The Pentagon Papers: The Secret History Of The Vietnam War
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Few documents have shaken the foundations of American democracy as profoundly as the classified study that became known as The Pentagon Papers — a seven-thousand-page secret history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, commissioned by the Department of Defense and never meant for public eyes. Published in full and unabridged by *The New York Times*, this landmark edition presents the explosive truth behind decades of government deception, tracing America's deepening entanglement in Southeast Asia from the Truman administration through the escalation under Lyndon B. Johnson, revealing how successive presidents misled Congress and the American people about a war they privately believed could not be won. Based on the fearless investigative reporting of Neil Sheehan and written with the authority of a team of seasoned journalists — including Hedrick Smith, E.W. Kenworthy, and Fox Butterfield — this edition stands as one of the most significant acts of public-interest journalism in the twentieth century. It raises timeless questions about the relationship between the state and its citizens, the ethics of secrecy in a democracy, and the cost of institutional dishonesty measured in human lives. Supplemented with key documents and 84 pages of photographs, it is an indispensable record of a nation at war with itself — and a haunting reminder that the truth, no matter how long buried, has a way of surfacing.
Author: Neil Sheehan, Hedrick Smith, E.W. Kenworthy And Fox Butterfield
Format: Paperback
Published: 1971, Bantam Books
Genre: American history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few documents have shaken the foundations of American democracy as profoundly as the classified study that became known as The Pentagon Papers — a seven-thousand-page secret history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, commissioned by the Department of Defense and never meant for public eyes. Published in full and unabridged by *The New York Times*, this landmark edition presents the explosive truth behind decades of government deception, tracing America's deepening entanglement in Southeast Asia from the Truman administration through the escalation under Lyndon B. Johnson, revealing how successive presidents misled Congress and the American people about a war they privately believed could not be won. Based on the fearless investigative reporting of Neil Sheehan and written with the authority of a team of seasoned journalists — including Hedrick Smith, E.W. Kenworthy, and Fox Butterfield — this edition stands as one of the most significant acts of public-interest journalism in the twentieth century. It raises timeless questions about the relationship between the state and its citizens, the ethics of secrecy in a democracy, and the cost of institutional dishonesty measured in human lives. Supplemented with key documents and 84 pages of photographs, it is an indispensable record of a nation at war with itself — and a haunting reminder that the truth, no matter how long buried, has a way of surfacing.