How's this for a research paper topic?
 

I have to write a 10-20 page paper for my War and World Politics class. Here is my topic proposal:

"The preliminary topic I have chosen for my research paper will focus on the United States' maneuver strategy in both Vietnam and the first Gulf War. I will investigate into a few possible sources/reasons why this strategy failed in Vietnam, but worked in the Gulf War - where both enemy states are not as militarily advanced as the US. I will try and conclude with what the crucial factor between the two was."

Hopefully I can find enough information on the Gulf War since history hasn't caught up to that point yet.

sounds like an a to me:rolleyes:

don't be jealous that i was chatting with babes online all day

LT I'd love to read it when you're done

:cool:

just as long as you write about something you're familiar with, you're good to go. those pages will fly by.

i had to write a paper on ethics last year ... people went with the usual Enron, Arthur Andersen, Tyco crap ... i went with piracy in China. Clothing, entertainment, medicine ... my favorite paper ever. :)

seems a little apples/oranges to me. p'haps you could hone it down to a specific aspect of strategy or politics? The more narrow-focused the better your paper will turn out. Also, do you/your library have access to JSTOR? If so, that resource will prove invaluable in your research.

it is as narrow as possible because i conclude with what CRUCIAL FACTOR between the two resulted in their outcomes.

elaborate please :happysad:

Before the first Gulf War, it's interesting to note that Iraq had one of the largest standing armies in the world... Air superiority and a unified practiced strategy of quick supression were what won that war. Vietnam was, I would think as a layperson, a poor comparison because it was basically an escallating and poorly-managed "police action", without any of the practiced theories in GWI. I would think that the Korean War and GWI are more similar in that respect (And thus more fitting for such a comparison in outcomes)...

there was no "war" per se in Korea. and we didn't use a manuever strategy in the korean war...it was more of attrition.

and you asking to elaborate....i have to research it to find the crucial factor :p