Operation+Rolling+Thunder+(March+2,+1965-November+1,+1968)

Operation Rolling Thunder was an American military operation that began on March 2, 1965 and ended on October 31, 1968. It consisted of heavy aerial bombardment which left North Vietnam devastated. It was estimated to have killed about 52,000 North Vietnamese citizens, and also estimated to have cost the Untied States about 1,000 planes.

Operation Rolling Thunder stands as a very good example of airpower failure. It failed to produce any long-term results. The only real thing that it did was to further motivate the Viet Cong.

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Tucker, Spencer C. "Rolling Thunder, Operation." The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. Second Edition. Volume III. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2011. Print.

"Operation Rolling Thunder." History Learning Site. (2004): n. page. Web. 21 Dec. 2011. .