Name: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident: How a Phantom Attack Sparked a Real War
Uploaded: 2025-10-23T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 4 min 14 s
Description: When Shadows Become Justification — a concise dive into the Gulf of Tonkin Incident: the August 1964 naval encounters that justified U.S. escalation in Vietnam. This historical documentary unpacks the

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When Shadows Become Justification — a concise dive into the Gulf of Tonkin Incident: the August 1964 naval encounters that justified U.S. escalation in Vietnam. This historical documentary unpacks the USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy reports, the likely “phantom” second attack, the swift Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and later declassified evidence that exposed misread intelligence and political motives. Essential viewing for history buffs and students studying the Vietnam War, government deception, and Cold War policy.
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