The Resource Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam, Fredrik Logevall, (electronic resource)
Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam, Fredrik Logevall, (electronic resource)
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxii, 839 p.)
- Contents
-
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780679645191
- Link
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- Label
- Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam
- Title
- Embers of war
- Title remainder
- the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam
- Statement of responsibility
- Fredrik Logevall
- Subject
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- trueFrance -- Colonies -- Asia
- trueFrance -- Foreign relations -- United States
- trueIndochinese War, 1946-1954
- Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Diplomatic history
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- France
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam
- trueElectronic books
- trueVietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States
- trueVietnam -- Politics and government -- 1945-1975
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Causes
- trueVietnam -- Colonization
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Logevall, Fredrik
- Dewey number
- 959.704/1
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS553.1
- LC item number
- .L64 2012eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Indochinese War, 1946-1954
- Indochinese War, 1946-1954
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- France
- Vietnam
- Vietnam
- United States
- France
- United States
- Vietnam
- Label
- Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam, Fredrik Logevall, (electronic resource)
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- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- 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
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxii, 839 p.)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780679645191
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Other physical details
- ill.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- Specific material designation
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- System control number
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- 1410662
- (OCoLC)808127055
- (OCoLC)ocn808127055
- 1410662
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- Embers of war : the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam, Fredrik Logevall, (electronic resource)
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- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- 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
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxii, 839 p.)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780679645191
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Other physical details
- ill.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 7a1ba41a-9563-4805-82b2-0830fa451c7a
- Quality assurance targets
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- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- 1410662
- (OCoLC)808127055
- (OCoLC)ocn808127055
- 1410662
Subject
- trueFrance -- Colonies -- Asia
- trueFrance -- Foreign relations -- United States
- trueIndochinese War, 1946-1954
- Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Diplomatic history
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- France
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam
- trueElectronic books
- trueVietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States
- trueVietnam -- Politics and government -- 1945-1975
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Causes
- trueVietnam -- Colonization
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