IT WAS a funeral to which they all came.
An edition of A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (1988)
A Bright Shining Lie
John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
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Chronicles the military career of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, profiling his military and civilian roles in the Vietnam War.
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Biography, Biography & Autobiography, History, National Book Award Winner, Nonfiction, Officers, Soldiers, United States, United States. Army, United States. Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, award:national_book_award=1988, award:national_book_award=nonfiction, Militaires, Biographies, Officiers, États-Unis, Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975, États-Unis. Army, Vietnam-oorlog, Soldados, Biografía, Vietnam War (1961-1975) fast (OCoLC)fst01431664, Armed Forces, Vietnamkrieg, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, united states, New York Times reviewedPlaces
United States, États-Unis, VietnamShowing 5 featured editions. View all 11 editions?
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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
September 22, 2009, Modern Library
Hardcover in English
0679643613 9780679643616
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A bright shining lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
1990, Picador
in English
0330313045 9780330313049
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A bright shining lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
1989, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
0679724141 9780679724148
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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
1988, Random House
in English - First edition
0394484479 9780394484471
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A bright shining lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
1988, Random House
in English - 1st ed.
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Table of Contents
The Funeral Page 3 Book I. Going to War Page 35 Book II. Antecedents to a Confrontation Page 127 Book III. The Battle of Ap Bac Page 201 Book IV. Taking On the System Page 267 Book V. Antecedents to the Man Page 387 Book VI. A Second Time Around Page 499 Book VII. John Vann Stays Page 587 Ackwledgments Page 791 Interviews Page 795 Documents Page 801 Source Notes Page 803 Bibliography Page 821 Index Page 835
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Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 821.
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