Talk:A Bright Shining Lie

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The Synopsis
It is clear that whoever wrote the synopsis has only read the first hundred pages of this book. I shall attempt to write a more accurate synopsis if time permits. 83.193.106.221 22:59, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

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Harkins

The book is far more critical of Gen. Harkins' early leadership in Vietnam than it is Gen. Westmoreland's, as he even reports that the commonplace term for making a colossal mistake, "pulling a boner", was replaced in the early years in Vietnam by "pulling a Harkins". 2600:1004:B104:310B:59AE:4694:8B2E:837B (talk) 00:51, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

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Criticism of Vann

It's been years since I read it but I seem to recall the book being fairly critical of Vann, to the point where the title seemed to be a reference to his relationships with the journalists covering him, as well as (presumably) the deceptions of the US civilian and military leadership.74.96.110.219 (talk) 04:47, 10 May 2018 (UTC)