Operation Rolling Thunder XCII
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
|
| gptkbp:allows |
political considerations
|
| gptkbp:approves |
President Lyndon B. Johnson
|
| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:U._S._Air_Command
gptkb:U._S._military three years limited ground support North Vietnamese territory increased attacks on U. S. forces Operation Rolling Thunder guidelines |
| gptkbp:end_date |
November 1968
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
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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 XCII
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| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:North_Vietnam supply routes disrupting logistics industrial targets destroying enemy morale |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
intense bombing campaigns
gradual escalation high levels of aircraft losses |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
ineffectiveness
escalation of conflict lack of clear objectives lack of air superiority |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
support South Vietnam
demoralize North Vietnamese forces |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:battle strategic bombing over 800,000 tons of bombs |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:U._S._air_campaign
U. S. military strategy U. S. involvement in Vietnam U. S. strategy in Vietnam U. S. Cold War policy Operation Rolling Thunder series |
| gptkbp:key |
Vietnam War history
|
| gptkbp:launch_date |
March 1965
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased anti-war sentiment
|
| gptkbp:named_after |
a Rolling Thunder operation concept
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Cold War history
U. S. military history |
| gptkbp:notable_operations |
high civilian casualties
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
gptkb:civilian_casualties
significant destruction of infrastructure |
| gptkbp:type |
aerial bombardment
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| gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:B-52_bombers
fighter jets |
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
U. S. military strategy in Southeast Asia
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
North Vietnamese aggression political developments in Vietnam |