Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introduction Mark Atwood Lawrence and Fredrik Logevall Part I. The First Vietnam War in History 2. Making Sense of the French War: The Postcolonial Moment and the First Vietnam War, 1945-1954 Mark Philip Bradley 3. Vietnamese Historians and the First Indochina War Lien-Hang T. Nguyen Part II. From One War to Another 4. Franklin Roosevelt, Trusteeship, and Indochina: A Reassessment Stein Tonnesson 5. Creating Defense Capacity in Vietnam, 1945-1947 David G. Marr 6. Forging the "Great Combination": Britain and the Indochina Problem, 1945-1950 Mark Atwood Lawrence 7. French Imperial Reconstruction and the Development of the Indochina War, 1945-1950 Martin Thomas Part III. Colonialism and Cold War 8. Ho Chi Minh and the Strategy of People's War William J. Duiker 9. The Declining Value of Indochina: France and the Economics of Empire, 1950-1955 Laurent Cesari 10. France, the United States, and Indochina Marilyn B. Young Part IV. The End of the French War and the Coming of the Americans 11. Assessing Dien Bien Phu John Prados 12. China and the Indochina Settlement at the Geneva Conference of 1954 Chen Jian 13. After Geneva: The French Presence in Vietnam, 1954-1963 Kathryn C. Statler 14. Chronicle of a War Foretold: The United States and Vietnam, 1945-1954 Andrew J. Rotter Notes Contributors Index
In this important book an impressive international group of historians sheds fresh light on the First Indochina War. The years 1945 to 1954 are not just a crucial, formative period for the Vietnamese-American relationship, but also a significant chapter in the international history of the twentieth century. This work will prove most welcome to scholars and general readers alike. -- Robert J. McMahon, Ohio State University The most important contribution in decades to the international history of the First Vietnam War. These essays by leading specialists show how the Indochina War connected key participants and historical forces in the making of the post-1945 international system. This book belongs in the library of anyone interested in the Cold War, decolonization, Asian history, Vietnamese studies, and international history. -- Christopher Goscha, Universite du Quebec a Montreal A fresh collection of stimulating and impressive essays on the First Vietnam War. Lawrence and Logevall have brought together the leading scholars of the period in what will be essential reading for anyone interested in colonialism and the early Cold War. -- Robert K. Brigham, Vassar College A splendid collection of essays based on sources from across the world and covering a wide range of topics. An indispensable addition to the literature on the First Vietnam War. -- George C. Herring, University of Kentucky The First Vietnam War beautifully illustrates the complex interplay between the emerging Cold War, the disintegrating colonial order, and the vibrant social, political, and cultural forces inside Indochina. The volume confirms the promise of the new international history--multi-archival, multi-national, and multi-causal. -- Melvyn P. Leffler, University of Virginia
Mark Atwood Lawrence is Associate Professor of History, University of Texas at Austin. Fredrik Logevall is Professor of History at Cornell University.
Offers a well-written, important step toward a refocus on the
international context of an important Cold War conflict.
*Journal of Military History*
Few Americans realize that the U.S. war in Vietnam was preceded by
an equally destructive war waged by French troops attempting to
reestablish French colonial domination over the country after Ho
Chi Minh declared Vietnamese independence in Hanoi in 1945. Even
fewer Americans are aware of the extent of U.S. involvement in the
French war, and are equally ignorant of the astonishing extent to
which Americans began their war in Vietnam from the same mistaken
assumptions as the French, repeating many of the same errors of
judgment as the French. This new collection will do much to dispel
that ignorance.
*Choice*
A fresh collection of stimulating and impressive essays on the
First Vietnam War. Lawrence and Logevall have brought together the
leading scholars of the period in what will be essential reading
for anyone interested in colonialism and the early Cold War.
*Robert K. Brigham, Vassar College*
The most important contribution in decades to the international
history of the First Vietnam War. These essays by leading
specialists show how the Indochina War connected key participants
and historical forces in the making of the post-1945 international
system. This book belongs in the library of anyone interested in
the Cold War, decolonization, Asian history, Vietnamese studies,
and international history.
*Christopher Goscha, Université du Québec à Montréal*
A splendid collection of essays based on sources from across the
world and covering a wide range of topics. An indispensable
addition to the literature on the First Vietnam War.
*George C. Herring, University of Kentucky*
The First Vietnam War beautifully illustrates the complex interplay
between the emerging Cold War, the disintegrating colonial order,
and the vibrant social, political, and cultural forces inside
Indochina. The volume confirms the promise of the new international
history—multi-archival, multi-national, and multi-causal.
*Melvyn P. Leffler, University of Virginia*
In this important book an impressive international group of
historians sheds fresh light on the First Indochina War. The years
1945 to 1954 are not just a crucial, formative period for the
Vietnamese–American relationship, but also a significant chapter in
the international history of the twentieth century. This work will
prove most welcome to scholars and general readers alike.
*Robert J. McMahon, The Ohio State University*
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