Operation Rolling Thunder

“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…

Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th President of the United States, 37th Vice President of the United States, a United States Representative, and a Majority Leader of the United States Senate. He is one of only four people who have served in all four federal elected positions. He led America during the Vietnam War. These are only a couple accomplishments of his during his life. Johnson supported civil rights for everyone. He dealt with the different opinions on the Vietnam War. He was a president who…

Beginning in November of 1955 and ending in April of 1975 the Vietnam War was a hard-fought war between North and South Vietnam. American troops were sent over to Vietnam in the 1960s under the command of President John F. Kennedy. The U.S involvement in the Vietnam War was widely debated across the nation and split citizens into pro-war “hawks” and anti-war “doves.” Inhumane war tatics, meaningless murder, unprepared soldiers and governement secrets are four main reasons many people, including…

massive bombing attacks which were called operation “Rolling Thunder”. This operations main goal was to obliterate all signs of communist rule in North Vietnam. The US would use tons and tons of explosives on a daily basis, destroying everything but their enemies. These bomb raids continued for years costing not only innocent lives but also billions and billions of dollars. It wasn’t until fifteen years of innocent bloodshed and expensive failed military operations that the US decided to pull…

Throughout the history of the United States the navy has consistently demonstrated a strategical prowess, even when the odds are stacked against them. Our Navy has had many different places across history, starting from the bottom fighting against forces that vastly outnumber our own such as the British during the war of 1812, to World War 2 against the Japanese fighting foes that will do anything to win, and being a massive supporting force like during Korea and Vietnam. Each time the scenario…

Vietnam, a war based on lies. The Cold War’s increasing belief that the spread of the communist power would mean the end of freedom. "Reality is grim and painful. But it is only a remote echo of the anguish toward which a policy founded on illusion is surely taking us.” -John F. Kennedy. The American takeover of the newly born South Vietnam that hurt the people more than it helped, taking on a series of destruction and devastation rather than assisting and strengthening. The 11 year war that…

intervention of U.S. forces in Vietnam. President Johnson ordered the bombing of North Vietnam in retaliation for the Tonkin attack. The bombing campaign that Johnson ordered was called Operation Rolling Thunder. The U.S. bombed strategic points in North Vietnam along the course of the whole war after Operation Rolling Thunder was…