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Operation Rolling Thunder

The escalation of the US war in Vietnam began with an extended bombing campaign that lasted for more than 3 years (1965 – 68) and transformed the military and political landscape. This article explores the campaign’s objectives and outcomes

US aircraft refuelling on their way to bomb targets in North Vietnam

Viet Cong A guerrilla force of mainly South Vietnamese soldiers sympathetic to North Vietnam and loyal to Ho Chi Minh. Distinct from the North Vietnamese Army.

AQA AS The USA and Vietnam, 1961–75

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