12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
In the first of three lectures in Idaho in 2016 commemorating the Pulitzer Prize Centennial, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Fredrik Logevall, author of Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam,delivered Idaho Humanities Council's 9th Annual Eastern Idaho Distinguished Humanities Lecture and Dinner on Thursday, March 17, 2016, 7 p.m., at the Shilo Inn in Idaho Falls.
The event was generously supported by a major grant from the Pulitzer Prize Board and additional generous support from Bank of Idaho, Teton Toyota and Volkswagen, Idaho Public Television, Idaho National Laboratory, Barnes and Noble, KISU Radio, the Post-Register, the William J. and Shirley A. Maeck Family Foundation, and the City Club of Idaho Falls.
Logevall is a renowned historian, accomplished educator, and prolific writer on the Vietnam War and its legacy. His groundbreaking book Embers of War won both the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in History and the prestigious Parkman Prize, which deemed it an "extraordinary work of modern history." The book draws on more than a decade of research, accessing sources and archives on three continents never before tappedIn Embers of War, Logevall takes us to witness how peace talks between France and Vietnam founder. 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. An epic story of wasted opportunities and tragic miscalculations, featuring an extraordinary cast of larger-than-life characters, Embers of War delves deep into the historical record to provide hard answers to the many questions surrounding the demise of one Western power in Vietnam and the arrival of another.
Military personnel assigned to the116 the Idaho NG were in attendance as well as Vietnam Veterans. The rest of attendees were prominent business