Author(s): Neil Sheehan
World Military History | Secondhand
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Lt Colonel John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, but soon became appalled by the slaughter, leaking his pessimistic assessments to the US press corps in Saigon. Neil Sheehan was among them, and became fascinated by the angry Vann, befriended him, and followed his tragic and reckless career.
Winner of Pulitzer Prize General Non-Fiction Category 1989.