Vietnam War

When the word “war” is brought up amongst a group, people in society tend to interpret t it differently from one another. As defined by Merriam-Webster, war is “a state or period of fighting between countries or groups”. Though this may be the dictionary definition, the word war may resonate and mean something different depending on the individual. For some, the word could be thought of as a way to gain or keep peace, for others it may be the place they lost their father or son, and for others,…

A war known as the “Living Room War,” represents the power of television reporting on people at home and its ability to turn the public opinion of the war quickly (Horten 37). The Vietnam War is a prime example of this war in the living room. At home, in America, people watched their newly bought televisions to see what was going on in Vietnam. The media was able to present the news as they saw it so the people’s opinion was typically changed based on what the media stated. This shows the…

The Vietnam War and the Fragmentation of American Society At the end of World War Two, Americans experienced a period of remarkable national consensus and of “fervent faith in American exceptionalism.” Despite having deployed atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which caused the excruciating deaths of tens of thousands of civilians, many Americans viewed their country as exceptionally benevolent in its treatment of others. As historian Christian Appy writes in American Reckoning: The Vietnam…

During the Vietnam war, Chemical Warfare was used on the enemy, particularly with agent orange to which was used tactically and caused many negative effects for veterans and the Vietnamese. Agent orange was a chemical used in the Vietnam war that caused deforestation, hurt crops, and disabled veterans. The creator of agent orange was Monsanto who created the chemical designed for the U.S. Department of Defence to deforest the area and take out the crops so they could fight and weaken the…

During the Vietnam War there were many tactics used by either side with varying degrees of success. One of the more distinct methods was the use of a very unconventional style of warfare used by the Vietnamese that was called guerrilla warfare. This baffled the Americans as they had never encountered this style before and were only used to the conventional style of warfare. The Vietcong was a very different enemy to any that the US had ever faced before and would challenge their fighting…

The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, was the longest amount of time that the United States armed forces were deployed in hostile combat. This war began on November 1st 1955, and took place in the countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The cause for the war to begin was conflict between the governments of North and South Vietnam. Altogether this war lasted around a staggering twenty years, and in the end the outnumbered communist government of North Vietnam prevailed…

Past & Future American students of the Vietnam war era did not have it easy at all there was a lot of unfortunate events like being drafted when you probably didn 't want to be, but no one had a choice and there were the lost lives of our soldiers back then. As I and other people get older, we start to think more about everything around us like economy, immigration and the most popular in this generation disinformation from the social media and many other issues. Outcomes will be different…

The Anti-war movement started during the 1960s and shaped America’s public opinion on conflicts for years to come. As in all its conflicts, the support of the people on the homefront influences America’s military commitment.. Without Homefront support, the American war machine dies. American pop culture during the 60s and 70s, sought to change public opinion against the Vietnam War. Through blatant anti-war lyrics to their actions, the popular artists and musicians of the era influenced the…

of Michaels absence. Michael never went to Vietnam, instead he headed north into Canada with some friends. She wanted him to go, to be safe from the war, but she had no choice but to stay behind and finish graduate school. It was after Michael left that she found out she was carrying his baby. She remembered his words before he left. Chastity, I don’t want to leave you, but the war scares the hell out of me. You and I both know that if I go to Vietnam I’ll be coming home in a body bag. Some…

A nexus exists between the first television war and the Media coverage. Conflict multiplied by TV coverage equals what? Arguably, television lost wars for the Americans—and the Australians. What we know for certain is that television coverage of war after Vietnam would never be the same again (Maniaty 90). The world delivers a heightening amount of secondary media outlets; cable channels, websites, blogs, and SMS name a few. Free-to-air TV networks, and major cable channels such as CNN, BBC…