| Aerial Operations and Battles of the Vietnam War: Action of 23 August 1967, Operation ARC Light, Operation Babylift, Operation Bolo, Operation Flaming Contributor(s): Source Wikipedia (Author), Books, LLC (Editor), Books, LLC (Created by) |
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ISBN: 1156131952 ISBN-13: 9781156131954 Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series OUR PRICE: $16.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Physical Information: 0.09" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.21 lbs) 42 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Action of 23 August 1967, Operation Arc Light, Operation Babylift, Operation Bolo, Operation Flaming Dart, Operation Linebacker, Operation Linebacker II, Operation Menu, Operation Pierce Arrow, Operation Ranch Hand, Operation Rolling Thunder, Thanh Hoa Bridge. Excerpt: Operation Rolling Thunder was the title of a gradual and sustained US 2nd Air Division (later Seventh Air Force), US Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) aerial bombardment campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) from 2 March 1965 until 2 November 1968, during the Vietnam War. The four objectives of the operation (which evolved over time) were to boost the sagging morale of the Saigon regime in the Republic of Vietnam, to persuade North Vietnam to cease its support for the communist insurgency in South Vietnam without actually taking any ground forces into communist North Vietnam, to destroy North Vietnam's transportation system, industrial base, and air defenses, and to cease the flow of men and material into South Vietnam. Attainment of these objectives was made difficult by both the restraints imposed upon the U.S and its allies by Cold War exigencies and by the military aid and assistance received by North Vietnam from its communist allies, the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China (PRC). The operation became the most intense air/ground battle waged during the Cold War period; indeed, it was the most difficult such campaign fought by the U.S. Air Force since the aerial bombardment of Germany during World War II. Supported by communist allies, North Vietnam fielded a potent mixture of sophisticated air-to-air and ground-to-air weapons that created one of the most effective air defenses ever faced by American military aviators. In response to President Ngo Dinh Diem's abrogation of the 1956 reunification election and suppression of communists during the late 1950s, Hanoi had begun sending arms and material to the guerrillas of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF), who were fighting an insurgency to topple the American-supported Saigon government. To combat the NLF and to shore up the government in the south, the U.S. initially delivered monetary aid, military advisors, and supplies. |