How's this for a research paper topic?
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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.
"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.
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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.
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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.
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Originally Posted by white_n_slow
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.
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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)...
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Originally Posted by Epoch
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)...
and you asking to elaborate....i have to research it to find the crucial factor
