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August 2, 1964

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August 2, 1964

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Gulf of Tonkin Sonar and Radar Recordings: Chain of Custody, Analysis, and Document Preservation (1964–Present)
The Gulf of Tonkin incident of August 1964 consisted of two alleged naval engagements involving USS Maddox and the U.S. Navy in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. The first engagement on August 2 is well-do…
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident: North Vietnamese Primary Sources and Perspectives on August 4, 1964
The Gulf of Tonkin incident, occurring in August 1964, involved two alleged naval engagements between the U.S. Navy and North Vietnamese forces. While the August 2 engagement is widely acknowledged as…