Cornelius Mahoney "Neil" Sheehan (born October 27, 1936) is an American journalist. As a reporter for The New York Times in 1971, Sheehan obtained the classified Pentagon Papers from Daniel Ellsberg. His series of articles revealed a secret United States Department of Defense history of the Vietnam War and led to a US Supreme Court case, New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), when the United States government failed to halt publication.
He received a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his 1988 book A Bright Shining Lie, about the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
Source: Neil Sheehan on Wikipedia.
American writer, historian, soldier (1936-2021)
| Born | 27 Oct 1936 |
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American writer, historian, soldier (1936-2021)
| Born | 27 Oct 1936 |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975, United States, Biography, Foreign relations, History, Officers, Politics and government, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Description and travel, Vietnam War (1961-1975) fast (OCoLC)fst01431664, Aeronautics, military, Armed Forces, Astronautics, Astronautics, history, Biographies, Cold War, Cold war, Design and construction, Generals, Generals, biography, Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975, Hanoi, Intercontinental ballistic missiles, Militaires, Military AeronauticsPeople
Bernard A. Schriever, John Paul Vann, John Paul Vann (1924-1972), Marcus Aurelius Arnheiter (1925-)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL476161A
- ISNI: 0000000110610361
- VIAF: 47294340
- Wikidata: Q1238740
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q1238740
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| September 14, 2020 | Edited by dcapillae | typo |
| September 14, 2020 | Edited by dcapillae | Added short bio from Wikipedia |
| August 31, 2008 | Edited by RenameBot | fix author name |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |