A review by adamskiboy528491
A Bright, Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan

4.0

 A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan is the definitive account of the Vietnam War. Sheehan was one of the top reporters of his generation, along with David Halberstam, Peter Arnett, Stanley Karnow, and Morley Safer. Neil Sheehan's classic about the life and times of John Paul Vann is the perfect metaphor for the American experience of the Vietnam War. His detailed account of battles (with the NVA/Viet Cong and within the Army) and life between those battles yield texture and substance for the reader. It may be a workload, given that it's 900 pages, but it was one of many most significant conflicts in the 20th century, so we'll give it a little leeway.