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Copyright © 2012 by Fredrik Logevall All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. RANDOM HOUSE and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Illustration credits are located on this page. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Logevall, Fredrik Embers of war: the fall of an empire and the making of America’s Vietnam / Fredrik Logevall. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. eISBN: 978-0-679-64519-1 1. Indochinese War, 1946–1954. 2. Indochinese War, 1946–1954—Diplomatic history. 3. France —Colonies— Asia. 4. Vietnam—Colonization. 5. Vietnam—Politics and government—1945– 1975. 6. United States—Foreign relations—France. 7. France—Foreign relations—United States. 8. United States—Foreign relations—Vietnam. 9. Vietnam—Foreign relations—United States. 10. Vietnam War, 1961–1975—Causes. I. Title. DS553.1.L64 2012 959.704′1—dc23 Maps by Mapping Specialists, Ltd. www.atrandom.com Title page photos: Fox Photos/Getty Images (left) and ECPAD (right) Jacket design: Base Art Co. Jacket photograph: Guy Defives/Ecpad, France v3.1 CONTENTS Cover Title Page Copyright Map PREFACE PROLOGUE: A VIETNAMESE IN PARIS LIBERATIONS, 1940–1945 PART ONE 1. “The Empire Is with Us!” 2. The Anti-Imperialist 3. Crossroads 4. “All Men Are Created Equal” COLONIAL STRUGGLE, 1946–1949 PART TWO 5. The Warrior Monk 6. The Spark 7. War Without Fronts 8. “If I Accepted These Terms I’d Be a Coward” EAST MEETS WEST, 1949–1953 PART THREE 9. “The Center of the Cold War” 10. Attack on the RC4 11. King Jean 12. The Quiet Englishman 13. The Turning Point That Didn’t Turn 14. Eisenhower in Charge 15. Navarre’s American Plan THE CAULDRON, 1953–1954 PART FOUR 16. Arena of the Gods 17. “We Have the Impression They Are Going to Attack Tonight” 18. “Vietnam Is a Part of the World” 19. America Wants In 20. Dulles Versus Eden 21. Valley of Tears PEACE OF A KIND, 1954 PART FIVE 22. With Friends Like These 23. “We Must Go Fast” 24. “I Have Seen Destiny Bend to That Will” SEIZING THE TORCH, 1954–1959 PART SIX 25. “We Have No Other Choice but to Win Here” 26. Miracle Man 27. Things Fall Apart EPILOGUE: DIFFERENT DREAMS, SAME FOOTSTEPS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTES FURTHER READING PHOTO CREDITS About the Author

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