Bright, Shining Lie
Bright, Shining Lie
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This portrait follows the career of Lt Col John Paul Vann from his arrival in Vietnam in 1962, to his death in 1972. It deals centrally with his outspoken disillusionment with the war and his role as a civilian in the pacification programme afterwards.
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Bright, Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan
This portrait follows the career of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann from his arrival in Vietnam in 1962, to his death in 1972. It deals centrally with his outspoken disillusionment with the war and his role as a civilian in the pacification programme afterwards where he rose to become the first American civilian to wield a general's command in the war. Neil Sheehan was a Vietnam war correspondent for "United Press International" and the "New York Times" and has won a number of awards for his reporting. In 1971 he obtained the Pentahon Papers, which brought the "Times" the Pulitzer Prize gold medal for meritorious public service.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780224026482 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224026488 |
| Title | Bright, Shining Lie |
| Author | Neil Sheehan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1989-04-20 |
| Number of pages | 861 |
| Prizes | Winner of Pulitzer Prize General Non-Fiction Category 1989 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |