Appy, Christian G.

Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered

From All Sides.New York: The Penguin Group,2003.

This book contained personal insights from many soldiers who were involved in the Vietnam War. This helped us to better our understanding and knowledge of what really happened during this war and the events that took place. These personally accounts explained in detail different events and battles, and the psychological effects they had on the soldiers.

Brigham, Robert K. and Kenneth F. Hoffman. The Geneva

Peace Accords. Battleeld Vietnam: A Brief History. PBS. 26 Oct. 2011. Web.

This article dened what the Geneva Accords were, and what they did to play a part in the war. This website explained the impact this document had on Vietnam and its citizens, and the steps that were followed to make sure the Geneva Accords successful. Splitting Vietnam at the 17th parallel, two new countries, North and South Vietnam, were formed, creating even more tension and conict between the Communists and American/South Vietnamese forces.

Day, Dwayne A. Helicopters at War. U.S. Centennial of Flight

This article provided us with statistics and information about helicopters during the Vietnam war. This article was useful to us because it not only showed us the positive side of the helicopters, but it also provided information about the down-side and complications of using these machines. Airmobile warfare involved strategic operations that required the use of helicopters, even if they were mechanically impaired.

Commission. 21 Oct. Web. 2011.

Domino Theory. YouTube Video, 2007.

This video about the Domino Theory illustrates President Nixon, Kennedy and Johnson's opinions about the growing problem of Communism. By listening to what they had to say, we were able to better understand the danger the "Domino Theory" created.

Dorr, Robert F. Skyraider: The Illustrated History of the Vietnam

War. New York: Bantam Books,1988.

This book provided us with information about the Tonkin Gulf Incident and how this event caused the US to consider its involvement in the Vietnam War. This helped us to understand how the US viewed the North Vietnamese ability to spread Communism, as a

threat. This attack on US submarines, prompted Lyndon B. Johnson to gather with his administrators and make the decision to allow any necessary actions to be taken.

Doyle, Edward and Samuel Lipsman. Setting the Stage. Boston:

Boston Publishing Company, 1982.

This book provided our website with many useful pictures and information about various events in the war such as the effects of Pleiku on the Vietnamese people and the escalation of the war in Vietnam as the war continued to progress. This book was helpful because it allowed us to develop a deeper sense and knowledge of the events that helped to make Vietnam the war it is remembered as today.

Doyle, Edward and Samuel Lipsman. America Takes Over.

Boston: Boston Publishing Company,1983.

This book also provided us with many powerful pictures, diagrams of helicopters, and useful information about Operation Starlite, and the Huey helicopter. America Takes Over allowed our group to come to know the events in which the helicopter was involved in, whether they played a pivotal part, or were just there for support.

Gulf of Tonkin Incident. YouTube Video, 2008.

This video described the events that took place during the Tonkin Gulf Incident. During this time, the North Vietnamese surprise attacked United States destroyers in the Tonkin Gulf. This incident led to the creation of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, allowing the United States to take any neccessary involvement in the Vietnam War. Giving us information about this event, this video helped us to better understand and describe on our website the causes and the effects of this event.

History in Pictures: Rare, Unseen Pictures: Be There. 28 Nov

2011. Web.

This website provided us with great pictures of events in the Vietnam War, and captions that helped us to understand what caused the war. This war left both physical and pschylogical impacts on the country of Vietnam.

Jones, Howard. Death of a Generation: How the Assassinations

of Diem and JFK Prolonged theVietnam War.New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 2003.

This book provided us with useful quotes and information about the Vietnam War in general. Our group was able to learn more about the war, and make use of the specic

information this book gave us. Death of a Generation allowed us to see "experience" the events that helped to make the Vietnam War what it is remembered like today.

Morroco, John. Rain of Fire: The Vietnam Experience. Boston:

Boston Publishing Company, 1985.

Rain of Fire contained a variety of important information and pictures that allowed us to develop a better knowledge of events in the Vietnam War. Along with sections about helicopters, other sections provided an overview of events and battles that occured during this war.

Photo of the Aftermath of a Battle.Doyle, Edward and Samuel

Lipsman.America Takes Over. Boston: Boston Publishing Company,1983. pg. 104.

This photo shows soldiers taking care of the wounded, while in the background a Medevac helicopter is ying in to transport the wounded soldiers away. This picture helped us to stress the importance of the ability for the helicopters to transport hurt troops quickly to a nearby hospital.

Photo of a Helicopter Attack. Incredible, rarely seen images

from the Vietnam War. History inPictures: Rare, Unseen Pictures: Be There. 28 Nov 2011.Web.

This picture shows ve helicopters ying into one central location, ad-mist a group of soldiers. This helped us to understand how helicopters and ground soldiers became compatible, and worked together to create the best possible chance of success.

Photo of a Helicopter Carrying Cargo.Spector, Ronald H.After

Tet: The Bloodiest Year in Vietnam. New York:The FreePress, 1993. pg. 175-176.

This picture helped us to show a helicopters strength, and its uses in the war. Although the helicopters had weight lifting capacities, helicopters were still very useful to the transportation and movement of supplies into the battleelds.

