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

Author: Logevall, Fredrik, 1963-

Edition: 1st ed.

Publisher: New York : Random House, c2012.

ISBN: 9780375504426 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
0375504427 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
9780679645191 (ebk.)
0679645195 (ebk.)

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

Subject: Indochinese War, 1946-1954.
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 Diplomatic history.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Causes.
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.

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 struggle, 1946-1949. The warrior monk -- The spark -- 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 -- King Jean -- The quiet Englishman -- The turning point that didn't turn -- Eisenhower in charge -- Navarre's American plan -- pt. 4. The cauldron, 1953-1954. 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 other choice but to win here" -- Miracle man -- Things fall apart -- Epilogue : different dreams, same footsteps.