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    IN RETROSPECT - THE FIFTY YEARS OF THE ROLLING THUNDER OPERATION: THE US AIR ATTACKS AND THE DEFENSE OF NORTH VIETNAM 1965-1968 by Johny Santana de Araújo

    Published 2020-08-01
    “… In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson sent the first US military contingents to South Vietnam and launched a major bombing campaign in North Vietnam called the Rolling Thunder. This article discusses the reaction of North Vietnam with its defensive system to attacks, using MiG-17 and MiG-21 airplanes, how it made the most of its skills and equipment and how it overcame adversity, its own limitations and immense North American airpower. …”
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