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Name: The Pentagon Papers

Full name: The Pentagon Papers: The Secret History of the Vietnam War

Author: Neil Sheehan
Year: 1971
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History, Non Fiction, Politics, War/Military

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ISBNs:
9781631582929
1631582925

The basis for the 2018 film The Post, The Pentagon Papers 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.

With a brand-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.