Logevall, Fredrik,  1963- <br/><br/>
Embers of war :  the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam / 
Fredrik Logevall. 
 - New York :  Random House,  2012. 
 - 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 (acid-free paper)  RM122.40 
<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.