Operation Rolling Thunder XX
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| 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:aircraft_operated |
gptkb:F-105_Thunderchief
gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress gptkb:A-4_Skyhawk gptkb:star North Vietnamese air defenses improved Soviet support for North Vietnam increased |
| gptkbp:arrangements |
over 100,000
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
thousands of civilians
hundreds of U. S. airmen thousands of North Vietnamese soldiers |
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
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| gptkbp:community_impact |
escalation of the Vietnam War
increased U. S. military presence in Vietnam |
| gptkbp:conflict |
mixed results
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
debate over effectiveness
debate over civilian impact |
| gptkbp:duration |
3 years
|
| gptkbp:end_date |
November 2, 1968
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| gptkbp:ends_at |
halted due to lack of progress
shifted focus to ground operations |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:fighting_style |
aerial bombardment
|
| gptkbp:goal |
to boost morale of the South Vietnamese
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
debated by historians
analyzed in military studies |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Monarch
U. S. involvement in Southeast Asia |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Operation Rolling Thunder XX
|
| gptkbp:intelligence |
overestimated impact on North Vietnamese morale
underestimated North Vietnamese resilience |
| gptkbp:involved_countries |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:South_Vietnam |
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
gptkb:North_Vietnam
|
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:Viet_Cong |
| gptkbp:launch_date |
March 2, 1965
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future military operations
shaped U. S. military policy led to lessons learned in air power usage |
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
attrition warfare
strategic bombing |
| gptkbp:objective |
to destroy North Vietnamese supply lines
to deter North Vietnamese aggression |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
gptkb:civilian_casualties
destruction of infrastructure increased anti-war sentiment |
| gptkbp:significance |
first sustained bombing campaign in Vietnam
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
|