Conventional warfare

because America should have won the Vietnam War as they are very powerful. I disagree with the second part because the Vietcong ha supplies from Russia and China which were good weapons and they were extremely well trained, but in guerrilla warfare. It does NOT mean they were less advanced. The USA was not automatically going to win. They

The Things They Carried is more than a story of physical warfare during the Vietnam War, but the battle of inner demons as well. In his novel, Tim O’ Brien takes us deep within the lives of his semi-fictional platoon in the midst of the Vietnam War in which he elaborates upon the harsh realities soldiers faced every day. O’ Brien claims, “They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried.” We see here that O’ Brien’s main purpose

of new technology in influencing the nature of warfare in the years 1845-1991” In order to ascertain the effect that technological advances had on the nature of warfare within this 146 year period, it is necessary to break down the definition of the “nature” of warfare. Within this essay it is understood to mean the ways in which wars were fought. Furthermore, one must also consider the non technological factors that affected the nature of warfare, and the ways in which wars were fought as a result

Warfare, has been used throughout the centuries by kings, emperors, and rulers to protect their land and more so their people. There are two types of warfare, one being that of traditional warfare which generally, consists of leaders using mass armies to conquer the opposing side, however, changes in technologies and weapons meant that leaders had to rethink the way in which they fought battles. The use of gunpowder weapons changed the way in which battles were fought dating back as early as the

expectation of survival by counterattack, there is no reason strike period. Over the years, this balance and stability has been challenged by developments that skew the possibility of post-nuclear war survival. Ballistic missile defense or even conventional weapons that can achieve strategic effects break down the foundation of MAD by reducing successful strike possibilities; if one side can shoot down some of the other side’s missiles before they become a threat, then the chances are in favor of

How significant was guerrilla warfare as a reason for the USAs lack of success in the Vietnam war? The Vietminh discovered in the late 1940s and 1950s how successful their guerrilla tactics could be against a well-equipped conventional army. The Viet Cong used these tactics against the US military and ARVN. Guerrilla tactics are the use of hit-and-run tactics by mobile, small groups. It is typical that a guerrilla army will take advantage of its greater mobility by conducting strategic surprise attacks

waged against opponents. The large scale wars of WWII have been replaced by conflicts against small indigenous adversaries who rely on irregular warfare to fend off larger, more advanced opponents. To further compound the problem, the ease of accessibility of technology now allows for both superpowers and non-state actors to wage a war with both conventional methods, but also on a

In the book, the author makes it clear that executing counterinsurgency in Afghanistan is a difficult task for Special Forces operators. She explains that the commanding officers knew these operations would be a challenging feat. For instance, the author details Major General Scott Miller’s efforts to expand the Afghan Local Police initiative to the rural areas of Afghanistan. Major General Miller felt that the same approach that was taken in the cities would not work in the rural areas. In other

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

the importance of irregular warfare and unfortunately due to World War II, switched their focus towards regular warfare. However, some would argue that WWII ended with a tone of irregular warfare due to the development and use of the atomic bomb.” It was outside the paradigm of Napoleonic styled warfare with massive unit formations facing each other on the plains of battle. Since a vast majority of wars over the last 100 years have been fought using the irregular warfare construct it would be extremely