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A bright shining lie : John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam

Neil Sheehan
Chronicles the military career of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, profiling his military and civilian roles in the Vietnam War
Print Book, English, 2009
2009 Modern Library ed View all formats and editions
Modern Library, New York, 2009
Biography
861 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
9780679643616, 0679643613
580154861
The funeral
Going to war
Antecedents to a confrontation
The Battle of Ap Bac
Taking on the system
Antecedents to the man
A second time around
John Vann stays
Originally published: New York : Random House, ©1988