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…"Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers is the story of several black soldiers' lives during the Vietnam War. Richie Perry, Lobel, Johnson, Brunner, and Pewee have come to Vietnam to accomplish their own personal goals, but while in Vietnam find out…

…, and Sheldon Lettich. Itwas directed by John DiFusco, the scenic design by Mark Svastics, costumes byAnya Berger, lighting by John Fejes, sound by Eric Bleur and the productionstage manager was Susan Segal. The genre of the play was a drama ofthe Vietnam…

…to bury her brother Polyneicies) should be broken so she took what she thought to be appropriate measures. This is called Civil Disobedience. Another question is "Is Civil Disobedience morally and ethically correct?" The Nazis say one thing, and the Vietnam war…

…The Things They Carried uses a number of fairly self-contained short stories to create a multi-faceted picture of the narrator and his experiences in Vietnam. The bulk of the stories take place in Vietnam during the war, and a summary of the actual…

…Full Metal Jacket: An Accurate Portrayal of the Vietnam War The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial American military involvements of the twentieth century. There has always been much discussion as to why the Americans were forced…

…Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon were presidents during one of the most turbulent periods in American history. Both grappled with significant social unrest and the question of whether to continue involvement in the Vietnam War. Although…

…The song “Eve of Distruction” by Barry McGuire is from the time of the Vietnam War. There is a lot of controversy over this war. It discusses how people felt about the war integration, and the demonstrations of that time. Most of the younger people…

…In January of 1968 both sides were building up their forces. After years of fighting General Vo Nguyen Giap of the Socialists Republic of Vietnam felt that the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) needed a decisive victory over the Americans to progress towards…

…?” It may be easy for the people on the home front to dismiss the incident, but for the soldiers that are present is not so easily overcome. Bobbie Ann Mason’s In Country is a novel that deals with the Vietnam War on a personal level. It is told through…

…the activities of sabotage and terror warfare against North Vietnam beginning in 1954 and the moves that encouraged and influenced the overthrow of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963. The papers represent the most complete secret archives of government…