North Vietnam

persisted for decades. Classified documents and tapes, that were once classified, have been released recently. These materials have paved the way to the possibility that distorted facts led to the United States engagement in the Vietnam War. There is no arguing the fact that a North Vietnamese patrol boat attacked the USS Maddox while the ship was patrolling in the Gulf on August 2nd, 1964. What is in contention are the subsequent actions of the United States officials in the coming days. The…

The Vietnam War: One Soldier’s Perspective Like many others who were serving, my grandfather, Ronald Gene Huffman, was young. Huffman served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1989. He served in Cantho, Vietnam in the 1960s. He was a member of the Military Police. He retired as a 1st Sergeant E-8. He claims he joined the military because then you either joined or you got drafted, simple as that. You joined so you could pick the branch of service you wanted to be a part of and the job you…

history of the Vietnam War, which happened from 1945-1995. This war involved the North Vietnam and South Vietnam after the World War II ended. A war that the Vietnam needed a new system apart from that of the French colonial government, which created so much discomfort, from the way they treated people. Hence, a revolution was necessary to them, to make a change and making things better. My aim in this paper is to bring out a general view and opinion of the book, as well as look into Vietnam…

Escalation - On the ground in South Vietnam the outlook remained grim in the final weeks of 1964, as the Vietcong continued to make gains. U.S. officials responded by laying secret plans for an escalation of American involvement. On July 28, Johnson publicly announced a significant troop increase, disclosing that others would follow. By the end of 1965, more than 180,000 U.S. ground troops were in South Vietnam. In 1966 the figure climbed to 385,000. In 1967 alone U.S. warplanes flew 108,000…

Photography has always been very important in our world history,it has in the past and will be in the future.It is an important way of documentation of the human life.It documents our people, events, and feelings by capturing that moment in time forever for anyone else who may come across the photo.”Looking back, documentary photography has made waves of impact as a method of truth-telling in difficult times, a way of exposing disturbing scenes to raise awareness of things like poverty and…

through Vietnamese nationalism born of European colonialism and the emergence of American hegemony. European born imperialism transformed and aggravated Vietnamese nationalism which spurred on and enflamed the on-going conflict between South and North Vietnam. Vietnamese nationalism was harnessed by the leaders of resistance against colonial powers such as Ho Chi Minh. Ho’s ideology was developed from sides of Marxism due to the fact that the USA did not want to support Vietnamese independence…

this time, certain events like the Vietnam War, the protests for a group rights, and the uprising desire for a fitting ideal figure is an example that changed the way fashion represent its opinion in punk and glam look, the increase in denim, and sportswear. Many events started, continued or ended during the decade: the Vietnam War, protests, and body fitness. The first event of the decade, the Vietnam War (1954-1975) was a battle fought between South Vietnam- with the…

had defeated the French. After the French was defeated, Vietnam was split into two nations, South Vietnam and North Vietnam. The battle made the French military weak, which made recovering take a long time. Even though the First Indochina War ended, it did not stop the fighting. The U.S. soon came to South Vietnam, which caused another war to happen right after the First Indochina War ended. The Second Indochina War, also known as the Vietnam War, rose to action. This costed many American…

Khmer Rouge wanted to eliminate. While studying the Cambodian genocide, key elements such as outside influence, such as from colonization and from the Vietnam War seem to have lead the perpetrators to commit genocide. Colonization by France left lasting psychological effects and an unstable government. The actions by the U.S. taken during the Vietnam War lead Cambodians to want to distance themselves from Capitalism. These events that lead Cambodians to commit genocide started over a hundred…

land is breath taking the low, blazing, ruby sun melts the night-shadow pools creating an ethereal appearance” explaining his vision towards Vietnam. The main focus is in the first line is “in the early morning”. In the early morning everything seemed to be normal, as if chaos wasn’t about to happen within a few hours. Curt Bennett also described Vietnam as “ethereal”, meaning that this place seemed too perfect for this world. By Bennett looking around at his surroundings, thinking how a place…