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Gulf of Tonkin

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Gulf of Tonkin NW arm of the South China Sea, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 150 mi (240 km) wide, between Vietnam and China. The shallow gulf (less than 200 ft/60 m deep) receives the Red River. Haiphong, Vietnam, and Peihai (Pakhoi), China, are the chief ports. An alleged attack (Aug., 1964) by North Vietnamese gunboats against U.S. naval forces stationed in the gulf led to increased U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War (see Tonkin Gulf Resolution ).

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Tonkin, Gulf of

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Tonkin, Gulf of an arm of the South China Sea, bounded by the coasts of southern China and northern Vietnam. An incident there in 1964 led to increased US military involvement in the area prior to the Vietnam War.

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Tonkin, Gulf of

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

Tonkin, Gulf of see Gulf of Tonkin.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Tonkin Gulf and the Escalation of the Vietnam War. Magazine article from: The Australian Journal of Politics and History; 6/22/1997
	Persian Gulf of Tonkin Incident Magazine article from: The American Conservative; 2/26/2007
	Facts forgotten in Tonkin Gulf.(LETTERS) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 2/15/2004