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Item A strange history of Vietnam: the history of the Vietnam War through film(Texas Tech University, 2006-08) Foster, Jason Everitt; Reckner, James R.; Walker, Donald R.History is being taught by film and as a result many people obtain an "Impression" of history and learn incomplete or in some cases biased history. This is especially true for the Vietnam War, where war films have been used to create a form of history termed "Impressionist history." This historical theory is explained in the context of a two other contemporary historical phenomena called epimethianism and reflectivity. Epimethian history occurs when the historian, who in this work is generally the filmmaker, applies contemporary values and ideas to the past. Reflectivity is a property of historical documents and narratives, including films that describe the degree to which the historian or filmmaker has inserted epimethianism into their analysis of the past. This work tells the history of the Vietnam War through selected films. It then deconstructs each film according to historical accuracy, epimethianism, and reflectivity.Item Hard living: German-Americans in the Texas Hill Country(Texas Tech University, 2006-05) Pfeiffer, Ben; Adams, Gretchen A.; Walker, Donald R.As the largest European immigrant population in the state of Texas, German- Americans have a rich agricultural history that has been a crucial factor in their delayed assimilation into the rest of American society. This study places a special emphasis on the Texas Hill Country, as it is the area that has most resisted assimilation until the twentieth century. In this study, the historical forces that shaped this region are explored through the relationship of German-Americans to their land and the areas around them.Item Penology for profit: a history of the Texas prison system, 1867-1912(Texas Tech University, 1983-12) Walker, Donald R.Not availableItem Waging brown water warfare: The mobile riverine force in the Mekong, 1966-1969(2006-08) Grau, Reagan Jay; Reckner, James R.; Walker, Donald R.The Mobile Riverine Force was a marraige of one US Army infantry brigade and one US Navy task force. Together the two units plied the rivers and canals of the Vietnam's Mekong delta searching for the Viet Cong. This thesis discusses some of the events leading up to and including American involvement in the Vietnam War. Aspects of the Mobile Riverine Force remain the primary focus including the formation of the Mobile Riverine Base, the command structure of the MRF, operations in the delta, and the construction of the base at Dong Tam.Item Waging brown water warfare: the mobile riverine force in the Mekong, 1966-1969(Texas Tech University, 2006-08) Grau, Reagan Jay; Reckner, James R.; Walker, Donald R.The Mobile Riverine Force was a marraige of one US Army infantry brigade and one US Navy task force. Together the two units plied the rivers and canals of the Vietnam's Mekong delta searching for the Viet Cong. This thesis discusses some of the events leading up to and including American involvement in the Vietnam War. Aspects of the Mobile Riverine Force remain the primary focus including the formation of the Mobile Riverine Base, the command structure of the MRF, operations in the delta, and the construction of the base at Dong Tam.