2019/04/29 by Johny Santana de Araújo, De Araújo, Johny Santana
Social Sciences · #Air War #Cold War #Conflict in Southeast Asia #North Vietnam #Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
paper · doi:10.35588/rhsm.v24i1.3868
openalex publication_date 2019/04/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
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.