<description>&lt;p&gt;We end our Shulinkou trilogy by tying together the surprisingly interconnected Taiwan–U.S.–Vietnam story. It’s July 1964, and two U.S. Navy destroyers are in Taiwan preparing for an intelligence-gathering mission off the coast of North Vietnam. Shulinkou Air Station provided intel, specialized equipment, and trained personnel for the USS &lt;em&gt;Maddox&lt;/em&gt; and USS &lt;em&gt;Turner Joy&lt;/em&gt; – ships about to play starring roles in the controversial incident that helped draw the United States fully into the Vietnam War.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amid this geopolitical drama, we follow the story of a young Navy intelligence specialist, Joe Miller. A forbidden romance costs him his posting at Shulinkou. But his reassignment to the aircraft carrier USS &lt;em&gt;Ticonderoga&lt;/em&gt; will give him a front-row seat to the Tonkin crisis, and change the course of his life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/Formosafiles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;social media&lt;/a&gt; and check out our &lt;a href="https://www.formosafiles.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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We end our Shulinkou trilogy by tying together the surprisingly interconnected Taiwan–U.S.–Vietnam story. It’s July 1964, and two U.S. Navy destroyers are in Taiwan preparing for an intelligence-gathering mission off the coast of North Vietnam. Shulinkou Air Station provided intel, specialized equipment, and trained personnel for the USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy – ships about to play starring roles in the controversial incident that helped draw the United States fully into the Vietnam War. Amid this geopolitical drama, we follow the story of a young Navy intelligence specialist, Joe Miller. A forbidden romance costs him his posting at Shulinkou. But his reassignment to the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga will give him a front-row seat to the Tonkin crisis, and change the course of his life. Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Formosafiles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">social media</a> and check out our <a href="https://www.formosafiles.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">website</a>.

The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files

Shulinkou Air Station – Part 3: Taiwan and the Gulf of Tonkin – S5-E39

Shulinkou Air Station – Part 3: Taiwan and the Gulf of Tonkin – S5-E39

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