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John Herrick

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What Happened in the Gulf of Tonkin? (February/March 2004 | Volume: 55, Issue: 1)

<p><span class="deck">Forty years ago, the USS <span class="typestyle"> Maddox</span> fought the first battle of America’s longest war. How it happened—and even <span class="typestyle"> if</span> it happened—are still fiercely debated. </span></p>

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