"In selecting for this anthology articles, broadcasts and book extracts that have got behind the facade of official silence to reveal important and disturbing truths, John Pilger is paying his own professional tribute to some of the men and women he most admires." "The book ranges from across many of the critical events, scandals and struggles of the past fifty years, from the scenes described by Martha Gellhorn at the liberation of the death camp at Dachau in 1945, to the bloodshed caused by the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Along the way it bears witness to epic injustices committed against the peoples of Vietnam, Cambodia, East Timor and Palestine." "John Pilger sets each piece of reportage in its context, often offering personal insights into the writer, and introduces the collection with a passionate essay arguing that the kind of journalism he celebrates here is being subverted by the very forces that ought to be its enemy."--BOOK JACKET.

约翰•皮尔格（John Pilger）在澳大利亚悉尼长大。他既是一位战地记者，又是作家和电影人，曾两度荣获英国新闻界最高荣誉“年度记者”（Journalist of the Year）。皮尔格足迹遍及世界各地，最令人瞩目的报道作品发自柬埔寨（本书中有节录）和越南。皮尔格还曾荣获“年度国际记者”（International Reporter of the Year）和“联合国媒体和平奖”（UN Media Peace Prize）等众多奖项。他的纪录片曾经获得法国“无国界记者”（REPORTER SANS FRONTIÈRES）大奖、艾美奖（Emmy Award），以及英国电影电视艺术学院（British Academy of Film and Television Arts）颁发的“理查德•丁布尔比奖”（Richard Dimbleby Award）。2003年皮尔格以30年来揭露真相倡导人权的成绩而获颁发“苏菲奖”（Sophie Prize）。约翰•皮尔格现定居伦敦。