i need battle tactics for the War of 1812 and the vietnam war... HELP!!!?
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That's a tough one; infantry tactics underwent a major paradigm shift after the introduction of the Maxim Machine Gun at the close of the 19th century.\n\nPrior to that, it was essentially (and this is VERY simplified) fire volley, fire volley, advance in a line, and bayonet everything not running away.
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The Hundred Years' War\nThe War of 1812\nWorld War I\nWorld War II\n9/11 (September 11, 2001)
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Go to the libray and get a few books on foreign policies WW11.Then get a book on Pres. Roos. and look up foreign policies. Make crib notes so you have info. while you are writing your history assigment at home.
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Try these websites for reviews of Robert Kaplan's book, "Warrior Politics":\n\nhttp://www.randomhouse.com/acmart/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375726279\n\nhttp://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/08/23/083305.php\n\nhttp://members.aol.com/salisburyphalanx/warriorpolitics.htm
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Type these words into the search engine of your choice.\n\nWorld War Two.\n\nIf you can ask that question on here you can do your own homework. Stop being so lazy.
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Start off with The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman.  Read 1914 by Solzhenitzyn, 3 Soldiers by John Dos Passos, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Grand Illusion,( film ), Paths of Glory ( book ), A Farewell to Arms, by Hemmingway, That can get you started.  Look up the poets, Wilfred Owens and Siegfired Sasoon. And you might want to read The Sever Pillars of Wisdom, ( by T E Lawrence , the lawreance of Arabia ) .This is the makings of a fine syllabus.
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1. Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.\n2. No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy.\n3. Friendly fire ain't.\n4. The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map.\n5. The problem with taking the easy way out is that the enemy has already mined it.\n6. The buddy system is essential to your survival; it gives the enemy somebody else to shoot at.\n7. The further you are in advance of your own positions, the more likely your artillery will shoot short.\n8. Incoming fire has the right of way.\n9. If your advance is going well, you are walking into an ambush.\n10. The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.\n11. If you really need an officer in a hurry, take a nap.\n12. The only time suppressive fire works is when it is used on abandoned positions.\n13. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.\n14. There is nothing more satisfying that having someone take a shot at you, and miss.\n15. Don't be conspicuous. In the combat zone, it draws fire. Out of the combat zone, it draws sergeants.\n16. If your sergeant can see you, so can the enemy.
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I've included the links to manuals for both weapons. Good luck!
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Try these:\nhttp://www.plp.org/vietnam/vn8.html\nhttp://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=464033\nhttp://www.etvconsortium.com/catalog/..%5CGuides%5C8466-atm.pdf\nhttp://www.dsp.org.au/links/back/issue27/Nguyen.htm\nhttp://www.vwam.com/vets/history/anticolonial.html
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Visit the following sites:\n\nAmerican Generals of the Revolution - \nhttp://www.americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/GENERALS.HTM\n\nBritish Generals of the Revolution - \nhttp://www.americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/BRITGEN.HTM
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Here you go: \n\nhttp://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index.html\n\nhope this isn't due tomorrow.
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I'm active USMC.  try anymarine.com, anysailor.com, anysoldier.com and anyairman.com.  They support the military deployed to Iraq and other war zones.  They would have some great ideas for how to get in contact with people overthere.
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Im a history grad student and I could tell you that if you have names of individuals that were at the battle or commanded a regiment, that would be a good start. I would go online and look up gettysburg under search and then dig deeper on what state armies were their and then look at the library web page in your area for the battle and who was involved. You will probably have a difficult time finding any one book that will cover N.H. in gettysburg so be prepared to get several books with bits and pieces of info. from each. I dont know what level or grade you are in but thats how its done in college. Also, go on the official website of Gettysburg and there are sevearal sites that has a lot of details. You can email me if you need further help.
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I have uncles that fought on both sides of the war, and can write a book that will contradict most of the answers before me. Saving all the writing, I'll give a digested version.\n\nThe war was not just about Americans fighting communism. It was a common people fighting each other for how they though their country should be. It was very much a civil war, and lots of Vietnamese lost their lives on both sides fighting for what they thought was right.\n\nSaying that something could have been done to ensure victory for ARVN and American forces indicates a gross lack of knowledge about what was actually happening in Vietnam because victory over the communist forces was ALWAYS available at any time. \n\nThe South and Americans were never allowed to win the war. The VC base of Cu Chi (the tunnels) is a good example of this. Cu Chi is about 20 miles from downtown Saigon, and close enough to launch missles into Saigon every night. ARVN and American forces wre forbidden to enter the area eventhough every aspect of that VC base was known and more than enough resources was available to clear it at any time. You cannot win a war when it is fought like this.\n\nThe North NEVER had the ability to win the war. The NVA and VC forces never won a major battle and could not hold a position against ARVN or American forces. NVA and VC forces had a fraction of the armaments and equipment and easily overwhelmed by the resources and firepower available to ARVN and American forces. \n\nThe Tet offense was a military FAILURE for the NVA and VC forces. The VC forces was destroyed as a fighting force and the NVA exhausted most of their armaments during the Tet offense. The government and history book try to tell a different story tomake the NVA and VC forces as more formidable opponents.\n\nThe ARVN and American forces in Vietnam didn't loose the war. The American politicians did by deciding that the war not useful anymore.\n\nSo what can be done to win the Vietnam war? The war was never really lost. Communism is taking it's last breath in Vietnam after ruining the country for many years. Now, all the Vietnamese people want Americans back and not just the South. Instead of fighting to hold part of the country, we can now vacation and do business with the whole country. The communist politicians in Vietnam lost their war too.
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http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1008.html\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars\n\nClick on the links for the individual battles during that time period in the wikipedia article for more info.
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Maybe this will help you get started.........good luck\nhttp://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq26-1.htm
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