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 heard about it
- @typesfast’s thread — a reply to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” in the thread, June 2025.
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- History