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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (1988) is a book by Neil Sheehan, a former New York Times reporter, about U.S. Army lieutenant colonel John Paul Vann (killed in action) and the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.
- Neil Sheehan
- 1988
Sep 19, 1989 · This passionate, epic account of the Vietnam War centers on Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, whose story illuminates America's failures and disillusionment in Southeast Asia. Vann was a field adviser to the army when American involvement was just beginning.
- Neil Sheehan
- $11.49
- Vintage
Jan 16, 2018 · In “A Bright Shining Lie,” the pain John Paul suffered in childhood somewhat mitigates the pain he caused as an adult, but the relationship with Hopkins was more even more depraved.
- Patrick Sauer
Sep 1, 1988 · A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam. Neil Sheehan. 4.23. 12,077 ratings483 reviews. This passionate, epic account of the Vietnam War centres on Lt Col John Paul Vann, whose story illuminates America's failures & disillusionment in SE Asia.
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- Paperback
In this magisterial book, a monument of history and biography that was awarded the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction, a renowned journalist tells the story of John Vann — “the one irreplaceable American in Vietnam” — and of the tragedy that destroyed a country and squandered so much of America’s young manhood ...
- Paperback
Sep 12, 1988 · Neil Sheehan’s work “A Bright Shining Lie” is a deeply profound and insightful biography of the people and events that drew the U.S. into the national morass of Vietnam.
In this magisterial book, a monument of history and biography that was awarded the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction, a renowned journalist tells the story of John Vann —...
