{"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 as ever to present-day American politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most significant leaks of classified material in American history.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Washington 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\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pentagon Papers\u003c\/b\u003e\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, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pentagon Papers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e riveted an already deeply divided nation with startling and disturbing revelations about the United States' involvement in Vietnam. \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e called them \"\u003cb\u003ethe most significant leaks of classified material in American history\u003c\/b\u003e\" and they remain relevant today as a reminder of the importance of a free press and First Amendment rights. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pentagon Papers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrated that \u003cb\u003ethe government had systematically lied\u003c\/b\u003e to both the public and to Congress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis incomparable, 848-page volume includes: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Truman and Eisenhower Years: 1945-1960 by Fox Butterfield \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOrigins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam by Fox Butterfield \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Kennedy Years: 1961-1963 by Hedrick Smith \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem: May-November, 1963 by Hedrick Smith \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Covert War and Tonkin Gulf: February-August, 1964 by Neil Sheehan \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Consensus to Bomb North Vietnam: August, 1964-February, 1965 by Neil Sheehan \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Launching of the Ground War: March-July, 1965 by Neil Sheehan \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Buildup: July, 1965-September, 1966 by Fox Butterfield \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSecretary McNamara's Disenchantment: October, 1966-May, 1967 by Hedrick Smith \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Tet Offensive and the Turnaround by E. W. Kenworthy \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Analysis and Comment \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCourt Records \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBiographies of Key Figures \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a brand-new foreword by James L. Greenfield, this edition of the \u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning\u003c\/b\u003e story is \u003cb\u003esure to provoke discussion about free press and government deception\u003c\/b\u003e, 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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Racehorse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631582929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 1.90d\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Neil Sheehan, Hedrick Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663358849180,"sku":"9781631582929","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0625ff7f-b27a-4372-afe4-272a2a77ab8b.jpg?v=1603904121","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-pentagon-papers-the-secret-history-of-the-vietnam-war-9781631582929","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}