The Iraq War has produced many, sometimes contradictory, historical analogies, ranging from Munich to the fall of Saigon, as pundits highlight their dubious relevance to Mesopotamia. Following ...

Until the War on Terrorism, Vietnam was the longest conflict in American history. By the end of that war in April 1975, 57,939 would be killed or missing in action, with an estimated 250,000 South ...

The USS Maddox destroyer, which was the U.S. ship involved in the Gulf of Tonkin incident, shown in the 1960s. (Wikimedia Commons) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree ...

A week ago, the MT Mercer Street, a Japanese-owned tanker managed by a U.K.-based company owned by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer, sailing in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman, was struck by drones ...

With the current buildup of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf region and growing tensions with Iran, author Lawrence J. Korb cautions against a modern-day Gulf of Tonkin incident, which could lead to ...