Though Nixon initiated Operation Linebacker II, a bombing campaign against North Vietnam coinciding with the Christmas holiday, he suspended bombing operations on Christmas Day for humanitarian ...
The military and diplomatic situation in the Persian Gulf bears virtually no similarity to that in 1972. Here's why.
In December 1972, during Operation Linebacker II, American B-52 Stratofortress crews were given orders that many believed bordered on suicidal. Night after night, they were instructed to fly identical ...