A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam

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Item specifics

Condition
Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
Country of Origin
Vietnam
Binding
Hardcover
Product Group
Book
Weight
2 lbs
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780394484471
Publication Year
1988
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
Bright Shining Lie : John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Illustrator
Yes
Author
Neil Sheehan
Publisher
Random House
Genre
History
Topic
Military / Vietnam War
Item Weight
51.5 Oz
Number of Pages
861 Pages
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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.

Product Identifiers

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

Dimensions

Item Weight
51.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
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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