In 1964, Daniel Ellsberg was one of the Pentagon insiders helping to plan a war in Vietnam. The mountainous Asian countr
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English Pages 370 pages: illustrations, maps; 24 cm Year 2015
Table of contents :
Prologue : Feasibility study --
Part I. Insider. Cold warrior
Day one
Hostile action
Welcome Americans
Wider war
Patricia
Limited operations
Diving board
Kill ratio
Escalation
Break-up
Making progress
Search and destroy
Lasting impression --
Part II. Secrets and Lies. Credibility gap
The power of leaks
Low point
Madman theory
The Pentagon Papers
Whole vote
Night work
Troublemaker
Behind the mask
Bridges burned
War room
A matter of patriotism --
Part III. Outsider. Slow build
Mr. Boston
Underground
Arrest
Fame
The plumbers
Bag job
Consequences
Preposterous
Peace with honor?
Bizarre events
Painful truth --
Epilogue : History repeats.