Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/11/2019
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location
Senator John Heinz History Center
Categories
Youth ages 9 to 12 (and their adults) are welcome ro a discussion of the book Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin facilitated by a local librarian.
The Vietnam War (1955-1975) was a complicated military conflict in the divided country of Vietnam that evolved into a major undeclared war. It functioned as a violent expression of the Cold War (1946-1991) between the western democracies led by the United States and communist countries dominated by China and the Soviet Union. By the late 1960’s, it became increasingly clear that the US and its allies were unlikely to win as military and civilian casualties mounted. The war also led to political unrest in America.
Most Dangerous recounts how professional analyst Daniel Ellsberg precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released a top-secret government report on the war which came to be called the Pentagon Papers.
One copy of Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War is included with registration.
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