A Bright Shining Lie (1998)

A Bright Shining Lie (1998)

I fought in the Nam

Did I fight for a just cause?

Helicopters crash

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Bill Paxton (Aliens) plays John Paul Vann in an HBO film (very) loosely based on Neil Sheehan’s book of the same name. The film is available on DVD through resellers on Amazon HERE.

Loved the book and drew from its lessons when I was a counterinsurgency advisor in Afghanistan. The movie…

💂*♂️💂*♂️ Two out of five fumbled counterinsurgency campaigns.