The First Sustained Bombing of North Vietnam by the United

question 59

Multiple Choice

The first sustained bombing of North Vietnam by the United States was called Operation

• A)Torch.
• B)Rolling Thunder.
• C)Shu Fly.
• D)THOR.
• E)Husky.

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