Operation Rolling Thunder LXXXIII

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:allows rules of engagement
political considerations
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:NATO_command
gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
three years
gptkbp:end_date November 1968
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_LXXXIV
gptkbp:goal to weaken North Vietnam's ability to wage war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Rolling Thunder LXXXIII
gptkbp:influenced future U. S. military operations
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in historical studies
gptkbp:is_characterized_by high operational costs
political constraints
limited objectives
gradual escalation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for high civilian casualties
ineffectiveness
gptkbp:is_designed_to demoralize North Vietnamese forces
support South Vietnamese government
gptkbp:is_documented_in military reports
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:battle
napalm
cluster bombs
gptkbp:is_known_for its controversial nature
gptkbp:is_opposed_by anti-war activists
gptkbp:is_part_of U. S. strategy in Vietnam
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:launch_date March 1965
gptkbp:led_to increased North Vietnamese resilience
gptkbp:notable_event Cold War history
Vietnam War history
U. S. military history
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Rolling_Thunder_operations
gptkbp:order President Lyndon B. Johnson
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:civilian_casualties
destruction of infrastructure
increased anti-war sentiment
gptkbp:type aerial bombardment
gptkbp:uses gptkb:B-52_bombers
fighter jets
gptkbp:was_a_response_to North Vietnamese attacks on U. S. forces