Books like Secrets by Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg’s memoir, Secrets, chronicles his time as a State Department observer in Vietnam and the process that culminated in the release of the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times and Washington Post in 1971. The book details how the documents revealed decades of American foreign‑policy deception, the chain of events that contributed to the end of the Nixon presidency and the Vietnam War, and Ellsberg’s personal struggle with conscience and freedom.
Through vivid recounting of the war and its political context, Secrets offers readers a unique personal narrative of a pivotal moment in U.S. history, illustrating how one man's actions can shake the foundations of a nation at a crossroads.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Daniel Ellsberg
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