Operation Rolling Thunder LXI

GPTKB entity

Statements (112)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:F-4_Phantom_II
gptkb:F-16_Fighting_Falcon
gptkb:B-2_Spirit
gptkb:B-57_Canberra
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:F-111_Aardvark
gptkb:F-15_Eagle
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:F-14_Tomcat
gptkb:C-5_Galaxy
gptkb:F-22_Raptor
gptkb:F-105_Thunderchief
gptkb:F-8_Crusader
gptkb:C-141_Starlifter
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:F-86_Sabre
gptkb:C-124_Globemaster_II
gptkb:A-1_Skyraider
gptkb:A-26_Invader
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkb:A-4_Skyhawk
gptkb:B-1_Lancer
gptkb:C-130_Hercules
gptkbp:approves President Lyndon B. Johnson
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:civilian_casualties
military casualties
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
three years
phases
growing anti-war sentiment
limited objectives
North Vietnamese aggression
gptkbp:depicted_in a failure by historians
gptkbp:duration approximately three years
gptkbp:end_date gptkb:1968
gptkbp:ended gptkb:1968
gptkbp:goal to weaken North Vietnam's ability to wage war
gptkbp:has_limitations rules of engagement
political considerations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Rolling Thunder LXI
gptkbp:influenced subsequent military operations
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
over 800,000 tons of bombs
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of U. S. air strategy
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail
military targets
supply routes
industrial sites
gptkbp:is_criticized_for anti-war activists
high civilian casualties
ineffectiveness
gptkbp:is_designed_to demoralize North Vietnamese forces
support South Vietnamese government
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:North_Vietnam
transportation networks
military targets
industrial sites
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_LXI_airstrikes
U. S. military history
Operation Rolling Thunder LXI bombing campaign
Operation Rolling Thunder LXI military strategy
gptkbp:outcome limited success
failed to achieve objectives
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:political_impact increased anti-war sentiment
influenced U. S. public opinion
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:North_Vietnamese_Army
gptkb:Tet_Offensive
gptkb:Viet_Cong
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
gptkb:Vietnamization
gptkb:Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:civilian_casualties
destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:start_date gptkb:1965
gptkbp:started_in gptkb:1965
gptkbp:strategic_goals containment of communism
gptkbp:strategy gradual escalation
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_LXII
gptkbp:type aerial bombardment
aerial bombing campaign
gptkbp:uses gptkb:B-52_bombers
fighter jets
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of U. S. military power
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_II
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for Vietnam War strategy
gptkbp:was_characterized_by heavy bombing raids
gradual escalation
gptkbp:was_followed_by gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
gptkbp:was_marked_by gptkb:controversy
high operational costs
gptkbp:was_part_of escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
U. S. strategy in Vietnam
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4