Gareth Jones: Eyewitness to the Holodomor
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (794 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1860571220 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 268 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Hero for Our Times Peter J. Piaseckyj This is a must read story of heroism, erudition and a personality of the 20th century. It is time to discover him and learn life's lessons about truth, courage, assertiveness and one way to lead one's life.His dispatches on the Holodomor, if allowed would have changed the course of History. I believe the Holocaust would have been impossible. He paid for his bravery with death at the hands of the NKVD (Russian Terror Organization) in Mongolia.The accolades went to Walter Duranty of the New York Times who denied the Ukrainian Holodomor/Genocide and d. "Shining A Light" according to Amy Benesch. Until I read this book I was unaware of the Holodomor, the famine that killed millions of Ukrainians in early 19Shining A Light Until I read this book I was unaware of the Holodomor, the famine that killed millions of Ukrainians in early 1930s; nor had I heard of the Welsh journalist, Gareth Jones. In this insightful biography Ray Gamache makes it clear why many of us are ignorant of both the famine and its most astute reporter. Both were intentionally removed from the media of the time and, consequently, from history.This book shines a light on a three-fold tragedy: the famine itself, the denial of the famine by Western reporters, and the belittling of Gareth Jones’ . 0s; nor had I heard of the Welsh journalist, Gareth Jones. In this insightful biography Ray Gamache makes it clear why many of us are ignorant of both the famine and its most astute reporter. Both were intentionally removed from the media of the time and, consequently, from history.This book shines a light on a three-fold tragedy: the famine itself, the denial of the famine by Western reporters, and the belittling of Gareth Jones’ . y s moodry said A Must Addition to Any Serious Scholar of Modern European History. Besides "Bloodlands", this is one of the few books that examines the unknown World War 1."A Must Addition to Any Serious Scholar of Modern European History" according to y s moodry. Besides "Bloodlands", this is one of the few books that examines the unknown World War 1.2 and the people who tried to prevent it.This unknown genocide in Ukraine claimed more than all the battlefields of World War 1 and yet there is frightfully little written of it.This study is particularly interesting since it examines the failures of journalism in general.. and the people who tried to prevent it.This unknown genocide in Ukraine claimed more than all the battlefields of World War 1 and yet there is frightfully little written of it.This study is particularly interesting since it examines the failures of journalism in general.
. About the Author Ray Gamache is an assistant professor of journalism in the department of Mass Communications at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
. Ray Gamache is an assistant professor of journalism in the department of Mass Communications at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
The following year, Gareth Jones was killed by bandits while travelling in Japanese-controlled China. Gamache deserves commendation for his research and careful reconstruction of Jones' reportorial journeys."˜-- Prof. But soon he saw his credibility and integrity attacked by Soviet sympathizers, most famously by Moscow-based Walter Duranty of the New York Times. Determined to alert the world to this suffering, and to expose Stalin's policies and prejudices towards the Ukrainian people, Jones published numerous articles in the UK and the USA (New York Evening News and Chicago Daily News). *** "ExtraordinaryJones' articlescaused a small sensationBecause his notebooks record immediate impressions and describe events as they were happening, they have an unusual freshnessin the past two decades, the fate of