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Air war over North Vietnam : Operation Rolling Thunder, 1965 1968
- Title
- Air war over North Vietnam : Operation Rolling Thunder, 1965 1968 / Stephen Emerson.
- Author
- Emerson, Stephen A.
- Publication
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen and Sword Military, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- 128 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In early 1965 the United States unleashed the largest sustained aerial bombing campaign since World War II, against North Vietnam. Through an ever escalating onslaught of destruction, Operation Rolling Thunder intended to signal America's unwavering commitment to its South Vietnamese ally in the face of continued North Vietnamese aggression, break Hanoi's political will to prosecute the war, and bring about a negotiated settlement to the conflict. It was not to be. Against the backdrop of the Cold War and fears of widening the conflict into a global confrontation, Washington policy makers micromanaged and mismanaged the air campaign and increasingly muddled strategic objectives and operational methods that ultimately sowed the seeds of failure, despite the heroic sacrifices by U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots and crews. Despite flying some 306,000 combat sorties and dropping 864,000 tons of ordnance on North Vietnam - 42 per cent more than that used in the Pacific theater during World War II - Operation Rolling Thunder failed to drive Hanoi decisively to the negotiating table and end the war. That would take another four years and another air campaign"--Publisher description.
- Series Statement
- Cold War, 1945-1991
- Uniform Title
- Cold War 1945-1991 (Pen & Sword Military (Firm))
- Alternative Title
- Operation Rolling Thunder, 1965 1968
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-127).
- Call Number
- JFE 18-5685
- ISBN
- 9781526708229
- 1526708221
- OCLC
- 990959180
- Author
- Emerson, Stephen A., author.
- Title
- Air war over North Vietnam : Operation Rolling Thunder, 1965 1968 / Stephen Emerson.
- Publisher
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen and Sword Military, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Cold War, 1945-1991Cold War 1945-1991 (Pen & Sword Military (Firm))
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-127).
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-5685