Operation Rolling Thunder XXVI

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:allows political constraints
gptkbp:approves President Lyndon B. Johnson
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:1972
gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:battle
Vietnam War era
North Vietnamese aggression
Operation Rolling Thunder framework
gptkbp:date gptkb:1972
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:ends_at gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Linebacker_II
gptkbp:goal to destroy North Vietnamese infrastructure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Rolling Thunder XXVI
gptkbp:increased U. S. military presence
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail
disrupting enemy logistics
disrupting supply lines
disrupting enemy supply routes
destroying military targets
demoralizing enemy forces
gptkbp:is_characterized_by high civilian casualties
high-altitude bombing
gptkbp:is_criticized_for political implications
collateral damage
ineffectiveness
gptkbp:is_designed_to support ground troops
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:battle
strategic bombing
air strikes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:U._S._air_campaign
U. S. military strategy
U. S. strategy in Vietnam
U. S. Cold War strategy
U. S. air operations in Southeast Asia
gptkbp:key gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:led_to escalation of conflict
gptkbp:meets North Vietnamese resistance
gptkbp:notable_event Vietnam War history
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_XXV
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:U._S._military_command
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:civilian_casualties
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
gptkbp:uses gptkb:B-52_bombers
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Tet_Offensive
escalating conflict in Vietnam
gptkbp:was_marked_by intense aerial bombardment