{"product_id":"a-bright-shining-lie-john-paul-vann-and-america-in-vietnam-pulitzer-prize-winner-paperback","title":"A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (Pulitzer Prize Winner) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Sheehan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eO\u003c\/b\u003ene of the most acclaimed books of our time--the definitive Vietnam War exposé and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he came to Vietnam in 1962, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann was the one clear-sighted participant in an enterprise riddled with arrogance and self-deception, a charismatic soldier who put his life and career on the line in an attempt to convince his superiors that the war should be fought another way. By the time he died in 1972, Vann had embraced the follies he once decried. He died believing that the war had been won. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this magisterial book, a monument of history and biography that was awarded the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction, a renowned journalist tells the story of John Vann\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\"the one irreplaceable American in Vietnam\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eand of the tragedy that destroyed a country and squandered so much of America's young manhood and resources.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheehan's tragic biography of John Paul Vann is also a sweeping history of America's seduction, entrapment and disillusionment in Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Sheehan is the author of\u003ci\u003e A Fiery Peace in a Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e. He spent three years in Vietnam as a war correspondent for United Press International and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand won numerous awards for his reporting. In 1971 he obtained the Pentagon Papers, which brought \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for meritorious public service. His book \u003ci\u003eA Bright Shining Lie\u003c\/i\u003e won the National Book Award in 1988 and the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1989. He died in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 896\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.77 x 8 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (1988)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pulitzer Prize (1989)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52046195294509,"sku":"9780679724148","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/a-bright-shining-lie-john-paul-vann-and-america-in-vietnam-pulitzer-prize-winner-paperback-3235304.webp?v=1780169946","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-bright-shining-lie-john-paul-vann-and-america-in-vietnam-pulitzer-prize-winner-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}