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Format:
Book
Title:
A bright shining lie : John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
ISBN:
9780394484471

9780679724148
Edition:
First edition.
Publication:
New York : Random House, [1988]
Physical Description:
861 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
The funeral -- Going to war -- Antecedents to a confrontation -- The Battle of Ap Bac -- Taking on the system -- Antecedents to the man -- A second time around -- John Vann stays.
Summary:
Chronicles the military career of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, profiling his military and civilian roles in the Vietnam War.
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