Private: Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, and the Biggest Exposure of Official Secrets in American History

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Synopsis
Bradley Manning perpetrated the biggest breach of military security in American history. This intelligence analyst leaked an astounding amount of classified information to WikiLeaks: classified combat videos and hundreds of thousands of documents from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and from embassies around the globe. Almost all of WikiLeaks's headline-making releases of information have come from one source only: Bradley Manning. The leaks affected governments the world over--the Arab uprisings were spurred, in part, by Manning's revelations. They propelled WikiLeaks to a level of international prominence it never had before. The world would never be the same. Bradley Manning's story is one of global significance, and yet he remains an enigma. Now, for the first time, the full truth will be told about a man who, at the age of only twenty-two, changed the world. Nicks's book paints a nuanced portrait of a man haunted by demons and driven by hope, impulsive and cocky yet idealistic enough to follow his conscience. Relying on numerous conversations with those who know Manning best, Nicks gives the full story of a bright, gay kid from middle America who signs on to serve his country and finds himself serving a cause he finds far more sinister, and why he betrayed his oath and fellow troops--and his own future--in order to fulfill what he saw as a higher purpose. Denver Nicks has written for The Daily Beast, The Nation, AlterNet, and other publications. He lives in New York City.
Copyright:
2012

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
288 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781613740712
Related ISBNs:
9781613740682
Publisher:
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
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Copyrighted By:
Denver Nicks
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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