Operation Rolling Thunder XC
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_operations
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| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:North_Vietnamese_Army
gptkb:Viet_Cong gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Defense |
| gptkbp:controversy |
gptkb:civilian_casualties
|
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
a failure by some historians
a controversial chapter in U. S. history a precursor to later operations a turning point in U. S. military strategy |
| gptkbp:duration |
1965 to 1968
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| gptkbp:ended |
November 1968
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| gptkbp:goal |
to weaken North Vietnam's ability to wage war
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Operation Rolling Thunder XC
|
| 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 over 3,500 sorties |
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:historical_accounts academic papers military studies political science research |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
political implications
high costs ineffectiveness lack of clear objectives |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
demoralize the enemy
support ground troops destroy enemy infrastructure interdict supplies |
| gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:military supply routes industrial sites |
| gptkbp:led_to |
escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
significant destruction of infrastructure
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
|
| gptkbp:type |
aerial bombardment
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| gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:B-52_bombers
fighter jets |
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
North Vietnamese aggression South Vietnam's request for support U. S. military advisors' needs Viet Cong attacks |
| gptkbp:was_characterized_by |
high visibility
political constraints intense media coverage limited objectives gradual escalation |
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
U. S. strategy in Southeast Asia
|
| gptkbp:was_supported_by |
gptkb:South_Vietnam
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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