Since he went to the front lines by choice he was fascinated by the experience even though he was sick of death and destruction. ... He just wanted people to get a clear picture of the front lines in Vietnam. ... When I read A Rumor of War, Philip Caputo put me right on the front lines of battle. ...
In the book "fighting on two fronts," by James E. ... The contributions of African Americans in Vietnam were recognized and appreciated, even though they were often sent to the front in place of their white brothers in arms. With less than ten percent of American military force in Vietnam being African Americans there was a surprising number of African Americans that were put on the front lines in the thick of the fighting. ...
On the foreign front, the draft was tearing young men from their homes as soon as graduated from high school. ... The first two lines of the next verse are the most astonishing lines for the listener to hear in a song. ... This point is enforced in his next lines, "For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled. ...
In Susan Farrell's "Vonnegut and Postmodernism", Farrell explains the postmodernism period as an era that is characterized by de-canonization; blur lines between high and low art., irony, indeterminacy, and metafictional; self-reflexivity. ... In these lines the speaker repeats the word "black" twice, "My black face fades,hiding inside the black granite" (1-2), in connection both to his own skin tone and the memorial's color. ... It is the deeper meaning that motivates his passionate response in the next lines: "I said I wouldn't/dammit: No tea...
(Adams) Several movies do a great job in depicting WWI including The Lost Battalion and All is Quiet on the Western Front. ... On the other hand the film All is Quiet on the Western Front stars Lew Ayres as the young Paul Bauman, who, along with a group of his teenaged classmates, are conscripted into the German army during WWI. The youths quickly realize that the patriotic hogwash they had been fed by their schoolmaster has absolutely has nothing to do with the horror they observe and experience on the front lines (All is). ...
Congress's movement of termination slowed and ceased because of many Native Americans crossed tribal lines to protest termination legislation. ... The Greenough statue was a statue placed in front of the East entrance of the U.S. ...
The Vietnam War was between the of 1957-1975. In these eighteen years, men and women served and fought in the war. Even though men took most of the acknowledgment in this war, women played a tremendous role as well. Their remembrance was not as well-known as the men who served in the war. Almos...
Howard Zinn is a remarkable man. His diligence and ambition towards social change is very admirable. His book, You Can't Be Neutral on an Moving Train, is an autobiography about his experiences in several social movements and his intricate part in fighting for his beliefs. He chronicles his experien...
Vietnam: The War We Should Have Won The Vietnam War is one of the most disgraceful periods in American history. Not only did the greatest superpower in the world get bested by an almost third-world nation, but we lost badly. Perhaps this war could have been won, or even prevented in the first place....
Nor were they united in their common goal, but were frequently divided into rival factions, split along political, religious, ethnic (or tribal) or special interest lines. ... Then came Vinh Yen, a "set-piece" battle fought along conventional lines that resulted in a decisive French victory. ... Moreover, the myriad sectarian interests present in the South, the Catholic areas and the domains of the Cao Dai, Hoa Hao and the Binh Xuyen, were satisfied to negotiate with the French for regional autonomy and prevented the formation of a broadly based popular front. ...
Cimino puts great effort into emphasizing deep ties between the three lead characters, Michael, Nick, and Steven, through their work in front of the blast furnace, their after hours at the neighborhood bar, and, especially, their hunting in the mountain peaks for bucks. ... After escaping the inhumane tortures, the three friends escape back to American lines. ...
Known by the common person as an American defeat, the Vietnam War has scarred our country with past mistakes but necessary lessons learned. Although not technically a declared war, it was the longest conflict in the United States history. We failed to accomplish the goals we created in the beginni...
