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Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a frequently interrupted bombing campaign that lasted from 24 February 1965 until the end of October 1968. The purpose of this campaign was to influence Ho Chi Minh to abandon all hope in his ambition to take over South Vietnam. At first, this operation began to show the determination of America, and in hope would prove to Ho Chi Minh that the violence would escalate until he backed down. Also, this operation was intended to help boost the morale of the South Vietnamese. Although the Johnson administration had intended for this operation to hurt the destroy the North Vietnamese and their military equipment, they did not want the North Vietnamese to be defeated in fear that supporters of Communism, such as China and the Soviet Union, would intervene in the war. The purpose of this campaign was an attempt to change the North Vietnamese policy. In an attempt to persuade the North Vietnamese to negotiate, President Johnson restricted the bombing in North Vietnam. After that plan failed Johnson again brought on heavy bombing on North Vietnam and soon after that negotiations began. As of then, Operation Rolling Thunder had ended.
Eschman, Karl. _Linebacker_. New York: Ballantine Books, 1989.
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a frequently interrupted bombing campaign that lasted from 24 February 1965 until the end of October 1968. The purpose of this campaign was to influence Ho Chi Minh to abandon all hope in his ambition to take over South Vietnam. At first, this operation began to show the determination of America, and in hope would prove to Ho Chi Minh that the violence would escalate until he backed down. Also, this operation was intended to help boost the morale of the South Vietnamese. Although the Johnson administration had intended for this operation to hurt the destroy the North Vietnamese and their military equipment, they did not want the North Vietnamese to be defeated in fear that supporters of Communism, such as China and the Soviet Union, would intervene in the war. The purpose of this campaign was an attempt to change the North Vietnamese policy. In an attempt to persuade the North Vietnamese to negotiate, President Johnson restricted the bombing in North Vietnam. After that plan failed Johnson again brought on heavy bombing on North Vietnam and soon after that negotiations began. As of then, Operation Rolling Thunder had ended.
Eschman, Karl. _Linebacker_. New York: Ballantine Books, 1989.