On 13 June 1971, The New York Times published leaked documents…
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August 1967: US Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara Testifies that Bombing is Ineffective in Vietnam
Despite a relatively optimistic view of the war at the…
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On 7 August 1964, the United States Congress passed the Gulf…
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On 2 August 1964, the USS Maddox was attacked by…
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