抗战时期,有大批的外国记者在中国工作和生活。他们的主要任务是搜集中国的新闻向本国报道。他们报道中国民众的苦难,例如南京惨案、1944湘桂大撤退的惨状等真实消息。在宣传抗战、揭露敌人、向全世界报道战况、争取世界舆论同情等方面,外国记者们做了大量工作。本书以他们的视角真实地记录了抗战时期这些外国记者在中国的所见所闻以及历史事件中国与国之间重大人物之间的关系和较量,从而从另一个侧面反映了中国抗战的复杂性和艰苦性。同时也对那些正直、善良的记者表达敬意,中国人民不会忘记你们。
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Inaugurated for a second term on March 4, 1873, Ulysses S. Grant gave an address that was both inspiring and curiously bitter.
This is my ground, and I am sitting on it.” In May, Sioux leaders traveled to the capital, where Grant renewed efforts to persuade them to relocate to Indian Territory, “south of where you now live, where the climate is very much better ...
After whites massacred black militia in South Carolina, Grant warned that unchecked persecution would lead to "bloody revolution." As violence spread, Grant struggled to position limited forces where they could do the most good.
During the winter of 1864–65, the end of the Civil War neared as Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant maintained pressure against the dying Confederacy.
In his third annual message to the nation, Ulysses S. Grant stated the obvious: "The condition of the Southern States is, unhappily, not such as all true patriotic citizens would like to see.
Initial enthusiasm soon gave way to rancor, as factions split over where to place the fair. Grant favored Central Park, but public sentiment intervened, and funding evaporated. By March, Grant resigned.
In spite of his public silence, Grant was caught in the dispute between Congress and President Andrew Johnson. His position became intolerable after Johnson publicly accused Grant of dishonesty.