Vietnam's Final Air Campaign: Operation Linebacker I & II, May-December 1972

An account of the last American bombardments that took place over North Vietnam while peace talks struggled in Paris. Includes maps and photos.

On March 30, 1972, some thirty thousand North Vietnamese troops, along with tanks and heavy artillery, surged across the demilitarized zone into South Vietnam in the opening round of Hanoi's Easter Offensive. By early May, South Vietnamese forces were on the ropes and faltering. Without the support of U.S. combat troops—who were in their final sta...