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A Memoir

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Chelsea Manning
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Hardback
h240 x 156mm - 272pg
20 Oct 2022 UK
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9781847925619
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The extraordinarily dramatic story of one of the world' s most famous whistle-blowers and trans womenAn extraordinarily brave and moving memoir from one of the world' s most famous whistle-blowers, activists and trans women. In 2010 Chelsea Manning, working as an intelligence analyst in the U. S. Army in Iraq, disclosed 720,000 classified military documents that she had smuggled out via the memory card of her digital camera. In March 2011, the United States Army sentenced Manning to thirty-five years in military prison, charging her with twenty-two counts relating to the unauthorized possession and distribution of classified military documents. The day after her conviction, Manning declared her gender identity as a woman and began to transition. In 2017, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence and she was released from prison. In her memoir, Manning recounts how her pleas for increased institutional transparency and government accountability took place alongside a fight to defend her rights as a trans woman. She reveals her challenging childhood, her struggles as an adolescent, what led her to join the military, and the fierce pride she took in her work. We also learn the details of how and why she made the decision to send classified military documents to WikiLeaks. This powerful, observant memoir will stand as one of the definitive testaments of the digital age. **CHOSEN AS A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK TO WATCH OUT FOR, A NEW STATESMAN BOOK TO READ, AND ONE OF COSMOPOLITAN' S BEST FORTHCOMING BOOKS**
One of the bravest persons alive -- Yanis Varoufakis Chelsea Manning is the biggest hero that ever lived -- Vivienne Westwood A heroine to millions -- Alan Moore Manning brought to light a number of human rights violations committed by the CIA and American military, many of which led to civilian deaths. . . but the crimes she exposed have never been investigated . . . Many people view her as an American hero * Dazed * As courageous as that original whistleblowing was, Manning' s heroism has only multiplied since then, become more multifaceted and consequential. As a result, she has inspired countless people around the world . . . I regard Chelsea Manning as one of this generation' s greatest heroes -- Glenn Greenwald
Chelsea Elizabeth Manning is an American activist, whistleblower, politician and former United States Army soldier. Her Twitter account is @xychelsea.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781847925619
Published: 20 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: The Bodley Head
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 156mm
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 500g
Pages: 272

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