The Pentagon papers : the secret history of the Vietnam War / based on investigative reporting by Neil Sheehan, E.W. Kenworthy, Fox Butterfield, and Hendrick Smith ; with a new foreword by James L. Greenfield, New York Times editor and founder of The Independent Journalism Foundation.
Edition:
First Racehorse Publishing edition 2017.
Publisher:
Racehorse Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
xxi, 810 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
First published in 1971 by Quadrangle Books, Inc. "As published by the New York Times." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
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. Kentworthy -- Appendix 1: Analysis and comment -- The lessons of Vietnam / by Max Frankel -- Editorials from the New York Times -- Appendix 2: Court records -- Appendix 3: Biographies of key figures.
Summary:
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. Indeed, they are a focal point of The Post, a new film by Steven Spielberg about that era. With a new foreword by James L. Greenfield, this edition of the Pulitzer Prize winning series is sure to provoke discussion about government deception and the public's right to know, and shed some light on issues in the past and present so that we can better understand and improve the future.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.