THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Operation Rolling Thunder
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Christmas Bombings
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Search and Destroy
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“Bombing them back to the bargaining table”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Operation Rolling Thunder was a frequently interrupted bombing campaign that began on 24 February 1965 and lasted until the end of October 1968. During this period U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft engaged in a bombing campaign designed to force Ho Chi Minh to abandon his ambition to take over South Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first Rolling Thunder mission took place on March 2, 1965, when 100 U.S. Air Force and Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) planes struck the Xom Bang ammunition dump 100 miles southeast of Hanoi.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson approved an increased air campaign nicknamed Operation Rolling Thunder. The purpose of the campaign was to provide additional air support to South Vietnam, including bombing targets in North Vietnam. It marked a major increase in the United States’ involvement in the conflict.
Detailed explanation-4: -On 2 March 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder missions commenced against North Vietnam. The goal of the operation was to discourage the Hanoi regime’s direction and support of an insurgency that threatened to destroy the Republic of Vietnam.