A Bright Shining Lie

John Paul Vann became an adviser to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in 1962. He was an ardent critic of how the war was fought by the government of South Vietnam, which he viewed as corrupt and incompetent, and increasingly, on the part of the U.S. military. He was critical of the U.S. military command, especially under Paul Harkins and its inability to adapt to the fact that it was facing a popular guerrilla movement while backing a corrupt regime. He argued that many of the tactics employed (for example the Strategic Hamlet Program of relocation) further alienated the population and were counterproductive to U.S. objectives. He was often unable to influence the military command but used the Saigon press corps including Sheehan, David Halberstam and Malcolm Browne to disseminate his views.

1998

R

026359122026

Movie

2018-02-07 21:24:34

113

United States

1998-10-29

1.33:1

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Snap Case

~$23.94

2026-04-13

2018-02-07 21:24:34