A Cornell University historian who wrote the well-received 'Choosing War. Eye-opening and compulsively readable, Embers of War is a gripping, heralded work that illuminates the hidden history of the French and American experiences in Vietnam. Fredrik Logevalls 'Embers of War' stands as the definitive history of the critical formative period from 1940 to 1960.
An epic story of wasted opportunities and deadly miscalculations, Embers of War delves deep into the historical record to provide hard answers to the unanswered questions surrounding the demise of one Western power in Vietnam and the arrival of another. He brings to life the bloodiest battles of France’s final years in Indochina-and shows how, from an early point, a succession of American leaders made disastrous policy choices that put America on its own collision course with history. faltered, a succession of American leaders moved step by step down a road toward full-blown war. Tapping newly accessible diplomatic archives in several nations, Fredrik Logevall traces the path that led two Western nations to tragically lose their way in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam, by Fredrik Logevall (Random House) A balanced, deeply researched history of how, as French colonial empire - Simple English Wikipedia, the free. Written with the style of a great novelist and the intrigue of a Cold War thriller, Embers of War is a landmark work that will forever change your understanding of how and why America went to war in Vietnam. Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam By Fredrik Logevall Random House, 2012, 864 pp.
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