A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
What new war tactic, employed by the U.S. marines in 1965, particularly disgusted John Paul Vann and why?
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John Paul Vann was repulsed by the tactic of burning villages. Seen as a way to flush out hidden pockets of Vietcong combatants in South Vietnam, John Paul Vann saw only the rapid escalation in collateral damage (i.e., innocent non-combatants), who were displaced, injured, and killed by the policy.