The Vietnam War was a conflict in which the United States attempted to defend South Vietnam from the communist forces of North Vietnam. The United States also needed to fight against the guerilla forces, called the Viet Cong, located in South Vietnam. The war created significant conflict within the United...

Full Metal Jacket is a movie following the story of a group of young men in their training journey to become soldiers in the Vietnam War under the supervision of the hostile and cold General Hartman. Despite the film being set in Vietnam, the main purpose of the movie is...

1) The film “The Quiet American” has its immediate context in the war between communist Vietnamese forces and French colonial rulers. It is set in 1952 and therefore takes place in the final years of the conflict war, which is usually understood to have begun in 1946. Importantly, the film...

The two readings encapsulate the difficulty facing Vietnam during the development of that nation. Vietnam went through upheaval, and like most countries torn by war, there was significant death and destruction. The high price paid for development and the dynasties that existed was the blood of the men who fought...

The United States became involved in the Vietnam War in the 1960s and early 1970s, starting out as a minor supporter of an independent South Vietnam resisting takeover by communist North Vietnam, to a full-fledged combatant in a major ground war. U.S. military involvement began with a small number of...