Operation Silver Tower

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MACV-SOG
gptkb:USS_New_Hampshire_(BB-70)
gptkbp:campaigns against the Viet Cong
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Tet_Offensive
Cold War tensions
harsh conditions
North Vietnamese tactics
gptkbp:convicted_of joint operations
multiple phases
combat troops
gptkbp:depicted_in a turning point
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Junction_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Silver Tower
gptkbp:includes ground operations
gptkbp:influenced_by political decisions
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:Viet_Cong_forces
disrupt enemy supply lines
disrupting enemy communications
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military historians
tactical effectiveness
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Operation_Cedar_Falls
gptkbp:is_characterized_by heavy fighting
high troop deployment
gptkbp:is_committed_to gptkb:South_Vietnam
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:civilian_casualties
anti-war activists
gptkbp:is_documented_in military reports
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:is_linked_to escalation of U. S. involvement
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:is_supported_by artillery units
logistical units
gptkbp:key the Vietnam War.
gptkbp:key_event Vietnam War history
gptkbp:led_to increased U. S. presence in Vietnam
gptkbp:location gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:meets mixed results
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:South_Vietnam
counterinsurgency efforts
Vietnam strategy
gptkbp:military_strategy to gain territory
gptkbp:notable_operations in military history
in 1968
gptkbp:objective counterinsurgency
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:partnership air force units
gptkbp:proposed_by U. S. military planners
gptkbp:reports_to gptkb:television_channel
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:significance gptkb:battle
U. S. military strategy
gptkbp:strategic_importance to defeat communism
gptkbp:utilizes air support
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for to stabilize the region
gptkbp:was_a_response_to escalating conflict in Vietnam
growing insurgency
the Tet Offensive's impact
gptkbp:was_marked_by intense combat
gptkbp:year gptkb:1968