A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann ..., Sheehan, Neil

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ISBN
0394484479
EAN
9780394484471
Date of Publication
19880912
Publication Name
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Type
Hardback
Release Title
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Artist
Sheehan, Neil
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Fourteen years in the making, this story of a man and a war is so mesmerizing and monumentalze winner, is scheduled to appear on Good Morning America this fall. The New Yorker will feature this book in three installments this summer. 16 pages of photos, maps.

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Publisher
Random House
ISBN-10
0394484479
ISBN-13
9780394484471
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1231498

Product Key Features

Book Title
Bright Shining Lie : John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Number of Pages
861 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / Vietnam War
Publication Year
1988
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
Neil Sheehan
Format
Hardcover

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Item Weight
51.5 Oz

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Trade
LCCN
87-043330
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"If there is one book that captures the Vietnam war in the sheer Homeric scale of its passion and folly, this is it."--The New York Times Book Review, "If there is one book that captures the Vietnam war in the sheer Homeric scale of its passion and folly, this is it."--The New York Times Book Review From the Trade Paperback edition.
Publication Date
1988-09-12
Dewey Decimal
959.7/043/092
Age Level
Trade
Synopsis
Fourteen years in the making, this story of a man and a war is so mesmerizing and monumentalze winner, is scheduled to appear on Good Morning America this fall. The New Yorker will feature this book in three installments this summer. 16 pages of photos, maps.
Lc Classification Number
Ds558.S47 1988
Copyright Date
1988

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