Johnson and Vietnam: Decision Making during Operation Rolling Thunder

The name of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President the United States, has practically been tied together with Vietnam War, which raged on during entirety his presidency. Johnson Presidency could have remembered after numerous and admirable domestic policy steps he took, yet it is Vietnam, overshadows historical legacy. Both Gulf Tonkin Incident longest campaign Operation Rolling Thunder took place terms in office. This latter was harshly criticised by peers, especially from military leadership circles, thus worth re-examining this period war using now publicly available sources. article aims to examine how inner circle advisors made their decisions question.