Description
| Product ID: | 9781781680698 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Passion of Bradley Manning |
| Subtitle: | The Story Behind the Wikileaks Whistleblower |
| Authors: | Author: Chase Madar |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Military history, Military history, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Media studies, Espionage and secret services, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Afghan War, Media studies, Espionage & secret services, Pressure groups & lobbying, Afghanistan, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), 21st century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Bradley Manning was arrested, imprisoned in solitary confinement for nine months, and court-martialed for leaking nearly half a million classified government documents, including the infamous "Collateral Murder" gunsight video. He was an intelligence analyst in the US Army's 10th Mountain Division, is twenty-four, and comes from Crescent, Oklahoma. But who is Private First Class Bradley Manning? Why did he commit the largest security breach in American history-and why was it so easy? In this book, the astonishing leaks attributed to Bradley Manning are viewed from many angles, from Tunisia to Guantánamo Bay, from Foggy Bottom to Baghdad to small-town Oklahoma. Around the world, the eloquent act of one young man obliges citizens to ask themselves if they have the right to know what their government is doing. Bradley Manning was arrested, imprisoned in solitary confinement for nine months, and court-martialed for leaking nearly half a million classified government documents, including the infamous “Collateral Murder” gunsight video. He was an intelligence analyst in the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division, is twenty-four, and comes from Crescent, Oklahoma. But who is Private First Class Bradley Manning? Why did he commit the largest security breach in American history—and why was it so easy? In this book, the astonishing leaks attributed to Bradley Manning are viewed from many angles, from Tunisia to Guantánamo Bay, from Foggy Bottom to Baghdad to small-town Oklahoma. Around the world, the eloquent act of one young man obliges citizens to ask themselves if they have the right to know what their government is doing. |
| Imprint Name: | Verso Books |
| Publisher Name: | Verso Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2013-02-12 |
