In November 1968, the United States 7th Air Force began a year-round bombing campaign of southeastern Laos to slow the infiltration of Vietnamese troops and supplies into South Vietnam. Despite the massive amount of bombs dropped, the campaigns of Operation Commando Hunt were unable to stop the Communists from sending men and materiel down the Ho Chi Minh Trail to support their operations in the south. This thesis seeks to show that President Lyndon Johnson's decision to stop bombing North Vietnam and President Richard Nixon's Vietnamization policy, along with the North Vietnamese's determination to keep their supply route open, combined to prevent Operation Commando Hunt from achieving its goal.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc271824 |
Date | 05 1900 |
Creators | Ha, Dong Nguyen |
Contributors | Citino, Robert, Chet, Guy, McCaslin, Richard |
Publisher | University of North Texas |
Source Sets | University of North Texas |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | Text |
Rights | Public, Ha, Dong Nguyen, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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