Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam
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- ISBN: 9780375504426
- ISBN: 0375504427
- ISBN: 9780679645191
- ISBN: 0679645195
- ISBN: 9780375756474
- ISBN: 0375756477
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Physical Description:
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xxii, 839 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, ©2012.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: A Vietnamese in Paris -- Part 1. Liberations, 1940-1945. "The empire is with us!" ; The anti-imperialist ; Crossroads ; "All men are created equal" -- Part 2. Colonial struggle, 1946-1949. The warrior monk ; The spark ; War without fronts ; "If I accepted these terms I'd be a coward" -- Part 3. East meets west, 1949-1953. "The center of the Cold War" ; Attack on the RC4 ; King Jean ; The quiet Englishman ; The turning point that didn't turn ; Eisenhower in charge ; Navarre's American plan -- Part 4. The cauldron, 1953-1954. 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 -- Part 5. Peace of a kind, 1954. With friends like these ; "We must go fast" ; "I have seen destiny bend to that will" -- Part 6. Seizing the torch, 1954-1959. "We have no choice but to win here" ; Miracle man ; Things fall apart -- Epilogue: Different dreams, same footsteps. |
Language Note: | Text in English. |
Awards Note: | Pulitzer prize for History, 2013 |
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