The Decline and Fall of Colonial Vietnam

Another interesting find on the web while researching material, resources and book reviews for scenario ideas for Campaign Series Vietnam.

Fredrik Logevall, winner of the 2013 Arthur Ross Book Award, discusses his prize-winning book, Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam. Logevall traces the long decline of French colonial power in Indochina and links it to the increasing involvement of the United States in the region. Logevall's research sheds light on the behaviour of French and U.S. policymakers, who continued to pursue their war aims long after they had privately conceded that success was unlikely.