Secrets A Memoir Of Vietnam And The Pentagon Papers

Author: Daniel Ellsberg

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  • : $35.00 AUD
  • : 9780142003428
  • : Penguin Publishing Group
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  • : September 2003
  • : 216mm X 137mm X 28mm
  • : United States
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Description

In this remarkable memoir, Ellsberg describes in detail the two years he spent in Vietnam as a U.S. State Department observer, and how he risked his career and freedom to expose the deceptions and delusions that shaped three decades of American foreign policy.

Author description

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.