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Sixteen years in the making, and winner of a Pulitzer Prize, this book traces the life of John Vann and his courage and persistence in the Vietnam War. Vann was posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom, the highest American civilian citation, and the Distinguished Service Cross for his services in Vietnam.

About the Author
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, D.C. He is married to the writer Susan Sheehan.