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The Vietnam War and the press
… Review) reported six different events of the Vietnam War. Chapter one will examine the publications’ coverage of the Tonkin Gulf incidents of August 1964 and the November 1965 Pleiku attack. The 1968 Tet offensive will be the concern of chapter two. Chapter three looks at how the six …
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Reading the Vietnam War and Encountering Other Others: Race and Ethnicity in American Novels of the Vietnam War
… that specifically and deliberately focus on the perspectives of people of color in the United States in order to explore a gap in the conversations surrounding representation of the Vietnam War. Opening the canon to include more diverse perspectives of the Vietnam War acknowledges how …
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Talking the talk: New Zealanders remember the Vietnam War
… 4,000 New Zealand military personnel served in Vietnam, most in an active combat role. The war was a politically and socially divisive issue for New Zealanders in general, but it can be argued that its greatest impact has been on the veterans themselves. This thesis will establish, analyse and …
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The Vietnam War and its Detrimental Effects on Chicanos
<p>The purpose of this essay is to discuss the possibility that the Vietnam War could have been a stepping stone in the socio-economic ladder for Mexican-Americans; and why many Chicanos did indeed see the war as an opportunity for social mobility. In addition, I will discuss how in reality the war …
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Veteran Narratives and the Collective Memory of the Vietnam War
This dissertation is a comprehensive study of the content, author demographics, publishing history, and media representation of the most prominent Vietnam veteran memoirs published between 1967 and 2005. These personal narratives are important because they have affected the collective memory of the …
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The Australian-American alliance: Holt, LBJ and the Vietnam War
The Australian-American alliance, since World War II, has served as Australia’s most important bilateral relationship, particularly in the field of security. Two decades later, the Australian government entered the war in Vietnam to secure an American military presence on the Asian mainland. This …
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The development and implementation of counterinsurgency warfare during the Vietnam war
This master's thesis deals with the development and implementation of counterinsurgency warfare by the military and government of the United States during the Vietnam War. The main point of this work revolves around the fact that the United States did not develop a successful and comprehensive …
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Boundary Lines Crossed? Seeking Honor After the Vietnam War Took Their Sons
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Protest Music of the Vietnam War: Description and Classification of Various Protest Songs.
<p>The Vietnam War and subsequent protest movement remains one of the most tumultuous times in U.S. history. This thesis is an attempt to define and describe the protest movement as well as the varied popular protest songs that came from this era. Building on a previous study written by Elizabeth …
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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 Forgotten Army: The Republic of Korea Forces’ Conduct in the Vietnam War, 1965 – 1973
South Korean participation in the Vietnam War (1964-1973) is like the United States’ endeavors in the Korean War (1950-1953), namely both became soon-forgotten wars. Based on bilingual research in the U.S. and South Korea, this dissertation attempts to shed new light on the South Korean “forgotten …
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El movimiento and Vietnam : the causes and consequences of Chicano protest of the Vietnam War.
The Chicano Movement, a radical offshoot of the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement, came forth upon the national scene during the turbulent 1960s. After a promising start, the movement fizzled, and by the middle of the 1970s was finished. One of the main reasons for the decline of the Chicano …
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The Origins of the Vietnam War from the East- and West German Perspective, 1960-1965
This dissertation is the first analytical account of both the East- and West German perspective of the Vietnam War during the spring of 1960 and military escalation in the summer of 1965. By examining the GDR’s and FRG’s opinions and appraisals in these pivotal years, it challenges the prevalent …
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“The War / comes home to us”: the Vietnam War resistance poetry of Muriel Rukeyser and Denise Levertov
This thesis is a comparative study of the Vietnam War resistance poetry of Muriel Rukeyser and Denise Levertov, to shed new light on both poets and explore how civilian women poets addressed the Vietnam War. This thesis draws upon archival material to intervene in the analysis of the poems, and …
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A True War Story: Reality and Simulation in the American Literature and Film of the Vietnam War
<p>The Vietnam War has become an important symbol and signifier in contemporary American culture and politics. The word "Vietnam" contains many meanings and narratives, including both the real events of the American War in Vietnam and the fictional representations of that war. Because we live in a …
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