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

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.