The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club: Naval Aviation in the Vietnam War

by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

Book Overview

The "Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club" was the tongue-in-cheek nickname of the US Seventh Fleet that was stationed off the coast of Vietnam and this book tells the full story of the US Naval air campaign in the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1975.

On August 2, 1964, the USS Maddox became embroiled in the infamous Gulf of Tonkin incident that led directly to America's increased involvement in the Vietnam War. Supporting the Maddox that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472845951
• ISBN13: 9781472845955
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"