"The WikiLeaks of its day" (Time) is as relevant as ever to
present-day American politics.
"The most significant leaks of classified material in American history."
-The Washington Post
Not Fake News! The basis for the 2018 film The Post, The Pentagon
Papers are a series of articles, documents, and studies examining the
Johnson Administration's lies to the public about the extent of US
involvement in the Vietnam War, bringing to light shocking conclusions
about America's true role in the conflict.
Published by The New York Times in 1971, The Pentagon Papers riveted
an already deeply divided nation with startling and disturbing
revelations about the United States' involvement in Vietnam. The
Washington Post called them "the most significant leaks of classified
material in American history" and they remain relevant today as a
reminder of the importance of a free press and First Amendment rights.
The Pentagon Papers demonstrated that the government had
systematically lied to both the public and to Congress.
This incomparable volume includes:
- The Truman and Eisenhower Years: 1945-1960 by Fox Butterfield
- Origins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam by Fox Butterfield
- The Kennedy Years: 1961-1963 by Hedrick Smith
- The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem: May-November, 1963 by Hedrick Smith
- The Covert War and Tonkin Gulf: February-August, 1964 by Neil Sheehan
- The Consensus to Bomb North Vietnam: August, 1964-February, 1965 by
Neil Sheehan
- The Launching of the Ground War: March-July, 1965 by Neil Sheehan
- The Buildup: July, 1965-September, 1966 by Fox Butterfield
- Secretary McNamara's Disenchantment: October, 1966-May, 1967 by
Hedrick Smith
- The Tet Offensive and the Turnaround by E. W. Kenworthy
- Analysis and Comment
- Court Records
- Biographies of Key Figures
With a brand-new foreword by James L. Greenfield, this edition of the
Pulitzer Prize-winning story is sure to provoke discussion about free
press and government deception, and shed some light on issues in the
past and the present so that we can better understand and improve the
future.
