Retracing the confused pattern of planning for escalation of the Vietnam War, Moise reconstructs the events of the night of August 4, 1964, when the U.S. Navy d

Thomas E. Gort presents the full text of the August 7, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. This action was a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress, which allowed th

Explores self-deception and its consequences for political decision-making.