
They Carried is a novel that has a focus on the Vietnam War, and the effect the war had on the soldiers who participated. A short part of the novel’s multipart stories, The Things They Carried is a short story that focuses greatly on the themes of love and war, and the sacrifices one has to make between personal feelings and personal duty. The author uses the characters within the story to express the feelings of the men as they travel through Vietnam, as well as interpret the psychological…
during their colonial period in Vietnam (Asia Life Magazine, 2013). The hotel’s name was taken after the one in Paris, with all of the architectural and structural styles remaining the breath of Europe until these days. Located in the most crowded area in Saigon, District 1, Continental Hotel has recently been revitalized by the local authority,…
Fictions, Fraud—American History from Bancroft and Parkman to Ambrose, Bellesiles, Ellis, and Goodwin, Peter Charles Hoffer, a professor of history at the University of Georgia and former member of the American Historical Association 's Professional Division, discusses the issue of professional and ethical misconduct in the field of history. Hoffer analyzes the four cases of Ambrose, Bellesiles, Ellis, and Goodwin, and notes that developments within the field of history have affected historians.…