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3509851The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Clubhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-tonkin-gulf-yacht-club-9781472845924/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3202381/9d3689d8-3156-43e0-9789-5a21e6971e8c.jpg?v=638385022981330000290341MXNBloomsbury PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>This book tells the full story of the</strong> <strong>US Naval</strong> <strong>air campaign during</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Vietnam War between</strong> <strong>1965 to 1975,</strong> <strong>where</strong> <strong>the US Seventh Fleet, stationed off the Vietnamese coast,</strong> <strong>was given the tongue-in-cheek nickname The</strong> <strong>Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club.</strong></p><p>On August 2, 1964, USS <em>Maddox</em> became embroiled in the infamous Gulf of Tonkin incident that lead directly to Americas increased involvement in the Vietnam War. Supporting the <em>Maddox</em> that day were four F-8E Crusaders from the USS <em>Ticonderoga</em>, signalling the start of the US Navys commitment to the air war over Vietnam.</p><p><em>The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club</em> was the nickname for the US Navys 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 70100 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 <em>Rolling Thunder</em> and <em>Linebacker I</em> and <em>II</em>.</p><p>Serving with the US Seventh Fleet during this period and involved in the dramatic history of <em>The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club</em> was author Tom Cleaver, who was a 20-year-old member of Commander Patrol Forces Seventh Fleet which had operational control over <em>Maddox</em> and <em>Turner Joy</em>. 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.</p>...3445817The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club290341https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-tonkin-gulf-yacht-club-9781472845924/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3202381/9d3689d8-3156-43e0-9789-5a21e6971e8c.jpg?v=638385022981330000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20219781472845924_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_<p><strong>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.</strong></p><p>On August 2, 1964, the USS <em>Maddox</em> became embroiled in the infamous Gulf of Tonkin incident that led directly to America's increased involvement in the Vietnam War. Supporting the <em>Maddox</em> that day were four F-8E Crusaders from the USS <em>Ticonderoga</em>, and this was the very start of the US Navy's commitment to the air war over Vietnam.</p><p><em>The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club</em> is titled after the nickname for the US Navy's Seventh Fleet which was stationed off the coast of Vietnam, and it tells the full story of the US Navy's war in the air. It details all the operations from the USS <em>Maddox</em> onwards through to the eventual withdrawal of the fleet following the collapse of South Vietnam in 1975.</p><p>The Seventh Fleet's Task Force 77, which at points during the war had as many as six carriers on station at any one time with 70–100 aircraft on each, provided vital air support for combat troops on the ground, while at the same time taking part in the major operations against North Vietnam itself such as <em>Rolling Thunder</em>, <em>Linebacker I</em> and <em>II</em>. All of these operations took place in a hostile environment of flak, missiles and MiGs.</p><p>The story is told through the dramatic first-hand accounts of those that took part in the fighting, with many of the interviews carried out by the author himself. The Vietnamese perspective is also given, with the author having had access to the official Vietnamese account of the war in the air. The author also has a personal interest in the story, as at the age of 20 he served with the US Seventh Fleet off the coast of Vietnam and was personally involved in the dramatic history of <em>The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club</em>.</p>(*_*)9781472845924_<p><strong>This book tells the full story of the</strong> <strong>US Naval</strong> <strong>air campaign during</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Vietnam War between</strong> <strong>1965 to 1975,</strong> <strong>where</strong> <strong>the US Seventh Fleet, stationed off the Vietnamese coast,</strong> <strong>was given the tongue-in-cheek nickname The</strong> <strong>Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club.</strong></p><p>On August 2, 1964, USS <em>Maddox</em> became embroiled in the infamous Gulf of Tonkin incident that lead directly to Americas increased involvement in the Vietnam War. Supporting the <em>Maddox</em> that day were four F-8E Crusaders from the USS <em>Ticonderoga</em>, signalling the start of the US Navys commitment to the air war over Vietnam.</p><p><em>The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club</em> was the nickname for the US Navys 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 70100 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 <em>Rolling Thunder</em> and <em>Linebacker I</em> and <em>II</em>.</p><p>Serving with the US Seventh Fleet during this period and involved in the dramatic history of <em>The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club</em> was author Tom Cleaver, who was a 20-year-old member of Commander Patrol Forces Seventh Fleet which had operational control over <em>Maddox</em> and <em>Turner Joy</em>. 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.</p>...9781472845924_Bloomsbury Publishinglibro_electonico_44752d2f-a463-37af-9d44-dcc7a70993fb_9781472845924;9781472845924_9781472845924Thomas McKelveyInglésMéxico2021-10-14T00:00:00+00:00Bloomsbury Publishing