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Author Logevall, Fredrik, 1963-

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

Publisher New York : Random House, 2012.

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ITEM LOC CALL # STATUS
 Cable adult nonfiction  959.7 LOG    AVAILABLE
 Mellen adult nonfiction  959.7 LOG    AVAILABLE
 Superior adult nonfiction  959.7 L829e    AVAILABLE
Edition 1st ed.
Descript xxii, 839 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note Nonfiction.
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (p. [797]-801) and index.
Contents Prologue : A Vietnamese in Paris -- Liberations, 1940-1945 -- Colonial struggle, 1946-1949 -- East meets West, 1949-1953 -- The cauldron, 1953-1954 -- Peace of a kind, 1954 -- Seizing the torch, 1954-1959 -- Epilogue : Different dreams, same footsteps.
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.
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.
ISBN/ISSN 9780375504426
0375504427