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Description edit
Sheehan's tragic biography of John Paul Vann is also a sweeping history of America's seduction, entrapment and disillusionment in Vietnam.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
People edit
- John Vann: Add a description of this character.
- Harkins
- Cao
- Mary Jane
- Krulak
- Mcnamara
- Porter
- Patton
- Lansdale
- Daniel Ellsberg
- Halberstam
- William Westmoreland
- Ramsey
- John Kennedy
- Weyand
- Lyndon Johnson
- Taylor
- Ziegler
- Drummond
- Jesse
- Annie
- Bumgardner
- Frank Vann
- Bowers
- Mays
- Crutchfield
- Chau
- Moore
- Mollie
- Puckett
- Dorothy Lee
- Peter
- Scotton
- John Allen
- Scanlon
- Thieu
- Wilson
- Braman
- Eisenhower
- Gassett
- Walker
- Kean
- Hanh
- Kaplan
- Greene
Setting & Locations edit
- Saigon
- South Vietnam
- United States
- Washington
- Hanoi
- Norfolk
- North Koreans
- Indochina
- Myrtle
- France
- Hau Nghia
- Viet Cong
- Bac
- Pleiku
- Cambodia
- Japan
- White House
- America
- Laos
- Kontum
- New York
- Tan Thoi
- Europe
- Paris
- Tan Canh
- Germany
- Viet Minh
- Virginia
- Rochester
- North Vietnam
- Khe Sanh
- Fort Benning
- Central Highlands
- Asia
- Bau Trai
- Denver
- Central Vietnam
- Haiphong
- Tan Son Nhut
- Soviet Union
- West Point
- Inchon
- U.s. Army
- Bien Hoa
- Lodge
- Britain
First Sentence edit
It was a funeral to which they all came.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Neil Sheehan (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: September 19, 1989
ISBN: 0679724141
Page Count: 896
Publisher: Vintage
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: September 19, 1989
ISBN: 0679724141
Page Count: 896
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (Finalist, 1989: General Nonfiction)
- Ambassador Book Award (1989: American Studies)
- Pulitzer Prize (Finalist, 1989: Biography)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 1988: General Nonfiction)
- National Book Award (1988: Nonfiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 959.7043373
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Asia › Vietnam
- Books › History › Asia › Southeast Asia
- Books › History › Military › Vietnam War
- Books › History › Military › United States
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Military & Spies
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Military
- Books › History › Americas › United States
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