Brian K. Aviles
             History 14 - Professor Barbara M. Kelly
             Term Assignment - Part III
            
            
             "War" of The Media
            
             As I thought about my question, "What role does the media play, in war?"; I wondered how the best way to present this topic. One book that I read to help get a feel of the meaning of the Vietnam conflict was "The Green Berets", by Robin Moore. The more and more I read this book, I started to analyze it in a different perspective. This book in fact had everything to do with my proposed question and I will show you why. I also intend to contrast the styles used in both the Vietnam conflict and the Gulf War.
             In order for me to best depict what "The Green Berets" means, we must first learn how this book came to be. But even before that I must begin by letting those who do not know, what/who the Green Berets are. The are an elite fighting group under the Department of the Army. There purpose is to conduct covert operations all over the world. Some operations are teaching other friendly nations how to effectively use tactics of war and how to implement them. They are a unit, "one that is highly trained in guerrilla-warfare tactics in the jungles of Southeast Asia" (Moore. p.5). And because of their superlative training they are allowed to show this by wearing a "Green Beret" as ordered by former President of The United States, John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy was very instrumental in the inception of the Special Forces, throughout our armed forces. The Green Berets paid back this appreciation by naming the school after him, it is known as the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
             Now getting back, this book in itself is unprecedented way of how one form of the media was used during the conflict. John Moore wanted to write a book about this unit. The department of the army agreed to it but, as a condition he had to receive similar tra...