TRUTH about the Gulf of Tonkin Incident - Forgotten History

Until the War on Terrorism, Vietnam was the longest conflict in American history. By the end of that war in April 1975, 57,939 would be killed or missing in action, with an estimated 250,000 South Vietnamese soldiers also dead. The Gulf of Tonkin incident sparked the great conflict that had been a series of small counterinsurgency missions. This event was the reason that President Lyndon B. Johnson justified going to Congress to appropriate military funding to expand American military involvement in Vietnam, starting a major conflict that would last until April 1975. Hosted by Colin D. Heaton. Forgotten History is a 10th Legion Pictures Production. ============================================================================ Help support the channel: Patreon page:   / forgottenhistorychannel   Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @forgottenhistorychannel   Merch: Forgotten History Merchandise: https://fh-shop.fourthwall.com/ Now on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OFlwcP... ================================================================================= Thanks for watching. Please subscribe using the link below so we can continue making new content. Your subscription to the channel means a lot to us!    / @forgottenhistorychannel   ============================================================================ About us: Host/Military Historian/Film Consultant/US Army and USMC Veteran - Colin Heaton https://www.heatonlewisbooks.com Screenwriter/Director/Producer/US Marine Corps Veteran - Michael Droberg For collaboration and advertisements contact: [email protected] https://www.michaeldroberg.com https://www.10thlegionpictures.com Editor - Alexander Keane [email protected] ============================================================================ Associated channel for sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, and film related topics:    / 10thlegionpictures   ============================================================================ -COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER UNDER SECTION 107 OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1976 Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #forgottenhistorychannel =============================================================================== United State Naval Institute National Security Agency U.S. Department of Defense James B. Stockdale, A Vietnam Experience: Ten Years of Reflection (Hoover Institution Press Publication) (Volume 315). Hoover Institution Press; First Edition paperback (November 1, 1984.) _______. Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot (Reprint ed.) Hoover Institution Press; First Edition (July 1, 1995) Edwin E. Moise, Tonkin Gulf and the Escalation of the Vietnam War Revised Edition. Naval Institute Press; 2nd edition (June 18, 2019) Charles River Editors, The Gulf of Tonkin Incident: The History of the Controversial Event that Escalated America’s Involvement in Vietnam. Independently published (May 7, 2021) Jim Redman, For Conspicuous Gallantry: Remembering James Stockdale Kindle Edition (August 24, 2017) Joseph C Goulden, Truth is the first casualty;: The Gulf of Tonkin affair: illusion and reality. Rand McNally (January 1, 1969)