A Bright Shining Lie | John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Author - Neil Sheehan
Year published - 1988
Published by - Random House
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - Biographies, Autobiographies and Diaries
Summary
When he came to Vietnam in 1962, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann was the one clear-sighted participant in an enterprise riddled with arrogance and self-deception, a charismatic soldier who put his life and career on the line in an attempt to convince his superiors that the war should be fought another way. By the time he died in 1972, Vann had embraced the follies he once decried. He died believing that the war had been won.
Notes - Wear and tear on dust jacket. dust jacket is also creased.
Author - Neil Sheehan
Year published - 1988
Published by - Random House
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - Biographies, Autobiographies and Diaries
Summary
When he came to Vietnam in 1962, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann was the one clear-sighted participant in an enterprise riddled with arrogance and self-deception, a charismatic soldier who put his life and career on the line in an attempt to convince his superiors that the war should be fought another way. By the time he died in 1972, Vann had embraced the follies he once decried. He died believing that the war had been won.
Notes - Wear and tear on dust jacket. dust jacket is also creased.
Author - Neil Sheehan
Year published - 1988
Published by - Random House
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - Biographies, Autobiographies and Diaries
Summary
When he came to Vietnam in 1962, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann was the one clear-sighted participant in an enterprise riddled with arrogance and self-deception, a charismatic soldier who put his life and career on the line in an attempt to convince his superiors that the war should be fought another way. By the time he died in 1972, Vann had embraced the follies he once decried. He died believing that the war had been won.
Notes - Wear and tear on dust jacket. dust jacket is also creased.
