Operation Rolling Thunder

What events in 1964 set the stage for a new phase in the Vietnamese independence? The big events in Vietnam in 1664 were the Gulf of Tonkin that allowed the U.S to have operations in Vietnam without called to declared war. And the United States bombing the Saigon. In American, President Johnson was re-elected and he look for new course of action in Vietnam. Battle in Vietnam had started to happening and it was a new phase of who's going to be on top at the end of it. Vietnam independence is…

operation did not sit well with the White House as they would not have the control over the operation. As the war progressed, McNamara realized the most effective way to defeat the Viet Cong would be to destroy the direct supply lines from China to southern Vietnam. The intent of his plan was to perform “a total quarantine of the movement of war supplies into North Vietnam, by sea, rail, and road, through the mining of Haiphong and all other harbors and the destruction of rail and road…

Operation Bolo and the Effects it had on the Vietnam Conflict Back in the Vietnam Conflict one man decided to change the way American fighter jets engaged in combat. That man was (at the time) Colonel Robin Olds, he had a brilliant idea that would change the way we thought about engaging in air to air combat with the Vietnamese and their Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG) 21 Interceptor fighter jets. Colonel Robin Olds having been no stranger to air to air combat being already identified as an Ace…

How significant was strategy of ‘search and destroy’ as a reason for the USA’s lack of success in the Vietnam War? The United States lost the Vietnam War due to many reasons for example; team-killing. The American hi-tech tactics consistently eliminated the wrong people and weakened their own troops; however the Viet Cong 's guerrilla tactics were relevant to the nature of the combat. The Americans were trying to supply a war 8,000 miles from America but the Viet Cong were equipped with…

In his 1961 inaugural address, John F. Kennedy said, “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” This statement embodies the patriotic mentality of the United States government and military during times of war, whether the nation is directly involved in a conflict or they are providing aid to a less apt nation. Although this speech…

in mind, LBJ organized an air offensive in 1965 called Rolling Thunder. However, Rolling Thunder proved to be inadequate due mostly in part of the US forces using a search destroy tactic on the ground, which had slowed the entire operation down. In the end, LBJ was mostly unsuccessful in resolving the conflict within Vietnam. In 1968, LBJ declared he wouldnÁ─≥t run for office again and in addition ended Operation Rolling Thunder. With Richard Nixon now in office, the fate of…

“Just before your eyes you’d see a dozen civilians go before one soldier.” (“Weapons”). This said by a random Vietnam veteran shows just a very small portion of how the Vietnam War was inhumane. Many innocent civilians had their lives taken or even limbs from their body taken in the war. Life taking machines, B-52 bombers were flying nukes in the war. B-52 Bombers were stocked with several bombs that would kill a man anywhere under one kilometer away from it (“Air”).Last, when it comes to…

in it. Relating to the previous line, with the person laying low, his world has gotten so small that a lampshade has become a light post. He uses a simile to compare himself to the USA’s aerial bombardment operation against North Vietnam. Like the commanders who started Operation Rolling Thunder, that effectively blinded themselves to the likely outcome, as if they didn’t want to know the future. Matt, similarly, doesn’t want to know whether he is likely to succeed. Lastly, the repetitive…

The Vietnam War was a controversial war we had entered in 1965. There are many reasons why we entered into the war; one main cause is the threat of communism. This war had many different strategies. The US started with air strikes. Vietnam used methods of attrition and guerrilla tactics. Many major battles took place, some were major morale boosters and others made the war seem even more pointless. This war had a negative effect on America’s opinion of the war. It caused protests and disdain…

five man parts begins with a prologue at the beginning and ends with the postscript and acknowledgments. Opening with Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office, the book advances through the Tonkin Gulf situation, Operation Rolling Thunder, Operation Starlite, The Draft, Operation Van Buren, Operation Mashier, multiple battles, Martin Luther King Jr, student protests, Richard Nixon, Watergate, and finally to the end of the war and to the building of “The Wall.” The postscript concludes with a…