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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam

by Neil Sheehan

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Sheehan's tragic biography of John Paul Vann is also a sweeping history of America's seduction, entrapment and disillusionment in Vietnam.
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Mark Carroll, September 18, 2006 (view all comments by Mark Carroll)
This is one of the best books on the Vietnam War. This history is intertwinned with the life of John Paul Vann, a US military advisor. Vann was very outspoken in his views about how the war was being fought and would ultimately be lost if tactics didn't change.
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ISBN:
9780679724148
Subtitle:
John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Author:
Sheehan, Neil
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
History
Subject:
United states
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
Military - Vietnam War
Subject:
Vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975
Subject:
Southeast Asia
Subject:
Soldiers
Subject:
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Subject:
Vietnamese Conflict, 19
Subject:
Soldados
Subject:
Asia - Southeast Asia
Subject:
Soldiers -- United States.
Subject:
United States - Officers
Copyright:
c198
Edition Description:
1st Vintage Books ed., Bibliography: p. 821-833.
Series Volume:
1938-1939
Publication Date:
September 1989
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
896
Dimensions:
8.00x5.28x1.77 in. 1.80 lbs.
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