Essays Tagged: "Saigon"
Conflict in Vietnam
ndence from 1945 to 1954. The firstrepresentatives of de Gualle's government landed by parachute in Saigon andHanoi on August 23rd, 1945. The French wanted to reestablish their rule inVietnam but were ... ajor invasion on the south in 1975 or 1976. By April 30th, 1976,North Vietnamese tanks had occupied Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam,with no trouble.On July 2nd, 1976, the country was united as th ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
Pearl Harbor
g potential havens for planes and small naval craft, located on a beautiful navigationalfix between Saigon and North Borneo, Manila, and Singapore 3."When France fell in 1940, Japan put troops in Nort ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II
Battle of Saigon in Vietnam
launched against US and Army of the Republic of Vietnam installations throughout South Vietnam. In Saigon, nineteen Vietcong commandos blew their way through the outer walls of the US Embassy and ove ... g at Bien Hoa during the Tet offensive would take the North Vietnamese Army/Vietcong death total in Saigon to nearly 1200.Other Vietcong units made stands in the French cemetery and the Pho Tho racetr ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War
The historical events that occored in during the Vietnam War.
nam had started the invasion on the south. By April 30th, 1976, North Vietnamese tanks had occupied Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, with no trouble, and an evacuation began (see picture 1 & ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Narrative about a homeless soldier.
later David was on a transport plane with fifty-nine other child soldiers. They were being sent to Saigon.David spent three years in the lush jungles of Vietnam. Soldiers, old men, women, childre ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Proposal for SaigonTech Online Training System
ITTED: August 11, 2003SummaryThis project proposes to develop a web-service application for Saigon Institute of Information Technology (SaigonTech). As the need for learning increases day by d ... nly provides trainees necessary skills for their job but also offers them great conveniences.As SaigonTech needs an Online Training System that includes a project design, cost analysis, and admini ...
Subjects: Science Essays
Biography of Ho Chi Minh
he South, where Communist-led guerrillas mounted an insurgency against the U.S.-supported regime in Saigon. Ho, now in poor health, was reduced to a largely ceremonial role, while policy was shaped by ... he died in Hanoi of heart failure. In his honor, after the Communist conquest of the South in 1975, Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh was not only the founder of Vietnamese communism, h ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
Vietnam War and the TET Offensive
the lunar new year celebrations, and surged into more than one hundred towns and cities, including Saigon. Shifting the war for the first time from its rural base into the new arena of South Vietnam' ... .In an attack that took the Americans off guard a small group of commandos seized the US embassy in Saigon. The embassy was an ultra modern building in the heart of Saigon and with the stars and strip ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Experiences of Refugees/Immigrants
The fall of Saigon in April 1975 is considered to be the most unforgettable period for the Vietnamese people. Th ... ating to a free country. For example, Vietnamese refuge Francis Win fled by boat during the fall of Saigon with a purpose of finding freedom and hope in another country. Likewise, the Chinese immigran ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
My trip home
. "There it was", I though as I glanced out through the airplane's window, Saigon was the last city I saw be fore I escaped fifteen years ago. My heart was racing as the plan ... coming to America. My plane landed midday in the hot, humid summer time at Saigon International Airport. It was hardly and airport, much less an international one. We exited ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Life in the Year 1968
r to linger on for several more years. The Tet Offensive spread from the cities of Mekong Delta, to Saigon, and north to the highlands. In February of 1968 major politicians spoke against the Vietnam ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
The Vietnam Conflict and its Effects.
ndence from 1945 to 1954. The first representatives of deGualle's government landed by parachute in Saigon and Hanoi on August23rd, 1945. The French wanted to reestablish their rule in Vietnam butwere ... ajor invasion on the south in 1975 or1976. By April 30th, 1976, North Vietnamese tanks had occupied Saigon,the capital of South Vietnam, with no trouble.On July 2nd, 1976, the country was united as th ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive for the Vietnam War?
New Year, was chosen to launch a surprise attack. Simultaneously, attack over 35 towns and cities. Saigon, capital city of South Vietnam and most US bases, was among the target. The aim of the offens ... h, but after three days of heavy losses, they were driven back. In the offensive, the US embassy in Saigon had been attacked, which indicated nowhere in Vietnam was safe. It was to have demoralizing e ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
What really was the true significance of the Tet Offensive for the Vietnam War?
nd the American forces. It was an attack on more than 35 major towns and cities in the South, which Saigon, the capital of the South, was included in the targets. The North Vietnamese suffered a heavy ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
Why did US citizens change their opinion on the Vietnam War as it progressed?
ion Front and the People's Army of Vietnam attacked various major cities in South Vietnam including Saigon and the US embassy there. The goal of the Tet Offensive was to ignite and encourage the peopl ... mous photograph taken by Eddie Adams of "General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon". Nguyen Van Lem was the captain of a Viet Cong assassination platoon and had just murdered w ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars
Why the US lost in Vietnam
proven that 'No Where', 'Nothing', 'No one' was safe in South Vietnam at 'Anytime'. It came to that Saigon, capital city of South Vietnam where had most of the US bases and the US embassy, had been at ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars
Grampa Billy
te in the back of his skull from where the bayonet pierced his head. When he was in the hospital in Saigon he met his wife Susan who was a nurse assigned to his care. After the war they met up back in ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
THE VIETNAM WAR
from the communistic north. " Britancica.com [Vietnam War] This would mean i was going on a trip to Saigon. My name was George Winslow. I was no soldier, the only thing i would be shooting with in Vie ... y i became the taker. Within two days of the idea of covering the story i was on the first plane to Saigon .Flight Pan- Am 129 the flight would be twelve hours. I could wish for was a beautiful woman ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Fallen Angles
w days to rest, because they have a weekend pass and it grants them 48 hours of freedom. They go to Saigon and have a few drinks and generally have fun, before they have to report back to their unit, ... South Vietnam. When they return, they are happy that they made good use of their weekend passes in Saigon.The next day, Peewee and Perry are sent on another patrol, but this time they are sent in by ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing
Article Analysis #1 Western International University MGT 463 February 8, 2009
#1A case of possible fraudulent activity on the part of a small business entrepreneur in the Little Saigon business district has members of the community up in arms. The following analysis of the Litt ... hical behavior are reported against one business owner towards the remaining members of the 'Little Saigon' business community. Reports allege that Henry Huong Le, co-founder of the Lee's Sandwiches c ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers