Conversations with History: Neil Sheehan

[DeRoquencourt]

I'm currently reading "A Bright Shinning Lie" a fantastic novel about Vietnam war and a great very great man. This interview enlights a bit more this extraordinary life. Congratulations

[centurion180ad]

The interviewer’s comments about Vann’s use of B52 strikes around Kontum, is a rude mischaracterization. Those were heavy bomber strikes against TACTICAL maneuvering PAVN units. It was a genius application of operational echelon airpower, utilized as assistance to ARVN groundforces.

[sublimestylee1996]

its not pronounced she-han just saying

[professordobe]

Great resource for the second half of a US History survey course.

[emzyk]

Excellent interview and a nice supplement to my current reading of Daniel Ellsberg's memoir Secrets. Highly recommend both.

[centurion180ad]

@emzyk Too bad that both Ellsberg's & Sheehan's publications, leave out THE critical component of this conflict. That would be the BANKERS & CIA dividing up Indochina into mutually destructive combatant entities that did not exist prior to their intervention, for the object of plundering resources (read: gold & heroin, TONS of heroin), enslavement and racist extermination.

[nergvol]

His work is superb

[sicula26]

This is a more of a conversation than an interview. Watch it and you will get a fine precis of John Paul Vann and Neli Sheehan's reportage.

[beatles1000]

Excellent interview. Too bad they did not listen to Vann.

Also a very good book is "The making of a Quagmire" sp.?

[ayutthayatrojan]

Thank you for posting this excellent discussion with Neil Sheehan. I've just started reading 'A Bright Shining Lie' and this is really good background information. Thanks again!