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Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam
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Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam

Fredrik Logevall

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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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Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam by Fredrik Logevall. ISBN 9780679645191. Published by Random House in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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