Photo of Helicopters in a Line. Incredible, rarely seen images

from the Vietnam War. History in Pictures: Rare,Unseen Pictures: Be There. 28 Nov 2011.Web.

This photograph helped us to understand the importance and use of helicopters in Vietnam. We wished to express the fact that working together will always result in greater

success. By putting this picture on our Home and Conclusion pages, we hoped to get across this point and show a powerful image that symbolized our topic.

Photo of Huey Helicopter Crash. Morroco, John. Rain of Fire:

The Vietnam Experience. Boston:Boston Publishing Company, 1985. pg. 176.

This photo shows the heavy price that air mobility came with. This picture helped us to understand how even though helicopters were the symbol and greatly useful in this war, the use of these machines also came with various uncontrollable disadvantages.

Photo of Huey Helicopter Diagram. Doyle, Edward and Samuel

Lipsman. America Takes Over.Boston: BostonPublishing Company, 1983. pg. 51.

This picture shows a diagram of the different parts of the Huey Helicopter. This helped us to understand the use, and how the Huey was able become a vital part of the Vietnam War. Hueys were able to double as both a gunship and Medevac helicopter, making it one of the most important helicopters in this war.

Photo of Huey Helicopter. Spector, Ronald H. After Tet: The

Bloodiest Year in Vietnam. New York:The FreePress, 1993. pg. 172-173.

This photo shows troops boarding a Huey. This picture helped us to stress the importance and the need of helicopters in the Vietnam War. Helicopters gave South Vietnamese and American troops the advantage of being able to arrive and leave quickly, while North Vietnamese were left on the ground.

Photo of News Woman Hanging out of Helicopter.Morroco,

John.Rain of Fire: The Vietnam Experience. Boston: Boston Publishing Company, 1985.

This photo shows the danger helicopters possessed to the crew and passengers. Although helicopters could be unreliable, these machines helped to make Vietnam the war it is remembered as today. This picture helped us to show the good and bad sides they contributed to the war.

Photo of Soldiers leaving a Crash Site.Morroco, John.Rain of

Fire: The Vietnam Experience. Boston: Boston Publishing Company, 1985. pg. 33.

This photo helped us to show how even though helicopters were vitally important to this war, they did not always have positivie effects, and had lots of technical disadvantages. Also showed in the picture was a Huey Medevac, showing how helicopters were quick to react to any problem or complications.

Photo of Tonkin Gulf Timeline. "The Tonkin Gulf Resolution."

Airforce Magazine. August 2004. 3Feb 2011. Web.

This photo of a timeline described the events that played out during the Tonkin Gulf Incident. In the duration of this time, United States destroyers were attacked by North Vietnamese submarines, prompting the United States government to intervene. By placing this on our website, it helped us to stress the signicance of these events.

Photo of USS Turner Joy At Sea. Gulf of Tonkin Incident.

This picture shows the USS Turner Joy at sea, one of the ships to be attacked by North Vietnamese submarines. This photo helped us to understand the effect this tragic event had on the US, causing the President to consider the involvement of the US in Vietnam. The Tonkin Gulf Incident became one of the rst turning points to prompt American action in Vietnam.

Olive-Drab. 3 Dec 2011. Web. 13 Dec 2011.

Photo of Vietnam Garden with a Plane in the Background.

Morroco, John. Rain of Fire: The VietnamExperience. Boston: Boston Publishing Company, 1985. pg. 12.

This photo depicts a plane in the background of a Vietnamese garden. This helped us to understand how the war became a part of the Vietnamese peoples every day life. The Vietnamese were forced to continue on with their lives, and learn to work around the conicts the war produced. While the war was going on, the Vietnamese citizens were forced to continue on with their daily jobs, even if doing them would put them in great danger.

Photo of a Vietnamese Man Crying. Doyle, Edward and Samuel

Lipsman. Setting the Stage. Boston: BostonPublishing Company, 1982. pg. 13.

Following the attack in Pleiku, many villagers were left confused and mentally scarred. This photo showed the hardships and affects the bombings had on innocent villagers. Many Vietnamese were forced to witnessed the devestating effect of the war, even if they had no wish to be involved. Although the North Vietnamese were the ones targeted, many times citizens became victims of bombings.

Photo of Villagers Watching a Helicopter.Morroco, John.Rain

of Fire: The Vietnam Experience.Boston: Boston Publishing Company, 1985. pg. 97.

This photo allowed us to show the daily interaction between the Vietnamese people and the "war." Even if they did not want to be involved, villagers were forced to watch the every day effects of war on their villages and families.

Spector, Ronald H. After Tet: The Bloodiest Year in Vietnam.

New York: The Free Press, 1993.

This book provided in-depth information about many occasions where helicopters played a signicant role in the evacuation of troops. After Tet gave us a deeper insight of events that happened throughout the Tet Offensive, and helped us to understand the effect this battle had on over the 120 cities the North Vietnamese attacked during the so-called "cease-re."

Vietnam War. American History. 8 Aug. 2011. Web.

Providing us with an overview of the Vietnam War, this article included information about events with and without the involvement of helicopters. This article showed us what the war was like before the use of helicopters was prevalent. Seeing the events set out in chronological order helped us to understand the effect that helicopters really had on the war.

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