A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Condition:Good Imbued on every page with

Imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion

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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Condition:Good Imbued on every page withThis passionate, epic account of the Vietnam War centers on Lt Col John Paul Vann, whose story illuminates America's failures and disillusionment in Southeast Asia. A field adviser to the army when US involvement was just beginning, he quickly became appalled at the corruption of the South Vietnamese regime, their incompetence in fighting the Communists, and their brutal alienation of their own people. Finding his superiors too blinded by political