Book · 1988 · Nonfiction

A Bright Shining Lie

Vintage Books (Penguin Random House) · 861 pages
★ 5.7 editorial score

Army adviser John Paul Vann fed reporters the truth about Vietnam while the generals lied, then spent ten years insisting the war could be won. Sheehan reports his private ruin alongside the courage.

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1988Depicts Vietnam WarDepicts 1960s

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