Operation Rolling Thunder XXVII

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:allows political constraints
gptkbp:campaigns defeat communism in Vietnam
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Monarch
three years
President Lyndon B. Johnson
North Vietnamese aggression
gptkbp:depicted_in a failure by some historians
a turning point in U. S. military policy.
gptkbp:duration 1965-1968
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_XXVIII
gptkbp:goal to boost morale of the South Vietnamese
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Rolling Thunder XXVII
gptkbp:includes bombing campaigns
gptkbp:increased anti-war sentiment
gptkbp:influenced U. S. military strategy
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:North_Vietnam
disrupting supply lines
demoralizing the enemy
destroying military targets
gptkbp:is_characterized_by limited objectives
gradual escalation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:civilian_casualties
ineffectiveness
lack of clear objectives
lack of clear success
gptkbp:is_designed_to support ground troops
weaken North Vietnamese resolve
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:battle
strategic bombing
air strikes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:U._S._air_campaign
U. S. military strategy in Southeast Asia
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:South_Vietnamese_government
gptkbp:key_event Cold War history
gptkbp:led_to escalation of U. S. involvement
gptkbp:notable_event Vietnam War history
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:resulted_in destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:strategic_importance contain communism
gptkbp:uses gptkb:B-52_bombers
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
increased Viet Cong activity
gptkbp:was_marked_by high levels of bombing