Harrison Salisbury Bücher

BITTER FRUIT explores the CIA's covert operations to overthrow Guatemala's democratically elected president, Jacobo Arbenz, in 1954. Arbenz's administration aimed to implement land reforms to alleviate poverty and enfranchise citizens, shaking off the remnants of a previous dictatorship. The title refers to the United Fruit Company (UFC), an American corporation with substantial land holdings in Guatemala, which exerted considerable influence over the U.S. government, particularly during Eisenhower's administration. When Arbenz nationalized UFC land—much of which was uncultivated and claimed as a reserve—the company lobbied Washington, invoking fears of communism. Eisenhower authorized operations to replace Arbenz with a military junta. Ironically, Guatemala's democratic aspirations in the '40s were inspired by FDR's vision of universal rights. The book also discusses Edward Bernays, Freud's nephew and a pioneering PR practitioner, who helped shape public sentiment against Arbenz. Following the coup, the U.S. government, concerned about perceptions of collusion with UFC, initiated an anti-trust suit against the company. Ultimately, a 1998 report revealed the tragic consequences of the coup: 150,000 deaths and 50,000 disappearances, primarily caused by government forces. This well-researched account is both disturbing and compelling, shedding light on a significant moment in U.S.-Guatemalan history.

Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Korean War, this book contains combat photographs forming a narrative of courage, grimness, ordeal and loyalty. It follows a group of marines through a series of battles, and contains text to explain the circumstances of each photograph.

Focuses on the complex relationship between these two men as part of the development of modern China - Communist takeover - Mass famine - Great Leap Forward - Cultural Revolution - Third Line - Jiang Qing - Gang of Four - Tiananmen Square.

Behind the long march A walk by moonlight The rise of the Red Bandits On the eve The man in Bleak House First moves Strategems The conspiracy of the litters The women The first big battle The Red Army changes course Zunyi Mao takes charge A needle wrapped in cotton Mao skirts disaster Holding Chang Kai-Shek by the nose Mao's great deceptions The golden sands The chicken-blood oath Those left behind The legion of death Luding bridge The great snowy mountains Reunion Back of beyond A magical carpet Dark hour, bright glory Home The gathering Return of the prodigal "Cold-eyed, I survey the world" The little man who could Never be put down Notes A Note on Sources Bibliography Index Illustrations Maps

The destruction of the Czars which brought about the reign of revolutions from 1905–1917 in Russia looms as the crucial political event of the twentieth century. In little more than a decade the Romanov dynasty was toppled, and its time-honored institutions repudiated. How did it happen? How could Nicholas and Alexandra, the nobility, middle class anarchists—even Lenin himself—not foresee the catastrophic changes that were shaking the empire? Why could nothing be done? And why were the efforts so ineffectual? Black Night, White Snow captures the rich drama of this whole period. With the artistry of a Balzac, Harrison Salisbury exposes the strata of Russian society, with its decedents, prophetic poets, religious fanatics, and newly liberated serfs. From archival sources within the Soviet Union, interviews, and his personal photography collection, he recreates the story as it happened. Hard data on Russia's economy, a first-hand knowledge of the county, and a historian's gift of compression are combined in a fast-paced narrative that reads with the ease of a good novel and the urgency of a newspaper headline.

A narrative and pictorial portrait of the political and artistic upheaval that changed the course of Russian history and culture during the first three decades of the century.

Over China

Foto's en tekst, waarin een beeld geschetst wordt van het leven in Ruslandgedurende de tweede wereldoorlog.