Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Daniel EllsbergAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2003-09-30Pages:528
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780142003428ISBN-10:142003425UPC:9780142003428Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Wars & Conflicts, PoliticalBook Topic:Vietnam WarSize:8.50 x 5.38 x 1.11 inchesWeight:1.0318Product ID:SCJXZVSPJY
The true story of the leaking of the Pentagon Papers, the event which inspired Steven Spielberg's feature film The Post In 1971 former Cold War hard-liner Daniel Ellsberg made history by releasing the Pentagon Papers - a 7,000-page top-secret study of U.S. decision-making in Vietnam - to the New York Times and Washington Post. The document set in motion a chain of events that ended not only the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780142003428ISBN-10:142003425UPC:9780142003428Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Wars & Conflicts, PoliticalBook Topic:Vietnam WarSize:8.50 x 5.38 x 1.11 inchesWeight:1.0318Product ID:SCJXZVSPJY
Daniel Ellsberg, a Harvard graduate, ex-Marine, and Rand Corporation analyst, was one of the "whiz kids" recruited to serve in the Pentagon during the Johnson administration. In 1971, Ellsberg made headlines around the world when he released the Pentagon Papers. He is now a prominent speaker, writer, and activist.
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