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Author:

Logevall, Fredrik, 1963-

Title:

Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam / Fredrik Logevall.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Random House,

Copyright Date:

c 2012

Description:

xxii, 839 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Indochinese War, 1946-1954.
Indochinese War, 1946-1954--Diplomatic history.
France--Colonies--Asia.
Vietnam--Colonization.
Vietnam--Politics and government--1945-1975.
United States--Foreign relations--France.
France--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.
Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Causes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Prologue: A Vietnamese in Paris -- pt. 1. Liberations, 1940-1945 -- "The Empire is With Us!" -- The Anti-Imperialist -- Crossroads -- "All Men Are Created Equal" -- pt. 2. Colonial Clash, 1946-1949 -- The Warrior Monk -- Conflagration -- War without Fronts -- "If I Accepted These Terms I'd Be a Coward" -- pt. 3. East Meets West, 1949-1953 -- "The Center of the Cold War" -- Attack on the RC4 -- De Lattre's Moment -- The Quiet Englishman -- The Turning Point that Didn't Turn -- Eisenhower in Charge -- Navarre's American Plan -- pt. 4. The Cauldron, 1953-1954 -- The Arena of the Gods -- "We Have the Impression They Are Going to Attack Tonight" -- "Vietnam Is a Part of the World" -- America Wants In -- Dulles versus Eden -- Valley of Tears -- pt. 5. Peace of a Kind, 1954 -- With Friends Like These -- "We Must Go Fast" -- "I Have Seen Destiny Bend to That Will" -- pt. 6. Seizing the Torch, 1954-1959 -- " We Have No Choice But to Win Here" -- Miracle Man -- Things Fall Apart -- Epilogue: A New War.

ISBN:

0375504427 (acid-free paper)
9780375504426 (acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)749115640

LCCN:

2011034971

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