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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (1988) is a book by Neil Sheehan, a former New York Times reporter, about retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.Sheehan Read More..

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Description	A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (1988) is a book by Neil Sheehan, a former New York Times reporter, about retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.Sheehan was awarded the 1988 National Book Award for Nonfiction "National Book Awards – 1988". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-20. and the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction "General Nonfiction". Past winners & finalists by category. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2012-03-25. for the book. It was adapted as a film of the same name released by HBO in 1998, starring Bill Paxton and Amy Madigan.
Description	A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (1988) is a book by Neil Sheehan, a former New York Times reporter, about retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.Sheehan was awarded the 1988 National Book Award for Nonfiction "National Book Awards – 1988". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-20. and the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction "General Nonfiction". Past winners & finalists by category. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2012-03-25. for the book. It was adapted as a film of the same name released by HBO in 1998, starring Bill Paxton and Amy Madigan.