Operation Rolling Thunder XCVI

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
three years
phases
President Lyndon B. Johnson
gptkbp:duration 1965-1968
gptkbp:goal to boost morale of South Vietnamese forces
gptkbp:has_limitations political constraints
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Rolling Thunder XCVI
gptkbp:included over 800,000 tons of bombs
gptkbp:increased anti-war sentiment
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:involved gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkb:intelligence_operations
strategic bombing
air strikes
gptkbp:is_aimed_at interdiction
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military studies
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:civilian_casualties
military analysts
ineffectiveness
gptkbp:is_designed_to demoralize North Vietnamese leadership
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_accounts
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:North_Vietnamese_Army
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:North_Vietnam
supply routes
gptkbp:key_event Cold War history
gptkbp:led_to escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:notable_operations nan
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:resulted_in destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:uses gptkb:B-52_bombers
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in gptkb:Vietnamization_policy
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
gptkbp:was_characterized_by gradual escalation
gptkbp:was_followed_by gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
gptkbp:was_intended_to_weaken North Vietnamese resolve
gptkbp:was_part_of air campaigns
U. S. military strategy
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4