when fighting the war in Vietnam. Perhaps one of the biggest problems that they faced was the fact that the Vietcong were fighting using guerrilla tactics: fighting on a small scale‚ taking independent‚ irregular actions. The Vietcong depended on stealth‚ concealment‚ and surprise attacks and ambushes. Guerrilla warfare spread as Vietminh soldiers who were trained and armed in the North - the Vietcong‚ returned to their homes in the south to assassinate‚ ambush and sabotage.
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Steven Soderbergh is a fantastic filmmaker who went to great heights to produce and make Che part1. The film is about Ernesto “Che” Guevara. The many legends and myths that surround Ernesto’s life and death are what make the film bold. Che part 1 is a success since it focuses on one particular style of storytelling. It is faithful is portraying the life of Ernesto rather than trying to tell it. The film eschews Hollywood’s tradition of making biopics on famous individuals. In his film‚ Part 1‚ Steven
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Analyze the torture tactics the French used during the Algerian war 1 Table of Contents A.Plan of Investigation…………………………………………………..3 B.Summary of Evidence…………………………………………………47 C.Evaluation of Sources……………………………………………….... D.Analysis …………………………………………………………….... E.Conclusion……………………………………………………………. F.Bibliography………………………………………………………….. G.Appendix……………………………………………………………...
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they were often unmotivated when first going into the war. As the war progressed‚ the personalities and behavioral traits of the soilders changed. They became disillusioned and jaded men who were haunted by the new form of war‚ guerrilla warfare. With this new type of warfare‚ the enemy was often unknown and the strategies used in battle were foreign. No longer were the enemies’ next moves predictable. Not knowing where or when the enemy would strike continually haunted the soldiers. The battlefield
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killing or capturing any Vietcong hiding beneath the ground became a major part of the war” * “The conventional warfare techniques weren’t effective in the tunnel war. A new way was found in training physically small volunteers into tunnels specialists. Only using a handgun‚ knife‚ flashlight and wire (for guidance) they trained themselves in tunnel-exploration and tunnel-warfare.” * Evaluation At first‚ the Americans were not effectively counteracting the tunnels‚ as the bombs dropped
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To get revenge‚ Benjamin enlists in the fight to help gain independence for the thirteen colonies. Benjamin helps get a new army together to defeat the British with Officer Colonel Harry Burwell. They had used to keep the British in the south guerrilla warfare. French Major Jean Villeneuve helps train the militia and promises more French aid. Benjamin’s militia harasses British supply lines‚ capture goods - including some of Cornwallis’ belongings - and burn half the bridges and ferries leading to
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strategy in the world. This ancient Chinese military treatise is attributed to Sun Tzu a high ranking military general and strategist who was believed to have been born in 544BC. Composed of thirteen chapters‚ each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare‚ it is a definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time and is still read for its military insight. This research paper examines Sun Tzu’s Art of War with emphasis on his indirect approach theory to defeat one’s foe. Then by using
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Returning Home: The Lasting Effects Casualties of war continue to happen long after the individuals time in combat has come to an end. To the public’s eye‚ veterans returning home must be overwhelmed with joy to be out of danger and put back into the world they once knew. But are they? Veterans returning home from combat experience are faced with the difficult task of coping with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its side effects‚ because of their experiences in combat. In Lousie Erdrich’s
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interrogated and threatened the James family in an attempt to extract information regarding the whereabouts of Confederate guerrillas (Trout 6). Soon afterwards‚ in an act of retaliation‚ Jesse and his brother Frank joined a band of guerillas and associated themselves with William Quantrill and “Bloody Bill” Anderson. Jesse James learned everything he needed to know about guerilla warfare and tactics at that time (City of St. Joseph 3) In 1864‚ Jesse James took a gunshot to the chest. He recovered by
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terrorism: Is one man ’s terrorist another person ’s freedom fighter? Police Practice and Research ‚ 3 (4)‚ 287-304. Gibbs‚ J. P. (1989). Conceptualization of Terrorism. American Sociological Review ‚ 54 (3)‚ 329 - 340. Guevara‚ C. (1985). Guerilla Warfare. Argentina. Gupta‚ D. K. (2004). Exploring Roots of Terrorism. Fed J. Hansen Institute for World Peace‚ Department of Political Science. London: San Diego State University. Harris‚ R. (1998). Reflections on Che Guevara ’s Legacy. Latin American Perspectives
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