Event: Operation Rolling Thunder
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Battlefield Vietnam (10): Operation Rolling Thunder
This episode chronicles the massive air raids by both U.S. Air Force and Navy fighters and bombers that were meant to annihilate the will to fight of the North Vietnamese forces. Carpet bombings destroyed everything, leaving nothing more then burnt remnants of villages, forests and cities. The goal was never achieved, as the Vietnamese only…
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Battlefield Vietnam (9): Air war
The airwar in Southeast Asia was more then a contest between Vietnam and America. From the start, China and the Soviet Union were backing the Vietnamese, with advisors and weapons. This almost lead to an extension of the conflict to the allies of Vietnam. Luckily, America never did a major attack on China and the…