Umbria 1943. Nazi troops are massacring whole villages in retaliation for help being given to even a single fugitive. The injured FitzGerald, assisted by a young widow, Lucia, organises the evasion of six hundred prisoners who go on to hide in the hills or make their way out of Nazi occupied Italy.
China is challenging the mighty behemoths, Google and Facebook, and creating alternative New Media.
Investigative journalism has helped bring down governments, imprison politicians, trigger legislation, reveal miscarriages of justice and shame corporations. This title provides an introduction to this part of our social life: its origins, the men and women who established its norms and its achievements.
China is set to become the world's next superpower. Should America celebrate - or be afraid? Friend or Foe? deals with vital Who are China's power-players? Will the Chinese economy increase trade or kill off our livelihoods? How is China using its political and cultural influence? Accessible and hard-hitting, Friend or Foe? goes beyond borders and stereotypes to explain what China means to America and the West at large.