{"product_id":"the-pentagon-papers-the-secret-history-of-the-vietnam-war-9781631582929","title":"The Pentagon Papers: The Secret History of the Vietnam War","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The WikiLeaks of its day\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e) is as relevant today in the time of Trump as it was a in the time of Richard Nixon. \"The most significant leaks of classified material in American history.\" -\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot Fake News  The basis for the 2018 film \u003ci\u003eThe Post\u003c\/i\u003e by Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg, \u003ci\u003eThe Pentagon Papers\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e in 1971, \u003ci\u003eThe Pentagon Papers\u003c\/i\u003e riveted an already deeply divided nation with startling and disturbing revelations about the United States' involvement in Vietnam. Their release demonstrated that our government had systematically lied to both the public and to Congress. They remain relevant today as a reminder of the importance of a free press and all First Amendment rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis incomparable, 848-page volume includes: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Truman and Eisenhower Years: 1945-1960 by Fox Butterfield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam by Fox Butterfield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Kennedy Years: 1961-1963 by Hedrick Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem: May-November, 1963 by Hedrick Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Covert War and Tonkin Gulf: February-August, 1964 by Neil Sheehan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Consensus to Bomb North Vietnam: August, 1964-February, 1965 by Neil Sheehan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Launching of the Ground War: March-July, 1965 by Neil Sheehan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Buildup: July, 1965-September, 1966 by Fox Butterfield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecretary McNamara's Disenchantment: October, 1966-May, 1967 by Hedrick Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tet Offensive and the Turnaround by E. W. Kenworthy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalysis and Comment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCourt Records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of Key Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Sheehan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Fiery Peace in a Cold War and A Bright Shining Lie\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1989. He spent three years in Vietnam as a war correspondent for United Press International and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and won numerous awards for his reporting. In 1971, he obtained \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pentagon Papers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, which brought the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for meritorious public service. Sheehan lives in Washington, DC. He is married to the writer Susan Sheehan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. W. Kenworthy\u003c\/b\u003e worked at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e for nearly thirty years, in both New York and Washington. He passed away in January 1993. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFox Butterfield\u003c\/b\u003e is an American journalist and author. His work has been read and acclaimed widely, having received both a Pulitzer Prize for his role in publishing \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pentagon Papers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and a National Book Award for \u003ci\u003eChina: Alive in the Bitter Sea\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHedrick Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is an American journalist, producer, and correspondent. During twenty-six years at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he covered the civil rights struggle, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War, among many other monumental events in America history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames L. Greenfield\u003c\/b\u003e was the US secretary of state for public affairs as well as an editor for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e for more than twenty years. 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