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

Neil Sheehan

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"The Funeral"

Book 1, "Going to War"

Book 2, "Antecedents to a Confrontation"

Book 3, "The Battle of Ap Bac"

Book 4, "Taking on the System"

Book 5, "Antecedents to the Man"

Book 6, "A Second Time Around"

Book 7, "John Vann Stays"

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

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

After the failure of this person's second mission to Vietnam in 1966, this person begins to side with John Paul Vann's view of the war effort. (from Book 7, "John Vann Stays")

Brigadier General Pham Quoc Thuan constructs this facility based on the demands of U.S. G.I.s: (from Book 7, "John Vann Stays")

Which parallel is the dividing line between North and South Vietnam? (from Book 2, "Antecedents to a Confrontation")

The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________. (from Book 2, "Antecedents to a Confrontation")

How much preparation time do the Vietcong have before the ARVN attacked them at Ap Bac? (from Book 3, "The Battle of Ap Bac")

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

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

After the failure of this person's second mission to Vietnam in 1966, this person begins to side with John Paul Vann's view of the war effort. (from Book 7, &quot;John Vann Stays&quot;)

Brigadier General Pham Quoc Thuan constructs this facility based on the demands of U.S. G.I.s: (from Book 7, &quot;John Vann Stays&quot;)

Which parallel is the dividing line between North and South Vietnam? (from Book 2, &quot;Antecedents to a Confrontation&quot;)

The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________. (from Book 2, &quot;Antecedents to a Confrontation&quot;)

How much preparation time do the Vietcong have before the ARVN attacked them at Ap Bac? (from Book 3, &quot;The Battle of Ap Bac&quot;)

After the failure of this person's second mission to Vietnam in 1966, this person begins to side with John Paul Vann's view of the war effort. (from Book 7, "John Vann Stays")

Brigadier General Pham Quoc Thuan constructs this facility based on the demands of U.S. G.I.s: (from Book 7, "John Vann Stays")

Which parallel is the dividing line between North and South Vietnam? (from Book 2, "Antecedents to a Confrontation")

The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________. (from Book 2, "Antecedents to a Confrontation")

How much preparation time do the Vietcong have before the ARVN attacked them at Ap Bac? (from Book 3, "The Battle of Ap Bac")