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Author |
: Edwin E. Moïse |
Publisher |
: Univ of North Carolina Press |
Total Pages |
: 325 |
Release |
: 2000-11-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780807863480 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0807863483 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tonkin Gulf and the Escalation of the Vietnam War by : Edwin E. Moïse
Retracing the confused pattern of planning for escalation of the Vietnam War, Moise reconstructs the events of the night of August 4, 1964, when the U.S. Navy destroyers Maddox and Turner Joy reported that they were under attack by North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin. Using declassified records and interviews with the participants, Moise demonstrates that there was no North Vietnamese attack; the original report was a genuine mistake.
Author |
: Eileen A. Bjorkman |
Publisher |
: U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages |
: 280 |
Release |
: 2020-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781640123632 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1640123636 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Unforgotten in the Gulf of Tonkin by : Eileen A. Bjorkman
On November 18, 1965, U.S. Navy pilot Willie Sharp ejected from his F-8 fighter after being hit while positioned over a target in North Vietnam. With a cloud layer beneath him, he did not know if he was over land--where he would most certainly be captured or killed by the North Vietnamese--or over the Gulf of Tonkin. As he ejected, both navy and air force aircraft were already heading toward him to help. What followed was a dramatic rescue made by pilots and other airmen with little or no training or experience in combat search-and-rescue. Told by former military flight test engineer Eileen A. Bjorkman, this story includes nail-biting descriptions of air combat, flight, and rescue. Bjorkman places Sharp's story in the larger context of the U.S. military's bedrock credo--No Man Left Behind--and calls attention to the more than eighty thousand Americans still missing from conflicts since World War I. She also explores the devastating aftershocks of the Vietnam War as Sharp struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder. Woven into this gripping tale is the fascinating history of combat search-and-rescue missions that officially began in World War II. Combining the cockiness and camaraderie of Top Gun with the heroics of Sully, Unforgotten in the Gulf of Tonkin is a riveting tale of combat rescue and an unforgettable story about the U.S. military's commitment to leave no man behind.
Author |
: Tal Tovy |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 245 |
Release |
: 2021-04-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317431992 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317431995 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Gulf of Tonkin by : Tal Tovy
The Gulf of Tonkin: The United States and the Escalation in the Vietnam War analyzes the events that led to the escalation of the conflict in Vietnam and increased American involvement. On August 4, 1964, the captains of two American destroyers, the USS Maddox and the USS Turner Joy, reported that their ships were being attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats. This report came on top of a previous report by the captain of the USS Maddox, indicating that he had been attacked by torpedo boats two nights earlier. The text introduces readers to the historiography of these incidents and how the perception of the events changed over time. The attacks, which were collectively called the Gulf of Tonkin incident, are presented in the context not only of the Vietnam War but also of the Cold War and U.S. government powers, enabling students to understand the events’ full ramifications. Using essential primary documents, Tal Tovy provides an accessible introduction to a vital turning point in U.S. and international affairs. This book will be useful to all students of the Vietnam War, American military history, and foreign policy history.
Author |
: John Galloway |
Publisher |
: Rutherford [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press |
Total Pages |
: 590 |
Release |
: 1970 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015002232539 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution by : John Galloway
Author |
: Rene J Francillon |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2018-12-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 2490489003 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9782490489008 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club by : Rene J Francillon
This book will provide accurately facts, history, figures, and high quality photos of all the U. S. carriers and plane models in the Vietnam War. Details for each carrier include dates for each deployment, number of planes lost, number enemy planes shot down.
Author |
: Joseph C. Goulden |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 294 |
Release |
: 1969 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015020699396 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Truth is the First Casualty by : Joseph C. Goulden
Author's note: Historians who walk through what the late President Kennedy called the "minefield" of contemporary events must tread carefully lest their own reputations, or those of perons about whom they write, be blown skyward by misstatement or misinterpretation. Truth is the First Casualty is a reconstruction of an event that will remain politically volatile for years; unsurprisingly therefore, the Johnson Adminsitration and its officials are anxious that as little as possible be said about it. ... Arlington, Virginia, April 16, 1969 [page 1].
Author |
: Earle Rice |
Publisher |
: Morgan Reynolds Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1931798168 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781931798167 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Point of No Return by : Earle Rice
In August 1964, the United States claimed that its patrol ships were fired upon by the North Vietnamese. In response, the U.S. Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which escalated the Vietnam conflict into a full scale war. Point of No Return: Tonkin Gulf and the Vietnam War takes a vivid look at how the United States became embedded in the longest war in its history.
Author |
: Edwin Moise |
Publisher |
: Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages |
: 363 |
Release |
: 2019-07-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781682474488 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1682474488 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tonkin Gulf and the Escalation of the Vietnam War, Revised Edition by : Edwin Moise
On July 31, the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Maddox (DD-731) began a reconnaissance cruise off the coast of North Vietnam. On August 2, three North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the ship. On the night of August 4, the Maddox and another destroyer, the USS Turner Joy (DD-951), expecting to be attacked, saw what they interpreted as hostile torpedo boats on their radars and reported themselves under attack. The following day, the United States bombed North Vietnam in retaliation. Congress promptly passed, almost unanimously and with little debate, a resolution granting President Lyndon Johnson authority to take “all necessary measures” to deal with aggression in Vietnam. The incident of August 4, 1964, is at the heart of this book. The author interviewed numerous Americans who were present. Most believed in the moment that an attack was occurring. By the time they were interviewed, there were more doubters than believers, but the ones who still believed were more confident in their opinions. Factoring in degree of assurance, one could say that the witnesses were split right down the middle on this fundamental question. A careful and rigorous examination of the other forms of evidence, including intercepted North Vietnamese naval communications, interrogations of North Vietnamese torpedo boat personnel captured later in the war, and the destroyers’ detailed records of the location and duration of radar contacts, lead the author to conclude that no attack occurred that night.
Author |
: Edwin E. Moise |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 1999-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0788159895 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780788159893 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tonkin Gulf and the Escalation of the Vietnam War by : Edwin E. Moise
By carefully reconstructing the events of August 4, 1964, when two U.S. Navy destroyers reported that they were under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin, Moise conclusively demonstrates that there was no North Vietnamese attack. Still, he argues that the original report was not a lie concocted to provide an excuse for escalation but a genuine mistake.
Author |
: Anthony Austin |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 1971 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105044464670 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis The President's War by : Anthony Austin
Detailed account by a New York Times editor, analyzing possible misrepresentations of the naval engagement over which the U.S.A. went to war.