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This was an air campaign conducted by the US Air Force & US Naval Airmen.
Operation Rolling Thunder was the code name given to us bombings of strategic targets in North Vietnam is 1965. It was used by the US, under president Johnson. This method was used in order to put pressure on the south, in order to make them stop supplying the vietcong, end the war and start negotiations. However, it brought no end to the conflict and failed to have any impact on the war.
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What was the first Operation rolling thunder?
1965 is when the Air Campaign "Rolling Thunder" began against North Vietnam.
What was Operation Rolling Thunder?
a sustained aerial bombing campaign agaisnt the vietcong {nova}
What was the US-directed program of covert raids on North Vietnam called?
Operation Rolling Thunder
Why is the thunder rolling overhead?
Rolling Thunder was the air war over North Vietnam.
Impact of operation rolling thunder?
With a failure of bombing in the north, the American were forced to send in ground troops. Operation rolling thunder failed as the VC ( vietcong ) where well hiden in the tree canopies and so bombing was pointless.
The majority of the bombing during Operation Rolling Thunder was launched from sites in which Southeastern Asian country?
Thailand
When did Operation Rolling Thunder end?
Operation Rolling Thunder began in February, 1965 and did not end until October, 1968.
How long was operation rolling thunder?
Operation Rolling Thunder began in 1965 on the 24th of February and ended on the 31st of October 1968.
Where was operation rolling thunder held?
Rolling Thunder was the air war against NORTH Vietnam.
What was the relevance of Operation Rolling Thunder?
Rolling Thunder was the FIRST "air campaign" committed against NORTH Vietnam.
The campaign of sustained bombing launched by Lyndon Johnson against North Vietnam in 1964 was known as?
Operation Rolling Thunder. It aimed to weaken North Vietnam's ability to wage war and to pressure them to negotiate a settlement. The bombing campaign lasted for three years but did not achieve its objectives and instead intensified the conflict.
What was the first Operation rolling thunder?
1965 is when the Air Campaign "Rolling Thunder" began against North Vietnam.
How many refugees were there after operation rolling thunder?
3,000,000 were left as refugees
Do some people refer B52 as rolling thunder?
'Rolling Thunder' was an operation during Vietnam, in which a fleet of B-52's bombed an area.
What do operation rolling thunder do in north Vietnam?
It sustained bombing in north Vietnam
What did operation rolling thunder do in north Vietnam?
It sustained bombing in north Vietnam
What are the release dates for War Stories with Oliver North - 2001 Operation Rolling Thunder - 5.68?
War Stories with Oliver North - 2001 Operation Rolling Thunder - 5.68 was released on: USA: 25 September 2005
