book "A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam"
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"A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam" is Neil Sheehan’s Pulitzer Prize–winning nonfiction book that uses the life of U.S. adviser John Paul Vann to chronicle and critique America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
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| book "A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22872423 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: book "A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam" Context triple: [John Paul Vann, subjectOf, book "A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam"]
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Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers
Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers is Daniel Ellsberg’s autobiographical account of his role in revealing the Pentagon Papers and his evolving opposition to the Vietnam War.
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A Yank in Vietnam
A Yank in Vietnam is a 1964 war film set during the Vietnam conflict, following an American soldier’s experiences in combat and cultural clash.
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C.
Letters from Vietnam
"Letters from Vietnam" is a song by American rapper B.o.B featured on his debut studio album, *B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray*.
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Vietnam War Almanac
Vietnam War Almanac is a comprehensive reference book that chronicles the events, key figures, and major developments of the Vietnam War in an accessible, encyclopedic format.
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E.
The Final Collapse (memoir on the fall of South Vietnam)
The Final Collapse is a memoir by former South Vietnamese General Cao Van Vien that provides an insider’s account and analysis of the political and military events leading to the fall of South Vietnam in 1975.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: book "A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam" Target entity description: "A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam" is Neil Sheehan’s Pulitzer Prize–winning nonfiction book that uses the life of U.S. adviser John Paul Vann to chronicle and critique America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
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A.
Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers
Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers is Daniel Ellsberg’s autobiographical account of his role in revealing the Pentagon Papers and his evolving opposition to the Vietnam War.
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B.
A Yank in Vietnam
A Yank in Vietnam is a 1964 war film set during the Vietnam conflict, following an American soldier’s experiences in combat and cultural clash.
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C.
Letters from Vietnam
"Letters from Vietnam" is a song by American rapper B.o.B featured on his debut studio album, *B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray*.
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D.
Vietnam War Almanac
Vietnam War Almanac is a comprehensive reference book that chronicles the events, key figures, and major developments of the Vietnam War in an accessible, encyclopedic format.
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E.
The Final Collapse (memoir on the fall of South Vietnam)
The Final Collapse is a memoir by former South Vietnamese General Cao Van Vien that provides an insider’s account and analysis of the political and military events leading to the fall of South Vietnam in 1975.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann