Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam / Fredrik Logevall.
Logevall, Fredrik, 1963-
2012
DS553.1 .L64 2012 (Mapit)
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Title Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam / Fredrik Logevall.
Author Logevall, Fredrik, 1963-
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780375504426 (alk. paper)
0375504427 (alk. paper)
Publication Details New York : Random House, c2012.
Language English
Description xxii, 839 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number DS553.1 .L64 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 959.704/1
Summary A history of the four decades leading up to the Vietnam War offers insights into how the U.S. became involved, identifying commonalities between the campaigns of French and American forces while discussing relevant political factors.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awards Pulitzer Prize, 2013.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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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.

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