A Bright Shining Lie
Subtitle: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
By: by Neil Sheehan.
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 861
ISBN-13: 9780394484471
Subjects: Vann, John Paul; United States.  -- Army  -- Officers  -- Biography; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975  -- United States; Soldiers  -- United States  -- Biography
Description: Chronicles the military career of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, profiling his military and civilian roles in the Vietnam War.
Notes: Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 821.
Table of contents: title: The Funeral
pagenum: 3; label: Book I
title: Going to War
pagenum: 35; label: Book II
title: Antecedents to a Confrontation
pagenum: 127; label: Book III
title: The Battle of Ap Bac
pagenum: 201; label: Book IV
title: Taking On the System
pagenum: 267; label: Book V
title: Antecedents to the Man
pagenum: 387; label: Book VI
title: A Second Time Around
pagenum: 499; label: Book VII
title: John Vann Stays
pagenum: 587; title: Ackwledgments
pagenum: 791; title: Interviews
pagenum: 795; title: Documents
pagenum: 801; title: Source Notes
pagenum: 803; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 821; title: Index
pagenum: 835