Neil Sheehan
Neil Sheehan is the author of A Fiery Peace in a Cold War and A Bright Shining Lie, which won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1989. He spent three years in Vietnam as a war correspondent for United Press International and The New York Times and won numerous awards for his reporting. In 1971, he obtained The Pentagon Papers, which brought the Times the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for meritorious public service. Sheehan lives in Washington, DC. He is married to the...See more
Neil Sheehan is the author of A Fiery Peace in a Cold War and A Bright Shining Lie, which won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1989. He spent three years in Vietnam as a war correspondent for United Press International and The New York Times and won numerous awards for his reporting. In 1971, he obtained The Pentagon Papers, which brought the Times the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for meritorious public service. Sheehan lives in Washington, DC. He is married to the writer Susan Sheehan. See less
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Neil Sheehan book reviews
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The Pentagon Papers as published by the New York times.
History
by James S, May 9, 2015
Insightful in the inside look at the Vietnam war. You can tell that he use some of the Pentagon papers to write his book "Bright Shining Lie". Read More
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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
The best history of Vietnam I've read
by Doug R, Jun 25, 2012
Neil Sheehan writes clearly and logically, and he relates history and anecdote with eminently readable verve and detail. I loved this superbly clear and intelligent history of Vietnam/Southeast Asia ... Read More
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A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon
ICBM Development
by BruceHH, Jul 23, 2009
This book fits into a couple of different categories. The subtitle ?Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon? leads one in the direction of a biography and it is, in part. However, it is not a ... Read More
