A Bright Shining Lie, John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
by Sheehan, Neil
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394484479
- ISBN 13
- 9780394484471
- Seller
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south dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. No markings or imprints, the DJ is price clipped. John Paul Vann was the highest ranking civilian to command during the VN war. He managed much of The Phoenix Program throughout the country. A must read for soldiers and civilians alike. True First Edition with the full and correct number string on the copyright page. B&W photos throughout. Vann died in a plane crash late in the war. Has the sticker on the back pastedown of Levinson's Bookstore in Sacramento. Included with the book is the Jan. 2021 Boston Globe obituary of the journalist author, Neil Sheehan. Extra heavy book, additional postage will apply for international sales. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayward Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021405
- Title
- A Bright Shining Lie, John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
- Author
- Sheehan, Neil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0394484479
- ISBN 13
- 9780394484471
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- VIETNAM WAR CONFLICT 1961-1975
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vietnam; Washington D.C;
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About the Seller
Wayward Books
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south dartmouth, Massachusetts
About Wayward Books
Rare and Out of Print Books
Specialities are: Steinbeck, Vietnam War Literature, Cape Cod and the Islands, Melville, Thomas Merton, Signed First Editions.
Specialities are: Steinbeck, Vietnam War Literature, Cape Cod and the Islands, Melville, Thomas Merton, Signed First Editions.
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