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The acclaimed new book charts the incredible rise of WikiLeaks, and its political and media impact, from April 2010 to February 2011, written by award-winning author Greg Mitchell, whose daily WikiLeaks blog at The Nation has gained a vast worldwide audience. He has also written the first book about accused leaker Bradley Manning.

It includes gripping, revelatory chapters on every major WikiLeaks release of the past year, from Iraq and Afghanistan "war logs" to the secret diplomatic cables that have sparked outrage and debate -- and rebellions -- all over the world. Plus: current controversies, media failures, legal moves against Julian Assange, the role of "Anonymous" and other hackers, and what lies ahead in the brave new world of leaking.

Published by Sinclair Books.

Mitchell's "Bradley Manning: Truth and Consequences" here at Amazon as e-book.

Mitchell's classic Random House book "The Campaign of the Century" won the Goldsmith Book Prize and has just been published for the first time as an e-book. It explores Upton Sinclair's remarkable, and nearly successful, race for governor of California in 1934, leading one of the greatest mass movements in U.S. history. Mitchell's most recent e-book, on the Occupy Wall Street movement, is titled "40 Days That Shook the World."

His other recent books and e-books are "Atomic Cover-Up: Two U.S. Soldiers, Hiroshima & Nagasaki and The Greatest Movie Never Mad." and "Dead Reckoning" (on the death penalty in America). He also wrote "Hiroshima in America" with Robert Jay Lifton.

"From the moment I discovered Greg Mitchell's amazing WikiLeaks blog it has become indispensable. 'The Age of WikiLeaks' follows in the footsteps of his brilliant books on nuclear threat, the Iraq war, the media and American politics." ----- DANIEL ELLSBERG

"One of the nation's most insightful journalists, Greg Mitchell, tackles in this book one of the most fascinating and important political controversies of the last decade: WikiLeaks. Few commentators know more about this vital topic. Mitchell's daily blog has been a must-read for anyone following the WikiLeaks saga." ----- GLENN GREENWALD, Salon.com

Mitchell i is the former editor of Editor & Publisher magazine.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004MME152
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sinclair Books (February 4, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 4, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 549 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 111 pages
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Les Warden

Excellent!!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2011

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I have been following Greg's blogs for some time and he has put together an excellent book here!! Just the facts, and that is what he has delivered. The timelines, the leaks (aka, the truths), world-wide reactions. It's all in here. Highly recommended!!! What I walked away with is how much "watchers of the powerful" are really needed (WikiLeaks this time). I was also pretty disgusted with how the mainstream media and other journalists have reacted and are still reacting towards the information released and towards Assange. With respect to the way the US government's is trying to go after Assange, Assange's words should be ringing in the mainstream journalist's ears...."You're next!". So true, so sad.

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D. Bushe

Certainly better than anything I've read in the Nation.

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2012

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I was curious about Wikileaks and all the controversy surrounding it, so I picked this up. I was concerned when reading in the introduction that the author writes for the Nation, as I have found it to be a mass of NPRish liberal drivel. Thankfully I found this to be a well-researched and interesting overview, and caused me to look a bit differently at a magazine I do like - Wired. It is a rather quick read, and I am glad I picked it up and read it.

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Arkster

Invaluable reference re- the first infowar

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2011

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As w.r.t. many brilliant innovations, the basic concept of Wikileaks may seem obvious now, but I'm aware of nothing quite like it before. The Venetian Doges had a sophisticated system for collecting secrets in which one among the governed could anonymously rat out others; but Wikileaks may be the first such system entrusting the power that comes from revelation to the people rather than to their rulers.

Wikileaks inaugurated the first infowar, in accompaniment to what I believe may prove a major leap forward in the evolution of a generally more informed and enlightened human consciousness.

I haven't read this book yet, but I've followed the Wikileaks story and Mitchell's blog closely. I am confident that no one has more of the relevant facts at his fingertips than Mitchell does, and I believe his book will prove an invaluable resource for historians in the near and far future. I only hope Mitchell continues to report on this story.

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DPAmerica53

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2014

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Ronald

No index (table of contents)

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2013

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Great book and cheap, but I am surprised that it does not have a table of contents (which is almost a must for ebooks).
Amazon should not allow books for sale that are not properly done.
How long does it take to put in a TOC?
Maybe 3 mins?

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One Earth

Prime example of investigative journalism!

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2017

"The White House has predictably condemned WikiLeaks rather harshly, and it will be most interesting to see how many Democrats --who claim to find Daniel Ellsberg heroic and the Pentagon Papers leak to be unambiguously justified-- follow the White House's lead in that regard." -Glenn Greenwald (re: The War Logs)

The Age of WikiLeaks: From Collateral Murder to Cablegate is an incredible re-/collection of details and insight into the rise of WikiLeaks and Julian Assange, and a great -UNBIASED- coverage of details and facts about Wikileaks' bombshell revelations about the Iraq and Afghan war logs. If one wants to understand the work and mission of Assange and his organisation this book offers an extremely valuable insight. I was blown away by the author Greg Mitchell's vast research which went into this book.

"The following morning, the Guardian carried a Q & A with Assange, from his safe house, which crashed the website. He stressed, as so few in media had, that only fully-redacted (with the help of media) cables had been posted."

Thinking it would a political book when I picked it up I was positively surprised that this one is much more of a history book. It tells the *factual* story of Wikileaks and Assange.
In addition, the author does not throw his own opinion at you. I really like that because it leaves it up to *me* to form my own opinion - which is what real journalism is supposed to be like.

"In a free society, we are supposed to know the truth. In a society where truth becomes treason, we are in big trouble" -Ron Paul

Steve Erlanger of The New York Times observes: "The United States considers itself a shining beacon of democracy and openness, but for many Europeans, Washington's fierce reaction to the flood of secret diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks displays imperial arrogance and hypocrisy, indicating a post-9/11 obsession with secrecy that contradicts American principles."

I had a hard time putting it away .... Riveting if you are into history, politics and real journalism. Greg Mitchell is one of the nation's most ethical and insightful journalists who was able to successfully cover and explore this political controversy with bravado which takes extensive knowledge. And courage. Thumbs up, 5 stars.

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