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Hearts and Minds is a 1974 American documentary film about the Vietnam War directed by Peter Davis.The film's title is based on a quote from President Lyndon B. Johnson: "the ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there". [1]
A United States Army soldier greeting Iraqi children while on patrol during the occupation of Iraq in 2009. Winning hearts and minds is a concept occasionally expressed in the resolution of war, insurgency, and other conflicts, in which one side seeks to prevail not by the use of superior force, but by making emotional or intellectual appeals to sway supporters of the other side.
The phrase "hearts and minds" was first used in the context of counter-insurgency warfare by British General Gerald Templer in February 1952. Speaking of the conflict known as the Malayan Emergency, Templer said that victory in the war "lies not in pouring more soldiers into the jungle, but in the hearts and minds of the Malayan people."
Winning hearts and minds, the idea of persuading enemies instead of defeating them by force Hearts and Minds (Vietnam War) , a strategy used by the South Vietnamese and United States governments Hearts and minds (Iraq) , a US public relations campaign and 2004 congressional hearing during the Iraq War
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Hearts and Minds is a British television series created by Jimmy McGovern and first aired on Channel 4 from 16 February to 9 March 1995. The series won the Royal Television Society award for Best Serial Drama. [1] The series is about a young teacher at a tough Liverpool high school.
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