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=Plan of the Investigation (100-150 Words) Tips]=


 * Section A. – Plan of the investigation **

In this investigation I will be aiming to reach a conclusion to the question, “How useful is the film //Platoon// to the historian studying the Vietnam War?”. I chose this question because I felt that during my studies in other areas of history, the Vietnam war would often be mentioned in little detail and not a be studied as a main topic. I am interested in investigating the Vietnam war further as it’s something I have not looked at in depth, and by comparing facts a film as primary source being a new historian to this topic, I will be able to reach the conclusion if the film is useful and accuracy source when studying the vietnam war. My main source for this investigation will be the film itself //“P//latoon//”,// as it is the focus of my question, however I will be using sources that were are specifically about the Vietnam War, such as biographies from former soldiers (Jason O'Brien), histiorians analysis of the vietnam war ("the wrong war" by Jeffery Record) which will give details that I will be able to use against the film’s historical accuracy. I will structure my analysis by creating several categories in which to compare facts to the film in order to reach a conclusion. I will fistly be looking at when the war took place, followed by the role of the US military, political opinions on the war, and finally accounts of soldiers who fought in the war. I aim to see if these things are mentioned in the film in order to determin its credibilty of the source.

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