Papers on the war

by Daniel Ellsberg

This book is the second contribution Daniel Ellsberg made towards an understanding of the U. S. intervention in the Vietnam war. Ellsberg believed that the war needed both to be resisted and understood. His papers helped to define both U. S. policies and strategies.

Genres: Politics, War, American History, Nonfiction

309 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Daniel Ellsberg is a former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of US government decision-making about the Vietnam War, to The New York Times and other newspapers.

Ellsberg is the recipient of the Inaugural Ron Ridenhour Courage Prize, a prize established by The Nation Institute and The Fertel Foundation. In 1978 he accepted the Gandhi Peace Award from Promoting Enduring Peace. On September 28, 2006 he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award.

Ellsberg has been married twice. His first marriage, to Carol Cummings, the daughter of a Marine Corps Brigadier General, lasted 13 years before ending in divorce (at her request, as he has stated in his memoirs titled "Secrets"). Two children (Robert and Mary) were born of this marriage. In 1970, he married Patricia Marx, whom he had dated earlier.

Reviews

[alana mcgrath · Rating 4 out of 5]

not 5 stars because not the most easiest thing to read almost 50 years following the decision, but still felt very impactful despite being told when the story of the vietnam war was incomplete