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Research paper thumbnail of Revolution, Imperialism, and the Hawaiian Monarchy: Reconsidering American- Hawaiian Affairs during the Late Nineteenth Century

After 100 years, the Hawaiian kingdom’s collapse continues to garner not only academic debate, bu... more After 100 years, the Hawaiian kingdom’s collapse continues to garner not only academic debate, but also long-standing hostilities rooted in deep-seated sentiments of Pacific Nativism and American Nationalism. From this enduring conflict, two historical interpretations have developed that reflect the polarized views of nineteenth century Western capitalists and the modern Native Hawaiians. Although antagonistic in nature, their narratives reject accepted historical methods in favor of promoting their specific social, religious, and political principles. Using government documents, newspaper and journal articles, as well as the manuscripts of key historical agents, the thesis reexamines the events corresponding to the cessation of Hawaii’s monarchy and its sovereignty five years later. Contrary to the competing primary historical narratives, it examines the often-ignored complex social, political, and economic factors that created a tempestuous, but economically profitable, relationship between the kingdom’s privileged native class and the elite foreign subjects. The evidence indicates the 1893 coup d'état resulted from multiple domestic conflicts, independent of American foreign policies, but garnered international attention when a rogue US diplomat aided the Caucasian insurgents. Furthermore, the material suggests American imperialists in 1898, not a policy of imperialism, used their country’s increased nationalism during the Spanish-American War to appropriate the Hawaiian Islands as a military asset. The true victim, as with most global historical narratives, remained the islands’ neglected commoners caught in the drive to elevate financial standings.

Research paper thumbnail of OPERATION HAWAII: Japan’s Failed Opening Gambit.

December 7, 1941, marks a key moment, not just for the United States and Japan but for the world ... more December 7, 1941, marks a key moment, not just for the United States and Japan but for the world as a whole, as it represents a critical event that forever altered the global balance of power. Under examination, Operation AI represents not just the opening move in the Japanese-American conflict but also serves as a metaphor for the Pacific War in its entirety. The same limitations, errors, and attitudes which contributed to the Imperial Navy’s failure to achieve a tactical victory in their first engagement with the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, also led to its ultimate defeat. The most curious discovery is not the strike failed on both a strategic and tactical level, but rather its architects recognized the plan’s shortfalls months before the Kido Butai left its home waters. Consequently, the shortsightedness of men like Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto condemned Japan’s forces and later the empire itself to a meaningless conflict with no hope of victory. Considering the futile nature of the mission and its toll upon the empire, historians must begin to reevaluate key Japanese leaders, like Yamamoto, to determine if their careless hubris demands a revision of their positive historical narrative.

Research paper thumbnail of Forward Air Control during the Vietnam

The Vietnam War brought the technology of Buck Rodgers against an insurgency using tactics remini... more The Vietnam War brought the technology of Buck Rodgers against an insurgency using tactics reminiscent of medieval warfare. After two decades of envisioning major battles on European soil using the most advanced technology of the day, Khrushchev’s call for “National Wars of Liberation” forced the United States to hesitantly return to combat tactics abandoned years before. At a time of jet aircraft, rocket technology, and nuclear weapons, military and political leaders anticipated radically forms of warfare. However, these advancements in technology and their corresponding tactics proved ineffective throughout the jungles of Vietnam. The Forward Air Controller (FAC) and their primitive aircraft acted as a stopgap measure, which allowed the new world technology to work effectively against the fundamental approaches of the Vietcong. These American pilots experienced dangerous conditions while they conducted mission-critical operations that affected both tactical and strategic aspects of the mission against the communist insurgency and the North Vietnamese military.

College Work by Forrest W . L . Paige

Research paper thumbnail of The Dangers of Mental Heath Diagnosis in Historial Reviews

Research paper thumbnail of Martin Luther and the "Jewish Question."

Research paper thumbnail of The Rise and Fall of Union Balloons over the American Civil War

Research paper thumbnail of Mistakes at Pearl Harbor, Japanese Errors that Cost Japan the Pacific Prize.

Research paper thumbnail of The Role of Western Imperialism in the Affairs of the Hawaiian Nation.

Papers by Forrest W . L . Paige

Research paper thumbnail of Revolution, Imperialism, and the Hawaiian Monarchy: Reconsidering American-Hawaiian Affairs during the Late Nineteenth Century

After 100 years, the Hawaiian kingdom’s collapse continues to garner not only academic debate, bu... more After 100 years, the Hawaiian kingdom’s collapse continues to garner not only academic debate, but also long-standing hostilities rooted in deep-seated sentiments of Pacific Nativism and American Nationalism. From this enduring conflict, two historical interpretations have developed that reflect the polarized views of nineteenth century Western capitalists and the modern Native Hawaiians. Although antagonistic in nature, their narratives reject accepted historical methods in favor of promoting their specific social, religious, and political principles. Using government documents, newspaper and journal articles, as well as the manuscripts of key historical agents, the thesis reexamines the events corresponding to the cessation of Hawaii’s monarchy and its sovereignty five years later. Contrary to the competing primary historical narratives, it examines the often-ignored complex social, political, and economic factors that created a tempestuous, but economically profitable, relationship between the kingdom’s privileged native class and the elite foreign subjects. The evidence indicates the 1893 coup d'état resulted from multiple domestic conflicts, independent of American foreign policies, but garnered international attention when a rogue US diplomat aided the Caucasian insurgents. Furthermore, the material suggests American imperialists in 1898, not a policy of imperialism, used their country’s increased nationalism during the Spanish-American War to appropriate the Hawaiian Islands as a military asset. The true victim, as with most global historical narratives, remained the islands’ neglected commoners caught in the drive to elevate financial standings.

