Kyle Harrison
to-read
A Bright Shining Lie
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
- Author
- Neil Sheehan
- Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 861
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: The American war in Vietnam told through John Paul Vann, an officer who saw early how badly it was going and whose own life ran the same arc as the war.
Where I saw it: A reply to @typesfast’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/typesfast/status/1930617097068912787
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- History