ESSAY This essay will discuss the events that happened in Cambodia and how these events were similar to the war events that occurred in Vietnam, the essay will also discuss the important differences in the wars in both countries. In the early 1960's many people thought that Cambodia was ne...

Never before in the history of the United States had a war created such disillusionment as the Vietnam War. From the soldiers who fought in it, and the students who protested it, to the politicians who funded it, they all felt that somewhere along the line that they had been lied to. Whether it wa...

Why Did the US withdraw its forces from Vietnam in 1973?The US presence in Vietnam was required to contain the communist influence from living up to the expectations of the Domino Theory. At the time France was fighting to gain back control of Vietnam as it was beginning to receive attacks from smal...

For several thousand years, Têt, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year has been a traditional celebration that brings the Vietnamese a sense of happiness, hope and peace. However on January 31, 1968 Têt was a disastrous event for many Southern Vietnamese and American soldiers as General Vo Nguyen Giap , ...

The early inhabitants of the area were Negritos. Some 4,000 years ago, Austronesian (Indonesian) migrants from the north moved into the area that is now North Vietnam. Later, Austro-Asiatic (Mon-Kilmer and Maylayo-Polynesian) peoples arrived. Then, about 2500 years ago, Viet (Yueh) and Tai peoples...

A Piece of My HeartThe "other" Vietnam Vets Everybody knows about the men who served in Vietnam. They have at least heard of the mentally trying conditions during the war and the resulting "post traumatic stress syndrome" (PTSD) so many veterans suffered from, or heard of the issues concerning negat...

The Tet Offensive Vietnam was not only a war to the American people it was a massacre. The Tet Offensive was a Vietnamese lunar holiday, which celebrated the year of the monkey, which was usually a very peaceful and calm period but not at this time. This certain day was supposed to be a celebr...