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. 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. 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. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Finalist for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature.Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award.Winner of the American Library in Paris Book Award.Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED WORKS OF HISTORY IN RECENT YEARS
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