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Book Description: VINTAGE, United Kingdom, 1998. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 233 x 155 mm. Brand New Book. Outspoken, professional and fearless, Lt. Col. John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, full of confidence in America's might and right to prevail. He was soon appalled by the South Vietnamese troops' unwillingness to fight, by their random slaughter of civilians and by the arrogance and corruption of the US military. He flouted his supervisors and leaked his sharply pessimistic - and, as it turned out, accurate - assessments to the US press corps in Saigon. Among them was Sheehan, who became fascinated by the angry Vann, befriended him and followed his tragic and reckless career. Sixteen years in the making, A Bright Shining Lie is an eloquent and disturbing portrait of a man who in many ways personified the US war effort in Vietnam, of a solider cast in the heroic mould, an American Lawrence of Arabia. Blunt, idealistic, patronising to the Vietnamese, Vann was haunted by a shameful secret - the fact that he was the illegitimate son of a 'white trash' prostitute. Gambling away his career, Vann left the army that he loved and returned to Vietnam as a civilian in the pacification programme. He rose to become the first American civilian to wield a general's command in war.When he was killed in 1972, he was mourned at Arlington cemetery by leading political figures of the day. Sheehan recounts his astonishing story in this intimate and intense meditation on a conflict that scarred the conscience of a nation. Bookseller Inventory # AB99780712666565

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Book Description: 1998. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 155mm x 233mm x 47mm. Paperback. Outspoken, professional and fearless, Lt Colonel John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, full of confidence in America's might and right to prevail. He was soon appalled by the South Vietn.Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. 896 pages. 1.048. Bookseller Inventory # 9780712666565

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Book Description: Vintage. Paperback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, Bright, Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (New edition), Neil Sheehan, Outspoken, professional and fearless, Lt. Col. John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, full of confidence in America's might and right to prevail. He was soon appalled by the South Vietnamese troops' unwillingness to fight, by their random slaughter of civilians and by the arrogance and corruption of the US military. He flouted his supervisors and leaked his sharply pessimistic - and, as it turned out, accurate - assessments to the US press corps in Saigon. Among them was Sheehan, who became fascinated by the angry Vann, befriended him and followed his tragic and reckless career. Sixteen years in the making, A Bright Shining Lie is an eloquent and disturbing portrait of a man who in many ways personified the US war effort in Vietnam, of a solider cast in the heroic mould, an American Lawrence of Arabia. Blunt, idealistic, patronising to the Vietnamese, Vann was haunted by a shameful secret - the fact that he was the illegitimate son of a 'white trash' prostitute. Gambling away his career, Vann left the army that he loved and returned to Vietnam as a civilian in the pacification programme. He rose to become the first American civilian to wield a general's command in war. When he was killed in 1972, he was mourned at Arlington cemetery by leading political figures of the day. Sheehan recounts his astonishing story in this intimate and intense meditation on a conflict that scarred the conscience of a nation. Bookseller Inventory # B9780712666565

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Book Description: Pimlico, London, 1998. Book Condition: New. Language: english. Lt Colonel John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, but soon became appalled by the slaughter, leaking his pessimistic assessments to the US press corps in Saigon. Neil Sheehan was among them, and became fascinated by the angry Vann, befriended him, and followed his tragic and reckless career. Bookseller Inventory # 2082159

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Book Description: Random House, 1998. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Bookseller Inventory # FR-9780712666565

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Book Description: Vintage Country = UNITED KINGDOM, 1998. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New ed. 880 pages. Lt Colonel John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, but soon became appalled by the slaughter, leaking his pessimistic assessments to the US press corps in Saigon. Neil Sheehan was among them, and became fascinated by the angry Vann, befriended him, and followed his tragic and reckless career. 16pp bandw halftones Edition New ed (Paperback). Bookseller Inventory # AB0712666567

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Book Description: Vintage Pimlico, 1998. paperback. Book Condition: New. *** NEW COPY *** TITLE SHIPPED FROM UK *** Binding paperback Lt Colonel John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, but soon became appalled by the slaughter, leaking his pessimistic assessments to the US press corps in Saigon. Neil Sheehan was among them, and became fascinated by the angry Vann. Bookseller Inventory # 0712666567

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Book Description: 1998. Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # GA9780712666565

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Book Description: Vintage, 1998. Paperback. Book Condition: Brand New. new ed edition. 880 pages. 9.17x6.10x1.85 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # __0712666567

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