Books by Neil Sheehan
“A Bright Shining Lie is about John Paul Vann, a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who clung to the belief that the U.S. could achieve its objectives in Vietnam—until he finally saw that perspective was a tissue of lies. More broadly, it’s about how a country can convince itself that a flawed strategy can succeed if you just give it one more month or a few thousand more troops.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Neil Sheehan were recommended
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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
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Into Thin Air
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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
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The Hot Zone: The Chilling True Story of an Ebola Outbreak
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The Submission
by Amy Waldman
The best books on National Security, recommended by Juliette Kayyem
The best books on National Security, recommended by Juliette Kayyem
National security isn’t just about foreign policy and counterterrorism, but has a broad set of concerns—including climate change, national disasters and pandemics. Juliette Kayyem, Senior Lecturer in International Security at Harvard and author of Security Mom, recommends books to get us all thinking about national security and the challenges we face.
The best books on The Death of Empires, recommended by James Meek
All empires are obsessed with the prospect of their own decline, says British journalist and novelist James Meek. He recommends books on the death of empires, from Austria-Hungary to Kublai Khan.
