“Apparently mistaking the Maddox for South Vietnamese, three DRV patrol boats ... and North Vietnam forces set the stage for what eventually became US involvement in the Vietnam War.

The United States Navy maintains an edge when it comes to sheer numerical superiority over most nations. When you have ...

Over one million refugees fled the war-ravaged countries of Vietnam. They were prepared to risk everything. Those who took to the ocean in tiny overcrowded ships were dubbed the “boat people.” ...

After World War Two ... the destroyer USS Maddox, an American naval vessel, was attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin, just off the coast of North Vietnam, by North Vietnamese torpedo boats.