Author Neil Sheehan

Publisher Vintage; Anniversary edition (September 19, 1989)

Binding paperback

Condition like new

Summary

A Bright Shining Lie is a gripping historical account that offers an in-depth exploration of America's involvement in the Vietnam War through the lens of one of its most complex figures, John Paul Vann. Neil Sheehan, a distinguished journalist, interweaves Vann’s personal and professional story with the broader tragedy of America’s military and political failures in Vietnam. This Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning masterpiece provides a thorough narrative of the war, revealing the courage, moral ambiguity, and flawed policies that defined one of the most controversial conflicts in U.S. history.