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A BRIGHT AND SHINING LIE: JOHN PAUL VANN AND AMERICA IN VIETNAM
by Sheehan, Neil. (FitzGerald, Frances)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
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About This Item
NY: Random House, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Association copy from Pulitzer Prize author and journalist Neil Sheehan (1936- 2021) to author and journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Frances FitzGerald (b1940) whose watershed 1972 book "Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam" - and winner of 1973 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction - informed so many serious studies of Vietnam that followed. Sheehan won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non Fiction for this title in 1989 (and like, FitzGerald had for her Pulitzer Prize book on Vietnam, the National Book Award, too). Inscribed by Sheehan on the fly leaf: "Sept 22, 1988 "To Frankie, A friend whose generosity is beyond compare, with admiration and immense gratitude, Neil" A important association, as these Pulitzer winning books on Vietnam figure so prominently in any bibliography on the subject. Fine copy in near fine dustjacket, the spine of which is slightly faded.
Synopsis
In this magisterial book, a monument of history and biography that was awarded the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, renowned journalist Neil Sheehan tells the story of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann--"the one irreplaceable American in Vietnam"--and of the tragedy that destroyed that country and the lives of so many Americans.Outspoken and fearless, John Paul Vann arrived in Vietnam in 1962, full of confidence in America's might and right to prevail. A Bright Shining Lie reveals the truth about the war in Vietnam as it unfolded before Vann's eyes: the arrogance and professional corruption of the U.S. military system of the 1960s, the incompetence and venality of the South Vietnamese army, the nightmare of death and destruction that began with the arrival of the American forces. Witnessing the arrogance and self-deception firsthand, Vann put his life and career on the line in an attempt to convince his superiors that the war should be fought another way. But by the time he died in 1972, Vann had embraced the follies he once decried. He went to his grave believing that the war had been won.A haunting and critically acclaimed masterpiece, A Bright Shining Lie is a timeless account of the American experience in Vietnam--a work that is epic in scope, piercing in detail, and told with the keen understanding of a journalist who was actually there.Neil Sheehan' s classic serves as a stunning revelation for all who thought they understood the war.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013338
- Title
- A BRIGHT AND SHINING LIE: JOHN PAUL VANN AND AMERICA IN VIETNAM
- Author
- Sheehan, Neil. (FitzGerald, Frances)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1988
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