Written by David Amos. Edited by Anushka Minshull. On November 13th 1969, writing for the St. Louis Dispatch, Seymour Hersh recounted the story of a ‘ 26 years old mild-mannered, boyish-looking’ Lieutenant named William Calley. According to the report, Calley…
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
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Written by Carmen Hoang. Edited by Isaac Evans. In 1970, poet and writer Gil Scott-Heron coined the phrase ‘the revolution will not be televised’. However, by the mid-1960s, a revolution in attitudes had already begun to stir in homes across…
Laos and America: The Secret War, and the Forgotten Hmong People
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Article by Alex Griffiths. Edited and Researched by Tom Burke. Q: Which country, per square mile, is the most densely bombed country in the history of warfare? A: Laos Laos in the present day is perhaps best known as…
From Warriors to Protestors: A Potted History of Vietnam Veterans Against the War
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Article by Daniel Rowe. Edited by Katharine Cooney. Additional Research by Daniel Rowe. ‘He went to the war because it was expected… Because, not knowing he saw no reason to distrust those with more experience. Because he loved his country…
Guerrilla Warfare – The Tool of The Revolution
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Article by Marcus Clark. Edited by Charlotte D’Arcy. Additional Research by Liz Goodwin. Guerrilla warfare. Its method has not only become synonymous with revolutions but has also become a military strategy that has been infused with nationalistic sentiment in order…
Vietnam and its History with Hollywood
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Article by Marcus Clark. Edited by Amy Calladine. Additional Research by Helen Midgley. In total there have been 56 films about the Vietnam War, either as the subject of the film or integral to the plot or story. Out of…
US Intervention in Vietnam
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Article by Tom Casey. Edited by Helen Doherty. Additional Research by Helen Midgley. American involvement in Vietnam cost the lives of over 50,000 American troops and over 3 million Vietnamese deaths it has also been described by Norman Podhoretz as…
Can Public Opinion Change the Course of History?
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Article by Victoria Hales. Edited by Rose Colville. Additional Research by Helen Midgley. Public opinion is supposed to be of the utmost importance in our political system of democracy. It is the public that elect the nation’s leaders and it…