The fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam. He was previously the stephen and madeline anbinder. Sep 09, 2012 fredrik logevalls excellent book choosing war 1999 chronicled the american escalation of the vietnam war in the early 1960s. Fredrik logevalls excellent book choosing war 1999 chronicled the american escalation of the vietnam war in the early 1960s.
Challenging the prevailing myth that the outbreak of largescale fighting in 1965 was essentially unavoidable, choosing war argues that the vietnam war. The pulitzer prizewinning history of americas fourdecadelong road to war in vietnam. Fredrik logevall born 1963 is a swedishamerican historian and educator at harvard university, where he is the laurence d. Buy fredrik logevall ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Fredrik logevall is an awardwinning, renowned historian, accomplished educator, and prolific writer on the vietnam war and its legacy. Fredrik logevall examines the french colonial experience in indochina and the roots of the vietnam war. Many books and documentaries explore the origins of americas tragic involvement in vietnam, but few as thoroughly and damningly as fredrik logevall s embers of war.
In one of the most detailed and powerfully argued books published on american intervention in vietnam, fredrik logevall examines the last great unanswered question on the war. Logevall won the 20 pulitzer prize for history for his book embers of war. The fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam is a 2012 book by the cornell university historian fredrik logevall, which won the. The same care exhibited here ensures that this book offers much more than an account of increasing american involvement.
The fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam, cornell university historian fredrik logevall spells out the history of the vietnam war. Kennedy school of government and professor of history in the harvard faculty of arts and sciences. With embers of war, he has written an even more impressive book about the french conflict in vietnam and the beginning of the american one it is the most comprehensive history of that time. Logevall does an excellent job in his historical analysis, not suggesting any one factor existing as the primary determinant of. Controversial yet fair, this account challenges the reader to think through. Embers of war the fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam by fredrik logevall random house. Belfer professor of international affairs at the john f. The fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam, by fredrik logevall. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read embers of war. The best and the brightest audiobook by david halberstam. The fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam random house, 2012, which won the pulitzer fredrik logevall the society for historians of american foreign relations. The fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam ebook written by fredrik logevall. Fredrik logevall s books fredrik logevall average rating. Logevall is the author or editor of nine books, most recently embers of war.
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The fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam, at 714 pages of text, is a monumental history of. The fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam, cornell university historian fredrik logevall spells out the history of the vietnam war and demonstrates clearly the. Knight professor of international studies and professor of history at cornell university, where he serves as director of the mario einaudi center for international studies. Winner of the pulitzer prize 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. Embers of war, winner of the 20 pulitzer prize in history, views these events through the eyes of the french, vietnamese, and americans.
With embers of war, he has written an even more impressive book about the french conflict in vietnam and the beginning of the american oneit is the most comprehensive history of that time. Belfer professor of international affairs and professor of history at harvard university. Belfer professor of international affairs and professor. The fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam won both the 20 pulitzer prize in history and the prestigious parkman prize, which deemed it an extraordinary work of modern history. Fredrik logevall s excellent book choosing war 1999 chronicled the american escalation of the vietnam war in the early 1960s. 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. Avoiding theoretical constructs and academic language. Cornell university professor fredrik logevall discusses his book embers of war. The fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam by fredrik logevall a history of the four decades leading up to the vietnam war offers insights into how the u. The fall of an empire and the making of americas war in vietnam is an outstanding piece of scholarship on the subject of frances war in indochina and how it became americas war in vietnam. With embers of war, he has written an even more impressive book about the french conflict in vietnam and the beginning of the american onefrom the end of world war ii to the beginning of the second vietnam war in.
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