Operation Rolling Thunder (1965 - 68)

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Support the Simple History channel and play War Thunder now for FREE and also get a free Premium tank or aircraft and 3 days of Premium time: https://gjn.link/SimpleHistory/190507 Operation Rolling Thunder was one of the most intense aerial campaigns in U.S. history. As the largest US air force operation of the Vietnam War, it lasted from March 2, 1965 until November 2, 1968. Originally, the operation was not the idea of the military, but was the brainchild of president Lyndon B. Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Credit: Created by Daniel Turner Narrator: Chris Kane https://vocalforge.com/ Sources: Frankum, Ronald B, Like Rolling Thunder: the air war in Vietnam 1964-1675, 2005 Rendal, Ivan, Rolling Thunder, Jet Combat from World War II

Published 2019-05-06 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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