An edition of A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (1988)

A Bright Shining Lie

John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam

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An edition of A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (1988)

A Bright Shining Lie

John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam

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  • ★★★★★ 5.00 ·
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  • 44 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

Chronicles the military career of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, profiling his military and civilian roles in the Vietnam War.

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Publisher
Modern Library
Language
English
Pages
896

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Subjects
Biography, Biography & Autobiography, History, National Book Award Winner, Nonfiction, Officers, Soldiers, United States, United States. Army, United States. Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, award:national_book_award=1988, award:national_book_award=nonfiction, Militaires, Biographies, Officiers, États-Unis, Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975, États-Unis. Army, Vietnam-oorlog, Soldados, Biografía, Vietnam War (1961-1975) fast (OCoLC)fst01431664, Armed Forces, Vietnamkrieg, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, united states, New York Times reviewed
People
John Paul Vann, John Paul Vann (1924-1972)
Places
United States, États-Unis, Vietnam
Times
1924-1972, 1961-1975

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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
September 22, 2009, Modern Library
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A bright shining lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
1990, Picador
in English
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A bright shining lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
1989, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
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A bright shining lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
1988, Random House
in English - 1st ed.
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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
1988, Random House
in English - First edition
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First Sentence

"IT WAS a funeral to which they all came."

Classifications

Library of Congress
DS558 .S47 2009

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
896
Dimensions
8.1 x 5.6 x 2.1 inches
Weight
2.1 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24087763M
Internet Archive
brightshininglie0000shee
ISBN 10
0679643613
ISBN 13
9780679643616
LCCN
2010290458
OCLC/WorldCat
580154861

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IT WAS a funeral to which they all came.
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