{"product_id":"the-tonkin-gulf-yacht-club-naval-aviation-in-the-vietnam-war-paperback","title":"The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club: Naval Aviation in the Vietnam War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas McKelvey Cleaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club\u003c\/i\u003e tells the complete story of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUS Naval \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eair campaign during the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eVietnam War from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1965 to 1975, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewhere \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe US Seventh Fleet, stationed off the Vietnamese coast, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewas given the tongue-in-cheek nickname 'The \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTonkin Gulf Yacht Club'.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn August 2, 1964, USS \u003ci\u003eMaddox\u003c\/i\u003e became embroiled in the infamous 'Gulf of Tonkin incident' that led directly to America's increased involvement in the Vietnam War. Supporting the \u003ci\u003eMaddox\u003c\/i\u003e that day were four F-8E Crusaders from the USS \u003ci\u003eTiconderoga\u003c\/i\u003e, signalling the start of the US Navy's commitment to the air war over Vietnam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eRolling Thunder \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLinebacker I\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eII\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eServing with the US Seventh Fleet during this period, and involved in the dramatic history of \u003ci\u003eThe Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club, \u003c\/i\u003e was author Tom Cleaver who was a 20-year-old member of Commander Patrol Forces Seventh Fleet which had operational control over \u003ci\u003eMaddox \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTurner Joy\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas McKelvey Cleaver \u003c\/b\u003ehas been a published writer for the past 45 years with his most recent work, \u003ci\u003eGoing Downtown\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), being the latest addition to his best-selling Osprey titles \u003ci\u003eThe Frozen Chosen\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003ePacific Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003eTidal Wave\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eHolding the Line\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eMiG Alley\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), and \u003ci\u003eI Will Run Wild \u003c\/i\u003e(2020). During his 30 years as a screenwriter in Hollywood, he wrote the cult classic \u003ci\u003eThe Terror Within\u003c\/i\u003e and worked as a supervising producer on a number of TV and cable series. He served in the US Navy in Vietnam and currently lives in Encino, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 8.76 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696621457471,"sku":"9781472845948","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/eb1babd071e93255392ea14f7be93be7.webp?v=1765007025","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tonkin-gulf-yacht-club-naval-aviation-in-the-vietnam-war-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}