Logevall, Fredrik,  1963- <br/><br/>
Embers of war :  the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam / 
Fredrik Logevall. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Random House,  c2012. 
 - xxii, 839 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780375504426 (acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011034971 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Indochinese War, 1946-1954.<br/>Indochinese War, 1946-1954--Diplomatic history.<br/>Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Causes.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>France--Colonies--Asia.<br/>Vietnam--Colonization.<br/>Vietnam--Politics and government--1945-1975.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--France.<br/>France--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.<br/>Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS553.1 L64 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>959.704/1