The Things They Carried (Summary and Review)
Minute Book Reports. (2013, May 13). The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (Summary and review) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cOvKzERBL0
Vietnam War
- Vietnam War. (2016). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/75317
The Vietnam War (1954–75) was a protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, known as the Viet Cong, against the government of South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. - Reid, R. H. (2015, November 10). What led the US to the Vietnam War? Retrieved from http://www.stripes.com/news/special-reports/vietnam-at-50/1965/what-led-the-us-to-the-vietnam-war-1.3755901965 was the year America took the gloves off in Vietnam, moving from “advising and assisting” the South Vietnamese military to an active combat role.
- Daddis, G. A. (2015). American military strategy in the Vietnam War, 1965–1973. Retrieved from http://americanhistory.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.001.0001/acrefore-9780199329175-e-239For nearly a decade, American combat soldiers fought in South Vietnam to help sustain an independent, non-communist nation in Southeast Asia. After U.S. troops departed in 1973, the collapse of South Vietnam in 1975 prompted a lasting search to explain the United States’ first lost war.
Literary Criticism - Text
- Barden, T. E. (2010). Urban legends in Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. War, Literature & The Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities, 22(1), 1-14.
An essay about the concept of urban legends depicted in the Vietnam war book "The Things They Carried," by Tim O'Brien is presented. The author argues that there is a connection between the folklore genre and the increasing number of writers who write about the Vietnam war. - O'Gorman, F. (1998). The Things They Carried as composite novel. War, Literature & The Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities, 10(2), 289-309.Focuses on the literary works of Tim O'Brien. Popularity of O'Brien; Scope of O'Briens literary works; Accomplishments and ability of O'Brien on literary works.
Vietnam War Documentary
Great documentaries. (2014, August 23). Vietnam War documentary [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLXoeelZ7XA
My Lai Massacre
- American Experience. (2009). Interview: Author Tim O'Brien. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/interview/mylai-obrien/
Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968, Tim O'Brien served in the 23rd Infantry Division, also known as the Americal Division. It was a platoon from this group that had been responsible for the massacre at My Lai nearly a year before O'Brian's arrival in the same area. - Turse, N. (2008). A My Lai a month. Nation, 287(18), 13-20.The article considers whether My Lai-type massacres occurred under the U.S.'s Operation Speedy Express during the Vietnam War. The author considers whether General William Westmoreland covered up evidence of documented war crimes.
My Lai Massacre - Life Magazine
