By: David Leigh, Luke Harding, Ed Pilkington (As told to), Robert Booth (As told to), Charles Arthur (As told to)

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A team of journalists with unparalleled inside access provides the first full, in-depth account of WikiLeaks, its founder Julian Assange, and the ethical, legal, and political controversies it has both uncovered and provoked.

"Mediaite, " February 5, 2011
"While [The Guardian's] rendition of experience does not fail to leave out the requisite depiction of Assange as overbearing and paranoid, the overall tone of the story, rather than vengeful, is surprisingly self-effacing.""TechCrunch," February 12, 2011
"You can imagine, then, how delighted I was to receive a copy of the Guardian's new crash-published Wikileaks book and discover that it was all the things I wanted from the Times' book. And more... Indeed, while 'Wikileaks: Inside Julian Assange's War On Secrecy' is many things - a thriller, a story of international diplomacy, a tale of greed and ambition and double-crosses; a comedy, a tragedy - above all it's a manifesto for the future of professional journalism...If Wikileaks is this generation's Watergate, then 'Wikileaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy' might well prove to be its All The President's Men; educating a whole new generation of would-be reporters on the power and importance of the professional press." "MacLean's," March 1, 2011"Leigh's portrait of the WikiLeaks founder is at once affectionate and damning--a dry-eyed examination of the way celebrity can pervert a burgeoning ego.""
Eurasian Review," February 4, 2011 "The novelistic lens serves an important purpose by painting a richer, more three-dimensional portrait of the people behind WikiLeaks and the controversies in which they became embroiled."
"Kaietur News," March 6, 2011"Fantastic... a complicated story of the relationship between a man who is a fanatical political activist (Assange) with no formal journalistic training and no background in the media, and a group of esteemed, famous professional media practitioners." "Irish Independent," March 19, 2011 "In unraveling the murky details, the book has also provided a rip-roaring narrative of secrets, tantrums, technological wizardry, personal betrayal and vengeance."

"The American Prospect, " June, 2011
"The best overview of the stor

Cast of characters	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Hunt	p. 13
Bradley Manning	p. 20
Julian Assangc	p. 32
The rise of WikiLeaks	p. 49
The Apache video	p. 65
The Lamo dialogues	p. 72
The deal	p. 90
In the bunker	p. 104
The Afghanistan war logs	p. 116
The Iraq war logs	p. 128
The cables	p. 135
The world's most famous man	p. 145
Uneasy partners	p. 164
Before the deluge	p. 176
Publication day	p. 194
The biggest leak in history	p. 210
The ballad of Wandsworth jail	p. 227
The future of WikiLeaks	p. 240
Appendix: US Embassy Cables	p. 251
Acknowledgements	p. 331
Index	p. 332
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ISBN: 9781610390613
ISBN-10: 161039061X
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 339
Published: 15th February 2011
Dimensions (cm): 20.8 x 14.2  x 2.4
Weight (kg): 0.34