内容简介
OnApril19,1995,TimothyMcVeighdroveintoOklahomaCityinarentedRydertruckanddetonatedadeadlyfertilizerbomb,obliteratingone-thirdoftheAlfredP.MurrahFederalBuildingandkilling168people.McVeighclaimedheconspiredonlywithhisoldarmybuddyTerryNichols,whohadhelpedhimmakethebombthedaybefore.Atleastofficially,thegovernmentbelievedhim.ButMcVeigh'swasjustoneversionofevents,andmuchofitwaswrong.InOklahomaCity,veteraninvestigativejournalistsAndrewGumbelandRogerG.Charlespuncturethemythaboutwhathappenedonthatday.Workingwithunprecedentedaccesstogovernmentdocuments,avoluminouscorrespondencewithTerryNichols,andmorethan150interviewswiththoseimmediatelyinvolved,GumbelandCharlesdemonstratehowmuchwasmissedbeyondtheguiltofthetwoprincipaldefendants:inparticular,thedysfunctionwithinthecountry'slawenforcementagenciesandtheunansweredquestionofwhoinspiredtheplotandwhoelsemighthavebeeninvolved.
作者简介
AndrewGumbelhasworkedformorethantwentyyearsasaforeigncorrespondentforBritishnewspaperstheGuardianandtheIndependent,includingassignmentsintheBalkans,Italy,theMiddleEast,and,since1998,theUnitedStates.Hehaswonawardsforinvestigativereportingandpoliticalcommentary,andwrittenwidelyforU.S.publicationsincludingtheLosAngelesTimesandTheAtlantic.HisbookStealThisVote:DirtyElectionsandtheRottenHistoryofDemocracyinAmericawaspublishedtogreatacclaimin2005.HewasborninEnglandandeducatedatOxfordUniversity.RogerG.CharlesisaretiredlieutenantcoloneloftheU.S.MarineCorpsandanawardwinninginvestigativejournalistwhohasworkedwithawidevarietyofmediaoutlets,includingNewsweek,VanityFair,ABC(Nightline,PrimetimeLive),CBS's60MinutesII,andtheBBC.In1996and1997hewasaconsultantontheOklahomaCitybombingforABC's20/20.HealsoworkedasaninvestigatorforStephenJonesandthelegalteamdefendingTimothyMcVeighinhisfederaltrial.CharleswasborninTexas,raisedinWestVirginia,andgraduatedfromtheU.S.NavalAcademyinAnnapolis,Maryland,in1967.