Research paper thumbnail of Revolution, Imperialism, and the Hawaiian Monarchy: Reconsidering American- Hawaiian Affairs during the Late Nineteenth Century

After 100 years, the Hawaiian kingdom’s collapse continues to garner not only academic debate, bu... more After 100 years, the Hawaiian kingdom’s collapse continues to garner not only academic debate, but also long-standing hostilities rooted in deep-seated sentiments of Pacific Nativism and American Nationalism. From this enduring conflict, two historical interpretations have developed that reflect the polarized views of nineteenth century Western capitalists and the modern Native Hawaiians. Although antagonistic in nature, their narratives reject accepted historical methods in favor of promoting their specific social, religious, and political principles. Using government documents, newspaper and journal articles, as well as the manuscripts of key historical agents, the thesis reexamines the events corresponding to the cessation of Hawaii’s monarchy and its sovereignty five years later. Contrary to the competing primary historical narratives, it examines the often-ignored complex social, political, and economic factors that created a tempestuous, but economically profitable, relationship between the kingdom’s privileged native class and the elite foreign subjects. The evidence indicates the 1893 coup d'état resulted from multiple domestic conflicts, independent of American foreign policies, but garnered international attention when a rogue US diplomat aided the Caucasian insurgents. Furthermore, the material suggests American imperialists in 1898, not a policy of imperialism, used their country’s increased nationalism during the Spanish-American War to appropriate the Hawaiian Islands as a military asset. The true victim, as with most global historical narratives, remained the islands’ neglected commoners caught in the drive to elevate financial standings.

Research paper thumbnail of OPERATION HAWAII: Japan’s Failed Opening Gambit.

December 7, 1941, marks a key moment, not just for the United States and Japan but for the world ... more December 7, 1941, marks a key moment, not just for the United States and Japan but for the world as a whole, as it represents a critical event that forever altered the global balance of power. Under examination, Operation AI represents not just the opening move in the Japanese-American conflict but also serves as a metaphor for the Pacific War in its entirety. The same limitations, errors, and attitudes which contributed to the Imperial Navy’s failure to achieve a tactical victory in their first engagement with the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, also led to its ultimate defeat. The most curious discovery is not the strike failed on both a strategic and tactical level, but rather its architects recognized the plan’s shortfalls months before the Kido Butai left its home waters. Consequently, the shortsightedness of men like Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto condemned Japan’s forces and later the empire itself to a meaningless conflict with no hope of victory. Considering the futile nature of the mission and its toll upon the empire, historians must begin to reevaluate key Japanese leaders, like Yamamoto, to determine if their careless hubris demands a revision of their positive historical narrative.

Research paper thumbnail of Forward Air Control during the Vietnam

The Vietnam War brought the technology of Buck Rodgers against an insurgency using tactics remini... more The Vietnam War brought the technology of Buck Rodgers against an insurgency using tactics reminiscent of medieval warfare. After two decades of envisioning major battles on European soil using the most advanced technology of the day, Khrushchev’s call for “National Wars of Liberation” forced the United States to hesitantly return to combat tactics abandoned years before. At a time of jet aircraft, rocket technology, and nuclear weapons, military and political leaders anticipated radically forms of warfare. However, these advancements in technology and their corresponding tactics proved ineffective throughout the jungles of Vietnam. The Forward Air Controller (FAC) and their primitive aircraft acted as a stopgap measure, which allowed the new world technology to work effectively against the fundamental approaches of the Vietcong. These American pilots experienced dangerous conditions while they conducted mission-critical operations that affected both tactical and strategic aspects of the mission against the communist insurgency and the North Vietnamese military.

Research paper thumbnail of Revolution, Imperialism, and the Hawaiian Monarchy: Reconsidering American-Hawaiian Affairs during the Late Nineteenth Century

After 100 years, the Hawaiian kingdom’s collapse continues to garner not only academic debate, bu... more After 100 years, the Hawaiian kingdom’s collapse continues to garner not only academic debate, but also long-standing hostilities rooted in deep-seated sentiments of Pacific Nativism and American Nationalism. From this enduring conflict, two historical interpretations have developed that reflect the polarized views of nineteenth century Western capitalists and the modern Native Hawaiians. Although antagonistic in nature, their narratives reject accepted historical methods in favor of promoting their specific social, religious, and political principles. Using government documents, newspaper and journal articles, as well as the manuscripts of key historical agents, the thesis reexamines the events corresponding to the cessation of Hawaii’s monarchy and its sovereignty five years later. Contrary to the competing primary historical narratives, it examines the often-ignored complex social, political, and economic factors that created a tempestuous, but economically profitable, relationship between the kingdom’s privileged native class and the elite foreign subjects. The evidence indicates the 1893 coup d'état resulted from multiple domestic conflicts, independent of American foreign policies, but garnered international attention when a rogue US diplomat aided the Caucasian insurgents. Furthermore, the material suggests American imperialists in 1898, not a policy of imperialism, used their country’s increased nationalism during the Spanish-American War to appropriate the Hawaiian Islands as a military asset. The true victim, as with most global historical narratives, remained the islands’ neglected commoners caught in the drive to elevate financial standings.