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PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited

ISBN-101526708221

ISBN-139781526708229

eBay Product ID (ePID)243284760

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Book TitleAir War over North Vietnam : Operation Rolling Thunder, 1965-1968

Number of Pages136 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

TopicMilitary / Vietnam War, Military / Aviation

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorStephen Emerson

Book SeriesCold War 1945-1991 Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-478945

ReviewsStephen Emerson does an outstanding job of outlining the complicated flashpoint of Vietnam that lasted for more than 30 years and culminated with the height of the Vietnam War... well-written and articulates to history buffs and novices alike by remaining focused on Operation Rolling Thunder and the fight for air supremacy., I strongly recommend Emerson's book to everyone from military member, to policy maker, to anyone interested in history. As always, there are lessons to be learned that can be applied to present conflicts as well as those in the future.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal959.704/348

SynopsisIn 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. But by building on the hard earned political and military lessons of the past, the Nixon Administration and American military commanders would get another chance to prove themselves when they implemented operations Linebacker I and II in May and December 1972\. And this time the results would be vastly different.

LC Classification NumberDS558.8