The Anonymous Soldier: A Summary It has come as no surprise that one of the most valuable records from the Second World War comes not from the battlefield itself, but rather from a woman who has experienced the most horrendous aspects of war at home. Textbooks and other war documents genera...
Plot Edit A sarcastic and hilarious short archival documentary on the Korean military style, this film uses recorded footage of the Vietnam War and military educational films from the 1970s when Korea participated in the war with the U.S....
His graying ponytail, unreadable handwriting, communist rants, and endless stories of getting arrested for protesting the Vietnam War set him apart. It was common knowledge at my Kindergarten through eighth grade school that entering Mr. Fletcher’s class in the sixth grade was something to tread...
Tiziano Terzani was a famous Italian journalist and writer. He traveled across Asia and he witnessed important historical events like the Vietnam War and the coup d’etat organized in Cambodia by Pol Pot. Old and ill, Terzani decided to spend the last years of his life back in Italy, in ...
faculty ofSarah Lawrence Collegein Bronxville, New York. During the 1960s she was actively involved in the opposition to theVietnam Warand continued her political activism after the war ended, turning her political attention to U.S.-Soviet relations,Latin America,human rights, and feminist ...
It is an archipelago consisting of more than 7,000 islands and islets lying about 500 miles (800 km) off the coast of Vietnam. Manila is the capital, but nearby Quezon City is the country’s most-populous city. Both are part of the National Capital Region (Metro Manila), located on ...
Dorothy Willard, delinquent Amerasian offspring of the Vietnam War, lives very out of place in Kansas with her abusive aunt and uncle. Deciding that "there's no horror like home" she accepts a dream mission, one that takes her deep into the desert to hunt down and "terminate with extreme...
This summary offers a glimpse into a larger story, one that resonates with the fear we all share if trapped in a war zone. It's also about learning our life lessons and the consequences of choice. War is too cruel, making good choices just about impossible. Ultimately, no one wins. If...
of the chaotic world events that surrounded him.Lucas became a filmmaker during the American “decade of change,”in which events like the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Civil Rights marches, and the initial stages of the Vietnam War inspired activism on college campuses. ...
Violence spread, both in the public eye and on a smaller scale. TheVietnam Warfurther eroded public faith in leadership. As with the moon landing, people felt that the resources spent on this endeavor would be better applied on the homefront to ending poverty and social and racial inequality...