Review on Vietnam - Book Report/Review Example

He eminently poses such issues broadly as America’s illusionary attempts and their implications. This is backed by the fact that all that was intended by America was never actually reached but instead made a demeanor on her long and hard earned image. This grave yield is resoundingly blamed on America’s long established military might, which beyond any reasonable doubt, was, became, but then unfortunately stalled with the stemming of the year 1975. Her precious status of disillusioned global military might was tremendously shaken judged by the implications on her psyche which is rated among one of the worst three devastating military consequences America has faced in her history.

One of the major social implications the war had was the gigantic gap that separated the military a great score of miles away from the civilian society several decades later after the war. Fueled by a disappointed esteem the military solely blamed the consequences on American civilians, this in sense strongly merges as a military strategy of decisions made when encountering an event defining moment. It comes handy when there is no clear avenue to set to. In any case, if this was the avenue in question in this event then it must have been one of the gravest ever decisions made by a mighty military.

However, Charles gives a stunning approach on this military-civilian conflict. He hints of the basic military reasons as to why they were shifting blames to the civilians, and the reason that clearly emanates is that implicating top civilian policymakers. This was the major bases other than the media that the military entity clung on in an attempt to clear its name off the blame, but if indeed there was any then it ought have been proportional to what is was due. On the other hand, in a rejoinder, the civic society bitterly insisted that the military bears her forcible responsibilities that were made possible by its “unrealistic loyalties”.

This was attributed to submissiveness of the military leaders to infamous and disastrous presidential policies during the Vietnam War. Once again the author takes a different dimension at the intermediary stages but which still sums to holism. This time round, he takes the functionalist dimension and pinpoints on the consequences of the war. This is of significance basing on the idea that such consequences of the war were not only felt then but have existed to this day. Ever since, the military-civilian unison has never been re-affirmed, and as to whether such hopes will ever surface still remains to be a mystery.

Alongside such inter-group conflicts, there came also economic and political devastation. Conventionally, the war was politically stimulated after which it was economically propelled, but as often been said, “The end justifies the means”, America recorded abysmal performance in her economy. Literally, the event set American economy spiraling downwards and her political endeavors in utter tatters judging by how she was viewed on her foreign policies. Historical Background Charles has much of his ideas stemming from a period when the two giants set on a mission to define their political and economic might.

This doubtlessly is seen coming out from the time when the entire world was literally on a warfront, all with a common reason. Clearly there were two distinct entities, one for the western entity and the other for the Eastern frontier. World War I ignited such a moment and World