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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Vietnam War 1961-1975"”.
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Uncovered : the cover-up of the My Lai massacre.
In the midst of a war that was being fought not on open battlefields but in dense jungles, an atrocious event occurred in the presence of soldiers of the United States military. Over five hundred Vietnamese civilians, the majority of whom were women and children, died at the hands of U.S. soldiers …
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United States Deterrance Policy in the 1960's: Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Publicly Speak Out
… of the United States, and to what extent did the Vietnam conflict mirror that impression? Procedure. The public speeches, interviews and congressional testimony of Joint Chiefs of Staff members from 1960 through 1969 were examined for their outlook on deterrence. During the research for this …
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El movimiento and Vietnam : the causes and consequences of Chicano protest of the Vietnam War.
… the Chicano Movement was its opposition to the Vietnam War. This thesis looks at the rise and fall of the Chicano Movement and how the Vietnam War played a part in that demise. First, the paper looks at the historic plight of Mexican-Americans, particularly in Texas. Next, the thesis documents …
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Scientists and the Ethics of Cold War Weapons Research
… the changing politics and economy of the Cold War. After the development of the atomic bomb, the Manhattan Project generation of physicists posed a series of troubling ethical questions: To what extent are scientists responsible for the military applications of their work? What are the …
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Napalm, An American Biography
… cities in 1945; extensive use during the Korean War, and many other conflicts; and transformation in public opinion from a marvel to a monster so horrible Pentagon commanders won't mention it, and commentators routinely cite it as an icon of savage cruelty. The history traces this change in …
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United States Intervention in Vietnam: A Critical Evaluation of Policy and Decisionmaking
The United States intervened in South Vietnam in an attempt to prevent formation of a communist state there. The intervention was a failure; the country came under communist control. This thesis describes and analyzes the goals and policies of American intervention during the period 1950 through …
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Postcombat Military Job Satisfaction Among Vietnam Helicopter Aviators
… job-satisfaction, ability, and task demands in Vietnam era helicopter aviators. It attempted to detect and describe factors present in a dangerous combat environment which may influence some individuals to enjoy and take satisfaction at being exposed to, creating, and participating in the …
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Vietnam: A soldier's story
1 PDF file (vi, 169 pages)
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Boundary Lines Crossed? Seeking Honor After the Vietnam War Took Their Sons
1 PDF file (vii, 92 pages)
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The Free University of New York: The New Left's Self-Education and Transborder Activism
… World liberation movements created the anti-Vietnam War group May 2nd Movement, from which the Free University was born. Although FUNY only existed for a short period of time, from 1965 to 1968 it functioned as a center for radical education and politics for intellectuals in leftist circles …
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Male Army Nurses: The Impact of the Vietnam War on Their Professional and Personal Lives
As American involvement in Vietnam escalated in the 1960s, the military's need for medical personnel rose as well. A shortage of qualified nurses in the United States coupled with the requirements of providing adequate troops abroad meant increased opportunity for male nurses. To meet the needs of …
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The war within: The soldiers’ resistance movement during the Vietnam era
… Soldiers’ Resistance Movement (SRM) during the Vietnam Era is arguably the most important social movement in the history of the American military. Responding to a highly unpopular war, the soldiers of Vietnam began to question their role in what many considered to be a conflict built on lies. …