Informed Sources (Full Four Volumes. Illustrated Edition)

Author: Wang Fan
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Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: "Whispers from the Insider" confronts the ups and downs of history, insistently seeking the truth, examining the joys and sorrows of individuals' destinies, daring to speak the truth. The rise and fall of high-ranking figures are vividly depicted; the behind-the-scenes drama of major events is gripping; the lives of the descendants of great figures move one to tears. The insider, "touching the Bible," takes a solemn oath before the court of history—"I swear that if I lie, I will." This book is compiled from the firsthand accounts of a once "witness," now in his twilight years. It meticulously clarifies the suspicious, ambiguous, and controversial key figures and events from eighty years of "privacy." Success or failure has its own judgment; loyalty and treachery need no evaluation. The insider speaks of what he dared not say back then, opening a new, truthful perspective today.