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

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

A Bright Shining Lie was part biography of John Paul Vann, part history lesson of the Vietnam War, and part personal memoir for Neil Sheehan. The book began at the funeral of John Paul Vann, a former Army lieutenant colonel who served in both Korea and Vietnam before his retirement in 1963. At the funeral, the reader was introduced to many of Vann's contemporaries, including some important political figures of the time...

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