Phase III of Operation Rolling Thunder

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:allows political constraints
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:U._S._military
several months
limited ground support
Operation Rolling Thunder guidelines
military developments in Vietnam
gptkbp:controversy U. S. military involvement in Vietnam
gptkbp:ends_at gptkb:1968
gptkbp:followed_by Phase IV of Operation Rolling Thunder
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Phase III of Operation Rolling Thunder
gptkbp:includes tactical air support
gptkbp:increased U. S. military presence in Vietnam
bombing intensity
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Embassy
domestic politics
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail
disrupting supply lines
disrupting enemy operations
destroy North Vietnamese infrastructure
gptkbp:is_associated_with escalation of the Vietnam War
gptkbp:is_characterized_by escalation of air strikes
heavy bombing campaigns
high levels of bombing
gptkbp:is_criticized_for ineffectiveness
lack of strategic success
gptkbp:is_designed_to weaken enemy morale
demoralize North Vietnamese forces
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:government_agency
strategic bombing campaigns
naval air strikes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:is_supported_by ground troops
gptkbp:key U. S. military strategy in Vietnam
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1967
gptkbp:led_to increased anti-war sentiment
gptkbp:notable_event Cold War history
gptkbp:operational_history the Vietnam War.
gptkbp:order President Lyndon B. Johnson
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
contain communism in Asia
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:civilian_casualties
gptkbp:strategic_importance achieve air superiority
force negotiations
gptkbp:utilizes gptkb:B-52_bombers
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Tet_Offensive
North Vietnamese aggression
gptkbp:was_marked_by gptkb:military_conflict
increased air sorties
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Phase_II_of_Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6