Operation Rolling Thunder LXXXVI

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Defense
three years
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:films
a failure by some historians
a necessary action by some supporters
gptkbp:end_date gptkb:1968
gptkbp:ends_at gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_LXXXVII
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:goal to weaken North Vietnam's ability to wage war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Rolling Thunder LXXXVI
gptkbp:influenced subsequent military strategies
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military studies
gptkbp:is_characterized_by 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_discussed_in historical books
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:battle
over 800,000 tons of bombs
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:North_Vietnam
anti-war activists
gptkbp:is_part_of escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
U. S. Cold War strategy
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:organization
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:South_Vietnam
gptkbp:key_event U. S. military history
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1965
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
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
napalm
cluster bombs
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
gptkbp:was_marked_by political controversies
high operational costs
military controversies