Tom Wells is the author of "The War Within: America's Battle with Vietnam." He lives in Boulder, CO.
Praise for Wells's previous book, The War Within: 'An invaluable
record of an unforgettable American calamity...The War Within
deserves to be read and pondered for the lessons it provides about
the surprising power of ordinary citizens to make and break wars
and Presidents.' - The New York Times 'By releasing the Pentagon
Papers to the New York Times, the enigmatic Daniel Ellsberg forever
etched his name in the annals of American History. But until Tom
Wells wrote Wild Man, the strange and twisted life of Ellsberg was
largely unknown. Now, in this brilliantly researched biography, we
finally understand the demons that drove the eccentric Ellsberg to
perform a daring act of patriotism aimed at extracting the United
States from the Vietnam War.' - Douglas Brinkley, Director of the
Eisenhower Centre and Professor of History at the University of New
Orleans, USA 'Tom Wells has written a fascinating biography about
the bizarre career of Daniel Ellsberg before he became famous as
the man who turned the Pentagon Papers over to the New York Times.
He has also retold, in breathtaking prose, portions of the
dastardly and inept deeds of the 'Plumbers' unit within the White
House for a generation of Americans who have long since forgotten
(if they ever knew of) Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Ellsberg
may not be happy with this revealing account of his life and
career, but Wells's biography will save him from becoming a mere
footnote to history. As a fanatic hawk turned fanatic dove,
Ellsberg's lasting claim to fame rests not so much on the secret
RAND report that he leaked to the press, but on the Nixon White
House's mishandling of this leak which transformed the 'Plumbers'
into burglars. Discovery of their break-in at the office Ellsberg's
psychiatrist resulted in a mistrial of government charges against
Ellsberg for releasing classified information. This first
'black-bag' job of the 'Plumbers' set the stage for the other
illegal activities of the administration which Nixon Attorney
General John Mitchell later called the 'Watergate horrors.'' - Joan
Hoff, James Pinckney Harrison Professor of History, College of
William and Mary, USA; author of Nixon Reconsidered 'Fascinating
investigation...recommended.' - Library Journal 'He probes
Ellsberg's mind circumspectly, without overreaching and with
fruitful results...Wells is a fair and perceptive chronicler of the
life of this sometimes inspirational, sometimes maddening, always
fascinating figure.' - Washington Post Book World 'Tom Wells has
done the nearly impossible in his comprehensive biography of Dan
Ellsberg - captured the enigmatic and erratic brilliance of a
gung-ho war-lover who sought the opportunity to 'kill Communists'
in Vietnam, then risked prison to give the Pentagon Papers to the
press in the single most effective blow of the anti-war effort he
once had scorned.' - Tom Wicker, formerly of the New York Times
"Praise for The War Within: An invaluable record of an
unforgettable American calamity . . . The War Within deserves to be
read and pondered for the lessons it provides about the surprising
power of ordinary citizens to make and break wars and Presidents."
--"The New York Times"
"By releasing the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times, the
enigmatic Daniel Ellsberg forever etched his name in the annals of
American History. But until Tom Wells wrote Wild Man, the strange
and twisted life of Ellsberg was largely unknown. Now, in this
brilliantly researched biography, we finally understand the demons
that drove the eccentric Ellsberg to perform a daring act of
patriotism aimed at extracting the United States from the Vietnam
War." -Douglas Brinkley, Director of the Eisenhower Center and
Professor of History at the University of New Orleans
"Tom Wells has written a fascinating biography about the bizarre
career of Daniel Ellsberg before he became famous as the man who
turned the Pentagon Papers over to the New York Times. He has also
retold, in breathtaking prose, portions of the dastardly and inept
deeds of the "Plumbers" unit within the White House for a
generation of Americans who have long since forgotten (if they ever
knew of) Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Ellsberg may not be
happy with this revealing account of his life and career, but
Wells's biography will save him from becoming a mere footnote to
history. As a fanatic hawk turned fanatic dove, Ellsberg's lasting
claim to fame rests not so much on the secret RAND report that he
leaked to the press, but on the Nixon White House's mishandling of
this leak which transformed the "Plumbers" into burglars. Discovery
of their break-in at the office Ellsberg's psychiatrist resulted in
a mistrial of government charges against Ellsberg for releasing
classified information. This first "black-bag" job of the
"Plumbers" set the stage for the other illegal activities of the
administration which Nixon Attorney General John Mitchell later
called the 'Watergate horrors.'" --Joan Hoff, James Pinckney
Harrison Professor of History, College of William and Mary Author
of "Nixon Reconsidered"
"fascinating investigation...recommended." --"Library Journal"
"He probes Ellsberg's mind circumspectly, without overreaching and
with 0fruitful results...Wells is a fair and perceptive chronicler
of the life of this sometimes inspirational, sometimes maddening,
always fascinating figure." --Washington Post Book World
"Tom Wells has done the nearly impossible in his comprehensive
biography of Dan Ellsberg- captured the enigmatic and erratic
brilliance of a gung-ho war-lover who sought the opportunity to
'kill Communists' in Vietnam, then risked prison to give the
Pentagon Papers to the press in the single most effective blow of
the anti-war effort he once had scorned." --Tom Wicker, formerly of
the" New York Times"
“Praise for The War Within: An invaluable record of an
unforgettable American calamity . . . The War Within deserves to be
read and pondered for the lessons it provides about the surprising
power of ordinary citizens to make and break wars and Presidents.”
