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Historical, social, and personal effects of a war and battle: the Vietnam War, and the Tet Offensive

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The Tet Offensive was undeniably one of the pivotal events of the Vietnam War. However, little research has been done to place the Tet Offensive beyond its military value and into the social, historical and personal perspectives. The entire Vietnam War was retraced from the perspective of one Vietnam veteran and his interactions with Vietnamese Gen. Tran Van Tra. In hindsight, the importance of the Tet Offensive becomes less pronounced and ugliness of war becomes more evident.

Analysis, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Tet Offensive, 1968

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Fatal amnesia: American nation-building in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq

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The American interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq, has led to a continuing debate over the place the American nation-building tradition might play in these operations. However, the practice of insurgents with main forces unit has, in both Iraq and Afghanistan, served to increase the incidence of collateral damage of the kind inflicted upon the Vietnamese people.

International Affairs, National Security, Iraq, Military Exercises & Maneuvers, Military Action, Insurgency, Military aspects, Military operations, Military maneuvers, Iraq War, 2003-

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Economic developments in contemporary Vietnam

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Works dealing with modern Vietnam and its economic development are examined in detail.

Economic development, Vietnam, Portrayals

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