19 Part One: Boot Camp 19 Part One: Boot Camp 19 Part One: Boot Camp is a multi-load computer game created by Cascade Games in . It appeared on the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. The inspiration for the game came in two parts - the arcade game "Combat School" and the Paul Hardcastle song "19", which was itself about the Vietnam War. The player controls a soldier through several training events, including an obstacle course, shooting practice and jeep driving. The game is split into four stages: Stage One is an assault course - the player must gain speed by pressing the right directional
1964 in the Vietnam War opposed foreign influences such as the United States and Catholicism. Assistant Secretary of Defense John McNaughton recommended to his superior, Robert McNamara, that, given the chaotic state of South Vietnam, the U.S. consider sending a significant number of combat troops to South Vietnam and provoke actions to justify an air war against North Vietnam. Other advisers of President Johnson were making similar proposals. Ambassador Taylor in Saigon reported to the Department of State in Washington that in South Vietnam only "the emergence of an exceptional leader could improve the situation." He proposed that the U.S. assume "increased responsibility" for the