Name: A Bright Shining Lie:John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
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We Were Soldiers... Once and Young, LtGen Harold Moore, Joseph Galloway
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In November 1965, some 450 men of the First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-Ray and Albany constituted one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War. How these men persevered - sacrificed themselves for their comrades and never gave up - makes a vivid portrait of war at its most inspiring and devastating.

General Moore and Joseph Galloway, the only journalist on the ground throughout the fighting, have interviewed hundreds of men who fought there, including the North Vietnamese commanders. 

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A Bright Shining Lie:John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan. Vintage 1988 1stEdition/1stPrinting Random House hardcover w/dj in like new condition (please see photo 6 for inscription to previous owner). Book dimensions are 9.5×6.5×2 inches,2.9 lbs.,862 pages. The author's 16 year project to bring this book into fruition, this is story of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann and his two tours of duty (1962 & 1965) in the Vietnam War. An outspoken critic of how the American military was handling operations in the Vietnam war, he believed that the U.S. had the capability to win in Vietnam. The arrogance and corruption of the U.S. military system in the 1960's and the incompetence of the South Vietnamese Army were the focal points of his frustration.  Vann was killed in a helicopter crash in 1972 while serving his second tour. His legacy and his story live on in this book. Message me with questions,and/or purchase price requests  for consideration. Shipped free via USPS Media Mail.

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