Wild Man: The Life and Times of Daniel Ellsberg

In 3/1971, Daniel Ellsberg gave The NY Times access to a classified government report revealing the secret history of the Vietnam War. A former Marine, he said he violated national security to protest an illegal war. The release of the Pentagon Papers exploded in controversy. He was indicted for espionage. Charges were dropped when it was revealed that Nixon operatives burglarized his psychiatrist in order to discredit him. Wild Man is the 1st biography of the man at center stage in one of the more remarkable periods in US history. What drove this cold war intellectual to break the law? A detailed tale of the times, this portrait of the hawk-turned-dove who tried single-handedly to end the war is a great American story.
Prologue: Break-in
Loner
Outsider
Liberated
Soldier & Theorist
Supergenius
Rejection
Damaged Goods
Death Wish
Wild Man
Friend or Country?
“We’re All War Criminals”
Battle Mode
Boomerang
On Stage
Outcast