—"The New York Times"
“By releasing the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times, the
enigmatic Daniel Ellsberg forever etched his name in the annals of
American History. But until Tom Wells wrote Wild Man, the strange
and twisted life of Ellsberg was largely unknown. Now, in this
brilliantly researched biography, we finally understand the demons
that drove the eccentric Ellsberg to perform a daring act of
patriotism aimed at extracting the United States from the Vietnam
War.” -Douglas Brinkley, Director of the Eisenhower Center and
Professor of History at the University of New Orleans
“Tom Wells has written a fascinating biography about the bizarre
career of Daniel Ellsberg before he became f
0;Praise for The War Within: An invaluable record of an
unforgettable American calamity . . . The War Within deserves to be
read and pondered for the lessons it provides about the surprising
power of ordinary citizens to make and break wars and Presidents.1;
2;"The New York Times"
0;By releasing the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times, the
enigmatic Daniel Ellsberg forever etched his name in the annals of
American History. But until Tom Wells wrote Wild Man, the strange
and twisted life of Ellsberg was largely unknown. Now, in this
brilliantly researched biography, we finally understand the demons
that drove the eccentric Ellsberg to perform a daring act of
patriotism aimed at extracting the United States from the Vietnam
War.1; -Douglas Brinkley, Director of the Eisenhower Center and
Professor of History at the University of New Orleans
0;Tom Wells has written a fascinating biography about the bizarre
career of Daniel Ellsberg before he became famous as the man who
turned the Pentagon Papers over to the New York Times. He has also
retold, in breathtaking prose, portions of the dastardly and inept
deeds of the "Plumbers" unit within the White House for a
generation of Americans who have long since forgotten (if they ever
knew of) Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Ellsberg may not be
happy with this revealing account of his life and career, but
Wells's biography will save him from becoming a mere footnote to
history. As a fanatic hawk turned fanatic dove, Ellsberg's lasting
claim to fame rests not so much on the secret RAND report that he
leaked to the press, but on the Nixon White House's mishandling of
this leak which transformed the "Plumbers" into burglars. Discovery
oftheir break-in at the office Ellsberg's psychiatrist resulted in
a mistrial of government charges against Ellsberg for releasing
classified information. This first "black-bag" job of the
"Plumbers" set the stage for the other illegal activities of the
administration which Nixon Attorney General John Mitchell later
called the 6;Watergate horrors.7;1; --Joan Hoff, James Pinckney
Harrison Professor of History, College of William and Mary Author
of "Nixon Reconsidered"
0;fascinating investigation...recommended.1; 2;"Library
Journal"
0;He probes Ellsberg's mind circumspectly, without overreaching and
with 0fruitful results...Wells is a fair and perceptive chronicler
of the life of this sometimes inspirational, sometimes maddening,
always fascinating figure.1; 2;Washington Post Book World
0;Tom Wells has done the nearly impossible in his comprehensive
biography of Dan Ellsberg- captured the enigmatic and erratic
brilliance of a gung-ho war-lover who sought the opportunity to
'kill Communists' in Vietnam, then risked prison to give the
Pentagon Papers to the press in the single most effective blow of
the anti-war effort he once had scorned.1; 2;Tom Wicker, formerly
of the" New York Times"
" Praise for The War Within: An invaluable record of an
unforgettable American calamity . . . The War Within deserves to be
read and pondered for the lessons it provides about the surprising
power of ordinary citizens to make and break wars and Presidents."
-- "The New York Times"
" By releasing the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times, the
enigmatic Daniel Ellsberg forever etched his name in the annals of
American History. But until Tom Wells wrote Wild Man, the strange
and twisted life of Ellsberg was largely unknown. Now, in this
brilliantly researched biography, we finally understand the demons
that drove the eccentric Ellsberg to perform a daring act of
patriotism aimed at extracting the United States from the Vietnam
War." -Douglas Brinkley, Director of the Eisenhower Center and
Professor of History at the University of New Orleans
" Tom Wells has written a fascinating biography about the bizarre
career of Daniel Ellsberg before he became famous as the man who
turned the Pentagon Papers over to the New York Times. He has also
retold, in breathtaking prose, portions of the dastardly and inept
deeds of the "Plumbers" unit within the White House for a
generation of Americans who have long since forgotten (if they ever
knew of) Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Ellsberg may not be
happy with this revealing account of his life and career, but
Wells's biography will save him from becoming a mere footnote to
history. As a fanatic hawk turned fanatic dove, Ellsberg's lasting
claim to fame rests not so much on the secret RAND report that he
leaked to the press, but on the Nixon White House's mishandling of
this leak which transformed the"Plumbers" into burglars. Discovery
of their break-in at the office Ellsberg's psychiatrist resulted in
a mistrial of government charges against Ellsberg for releasing
classified information. This first "black-bag" job of the
"Plumbers" set the stage for the other illegal activities of the
administration which Nixon Attorney General John Mitchell later
called the ' Watergate horrors.' " --Joan Hoff, James Pinckney
Harrison Professor of History, College of William and Mary Author
of "Nixon Reconsidered"
" fascinating investigation...recommended." -- "Library
Journal"
" He probes Ellsberg's mind circumspectly, without overreaching and
with 0fruitful results...Wells is a fair and perceptive chronicler
of the life of this sometimes inspirational, sometimes maddening,
always fascinating figure." -- Washington Post Book World
" Tom Wells has done the nearly impossible in his comprehensive
biography of Dan Ellsberg- captured the enigmatic and erratic
brilliance of a gung-ho war-lover who sought the opportunity to
'kill Communists' in Vietnam, then risked prison to give the
Pentagon Papers to the press in the single most effective blow of
the anti-war effort he once had scorned." -- Tom Wicker, formerly
of the" New York Times"
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