TY - BOOK AU - Logevall,Fredrik TI - Embers of war: the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam SN - 9780375504426 (acidfree paper) AV - DS553.1 L64 2012 U1 - 959.704/1 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Random House KW - Indochinese War, 1946-1954 KW - Diplomatic history KW - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 KW - Causes KW - France KW - Colonies KW - Asia KW - Vietnam KW - Colonization KW - Politics and government KW - 1945-1975 KW - United States KW - Foreign relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -