Based on Neil Sheehan's controversial book about the making of the Vietnam war this film is told from the perspective of Lt. Colonel John Paul Vann (Bill Paxton) a battle-ready and enthusiastic military advisor. Upon his arrival Vann quickly learns that political and social pressures are causing the South Vietnamese to doctor evidence of their victories and local military brass to take undeserved credit for overhyped battles. As the propaganda draws America ever deeper into a war most people clearly don't understand Vann takes issue with the corruption and finds... his career in tatters. [show more]
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