The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4728-4595-5 (ISBN)
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On August 2, 1964, USS Maddox became embroiled in the infamous 'Gulf of Tonkin incident’ that lead directly to America's increased involvement in the Vietnam War. Supporting the Maddox that day were four F-8E Crusaders from the USS Ticonderoga, signalling the start of the US Navy’s commitment to the air war over Vietnam.
The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club was the nickname for the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet, Task Force 77, stationed off the coast of Vietnam which, at various points throughout the war, comprised as many as six carriers with 70–100 aircraft on board. The Seventh Fleet played an essential role in supporting operations over Vietnam, providing vital air support to combat troops on the ground and taking part in major operations such as Rolling Thunder and Linebacker I and II.
Serving with the US Seventh Fleet during this period and involved in the dramatic history of The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club was author Tom Cleaver, who was a 20-year-old member of Commander Patrol Forces Seventh Fleet which had operational control over Maddox and Turner Joy. His use of dramatic first-hand experiences from interviews with both American and Vietnamese pilots plus official Vietnamese accounts of the war provides a balanced and personal picture of the conflict from both sides. Detailing the very earliest incident in the Gulf of Tonkin through to the final evacuation of US nationals in 1975, he brings the story of US air intervention into Vietnam vividly to life.
Thomas McKelvey Cleaver has been a published writer for the past 45 years, with his best-selling Osprey titles being The Frozen Chosen, Pacific Thunder, Tidal Wave, Holding the Line, MiG Alley, I Will Run Wild, and Under the Southern Cross. During his 30 years as a screenwriter in Hollywood, he wrote the cult classic The Terror Within and worked as a supervising producer on a number of TV and cable series. Tom served in the US Navy in Vietnam and currently lives in Encino, California.
List of Maps and Illustrations
Foreword by Captain Roy Cash, Jr., USN (Ret)
Introduction
1. Shooting at Flying Fish
2. Naval Aviation’s Revolutionary New Sword
3. Opponents
4. The Rules of Engagement
5. Rolling Thunder, 1965–68
6. Air Combat, 1964–66
7. Air Combat, 1967–68
8. Alpha Strike
9. Spads vs. MiGs
10. "The Forrest Fire"
11. Top Gun
12. Interregnum, 1968–72
13. A New War
14. Operation Linebacker, 1972
15. Three DFCs in Seven Days
16. End Game, April 1975
17. Southeast Asian Finale
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.10.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 32-page plate section in black and white. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 808 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4728-4595-1 / 1472845951 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4728-4595-5 / 9781472845955 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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