A Bright Shining Lie
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For the film adaptation, see A Bright Shining Lie (film).
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 U.S. Army lieutenant colonel John Paul Vann (killed in action) and the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.
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Author | Neil Sheehan |
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Language | English |
Subject | Vietnam War |
Published | 1988 (Random House) |
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Sheehan was awarded the 1988 National Book Award for Nonfiction and the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for the book.[1][2] It was adapted as a film of the same name released by HBO in 1998, starring Bill Paxton and Amy Madigan.