A Bright Shining Lie
John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
- Published: 1 July 2010
- ISBN: 9781407063904
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 896
I have never read such a book and never expected to... It's not just about John Paul Vann. Not just about America and all of us. Not just Vietnam and all the Vietnamese. It is tragedy and comedy and I don't care how many pages it is. I'll never tire of reading it again and again
Harrison E. Salisbury
If there is one book that captures the Vietnam War in the sheer Homeric scale of its passion and folly, this book is it... A dazzling montage: vividly written and deeply felt... The dramatic scenes of lonely men locked on combat...the clash of wills and egos...all these combine in a work that captures the Vietnam War like no other... An impressive achievement
New York Times Book Review
It will stand as the definitive account of the passions, loyalties (guided and not), inspirations, follies and tragedies of the Vietnam War
Sunday Times
Probably the book on the Vietnam War...sophisticated, humane. It contains some of the best military reporting ever written
Francis Fitzgerald
Superb. If you ever read just one history of the Vietnam war, read and admire and celebrate this one
John le Carré