No strategy.”(Doherty) He also wrote in his book, “I was not going to try to win the war. I was going to try to save as many Marines as I could and make sure that we didn’t harm any more civilians.”(117) In Vietnam we struggled to adapt to our enemies style of combat, this led to mass casualties, and many mixed feelings about the war itself. Today War has
The more the movie went into depth, the more stronger the similarities and differences presented themselves. As the stories of these heroes unraveled, comparing and contrasting the psyche, the brutality ,the moral and ethical conflicts in great war movies such as the “Lone Survivor”(Berg.2014), and “Apocalypse Now”(Coppola.1979), was not as hard as imagined. The psyche of a man in war is really captured in both these movies. Of the two movies,”Apocalypse now”() really captures a stronger sense of what war can do to a soldier’s mental status, one example of a deteering mind is Colonel Kurtz. This man reputation was one of the greatest to ever represent his country, he was the 4.0 kid who never did anything wrong and was on pace to be up at the very top of the ranks the military can offer.
Although the Army had been in these parts of Iraq before the Marines were, the grunts, ground soldiers, of the Marines knew that the Army didn’t do their job and that they would now have to clear the area of all Mujahideen themselves. The Mujahideen are a global terrorist organization that occupies many parts of the Middle East, and the main group of people America was fighting against along with the Al Qaeda. As these soldiers have as much fun as they can and develop a brotherhood with each other, they also experience many tragedies and losses as many of their fellow Marines lose their lives and limbs while defending
The American citizens were completely against the napalm strike bombing because the napalm strikes to the skin, and the injuries were severe. US troops would go on a manhunt for Vietcong soldiers in large amount, so they get ambushed easily by the camouflaged Vietcong soldiers. Ho chi minh ordered the Vietcong troops to dig a very wide tunnel underground so the soldiers can move freely, and learn their way around the country. This was a disadvantage to America because surprise attacks were held against the US troops from the hidden entrances for the
The message of the representation is that Americans is losing the war and wants out and it is clearly shown in the poster "I WANR OUT". This shows that it is accurate because I know from my own personal knowledge that the 1971 protest in America were getting bigger, more violent and serious for the government. However, representation 3 is not totally accurate because not all of America were against the war. I know this because there was a huge questionnaire on if people were against or for the war. 40% said they were for the war and 60% said against the war.
This war has caused so much drama and conflicts to the United States as well as many other countries which includes our presidents, many human lives, and not to forget our military branches. Being a military child, my father is always being deployed almost every other year and this causes me to worry knowing that anything could happen and that there is so much danger in our world
Braveheart vs. The Patriot- Compare and Contrast Paper In this essay I am going to explore and compare the differences and similarities between the movies The Patriot and Braveheart. Both movies are directed by and star Mel Gibson. Both Braveheart and The Patriot show gruesome war scenes filled with bloody deaths and heroic actions. These scenes were vital to the overall effect of the movies.
Although the Americans managed to win it was a turning point for the Americans, that they could not win this war. (b) Explain why the methods used by the Americans to try and defeat the Viet Cong were unsuccessful Many unique tactics approached the Americans by the Viet Cong guerrillas during the war, which unfortunately for them killed 11% of their men. The Viet Cong had many tactics such as putting explosives under the ground so the Americans would blow up, they also camouflaged into the Vietnamese peasants by wearing no uniform and they also camouflaged into the environment and launched many surprise fights which would therefore keep the Americans up all the time not enabling them to get any rest for energy to fight. The Americans were completely naïve to all theses guerrilla tactics and their tactics, which were more successful on an open field battle, where no one could hide or place booby traps or camouflage because everyone wore uniform’s and the Americans had great experience fighting in these conditions, however they were useless in the middle of a Jungle. Their ‘search and destroy’ method did not win the South Vietnamese peasants over either because many times the Americans got information wrong and would end up killing civilians and events such as the My Lai massacre occurred.
HIS212 – History and Film Compare any two films which are produced in Hollywood, and which represent warfare or conflict in the Third World. Comment on the political and cultural messages in these films, and explain how they reflect the politics of the time when they were made. Film as a media has always managed to be one of the most easily accessible, both for the public and also producers as a means for conveying messages and entertainment. Many different aspects of human nature and history is detailed and documented in this fashion across many different fields, such as politics, religion, love and, with often the most poignant and obvious imagery, war. War itself has been an ever-present around the world across thousands of years and has, as the years progressed, evolved and shaped the world in many ways.
David Osborn HIST 202 Principles of War Professor Howard J. Fuller Research Essay 2 The use of asymmetric, or irregular, warfare by our adversaries has changed how we fight on today’s modern battlefield and helped to redefine our doctrine. The MacMillian Dictionary defines asymmetric warfare as: Acts of war against countries and ordinary people by individuals or groups who are not part of a country's army. A more globally accepted definition is: War between belligerents whose relative power differs significantly, or whose strategy or tactics differ significantly. This type of warfare, all though not new, has caused Commanders and doctrine writers alike to look for new Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) in which to engage this enemy; for their tactics are increasingly unpredictable and irregular. “Future adversaries are more likely to pose irregular threats.” Many tacticians and strategist alike long for the days of a battlefield that was understandable and had symmetry as to the conduct of warfare.