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Research Categories
For your final exam, you will be using historical research to analyze the novel The Things They Carried through a historical lens. This means that you will be analyzing what this novel teaches us about some aspect of history associated with America’s war in Vietnam. In preparation for this, you need to find research on one of the following topics:
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The draft (including draft deferment, draft evasion, American attitudes about the draft, etc.)
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The combat experience for the American soldier in Vietnam
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The combat experience for the Vietnamese soldier in Vietnam
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Experiences of returning American veterans from the Vietnam War
So many books, so little time...
Please check out the class book cart for this assignment. There are many great books on Vietnam, including the following:
10,000 Days of Thunder by Call Number: 959.7 CAPISBN: 0689862318Publication Date: 2005-09-27
Courageous Women of the Vietnam War by Call Number: 959.7 ATWISBN: 9781613730744Publication Date: 2018-05-01
Boots on the Ground by Call Number: 959.7 PARISBN: 9780670785063Publication Date: 2018-04-10
The U. S. Ground War in Vietnam 1965 1973 by Call Number: 959.7 CHAISBN: 9781422238905Publication Date: 2017-01-01
Databases
- Gale U.S. History in Context This link opens in a new windowInformation on people, places, events, and topics in U.S. History
- Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowArchive coverage for the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Defender and Hartford Courant 1765 - 1984
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowCollection of encyclopedias and reference materials (ebooks)
- The HistoryMakers Digital Archive This link opens in a new windowThe HistoryMakers, established in 1999, is a non-profit institution whose purpose is to record, preserve and disseminate the content of video oral history interviews highlighting the accomplishments of individual African Americans and African-American-led groups and movements. Its aim is to provide a unique scholarly and educational resource for exploring African American history and culture.
Database Topic Pages
- The Vietnam WarGale U.S. History in Context
- The History Makers African American Video ArchiveVideo excerpts