Davis makes the decision to present information from a variety of sources, portraying material not purely focused on the American solider side of the conflict, but also from the perspective of deserters, citizens of Vietnam, military family members, politicians, and even average Americans back home. ... As a Monk from Siagon reminds us in the film, the Vietnamese had 5000 years of history in their country, they fight against invaders, it is not they who are the savages. ... Like wise in an impassioned testimony and surrendering of American military deserter, Edward Snowders, he voices that he ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The deterioration of Soviet-American relations was the combined result of the mistrust between both sides and the inconsistent American foreign policy resulting from the replacement of Franklin D. ... Much of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union stemmed from a general mistrust between each side. ... First, it would remove some of the burden from the Red Army, which until then had done the vast majority of fighting against the German forces. ... One of the primary reasons the Western nations were so determined to wrestle Eastern and South-Eastern Europe back from the clut...

• Word Count: 5160
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate