FIRST IN, LAST OUT: AN UNCONVENTIONAL BRITISH OFFICER IN INDO-CHINA
Book ID/图书代码： 05832018C00006
English Summary/英文概要： This is the astonishing tale of two episodes in the life of Colonel J P Cross, jungle fighter and linguist extraordinaire. As a young officer at the end of the war against Japan in 1945, he took part in counter-insurgency operations against the Vietminh at a time of chaos and confusion. Sent to the area to help disarm the defeated Japanese, Cross found himself commanding a battalion of the very same troops against the Vietminh. That period provides the backdrop to Cross s experiences as British Defence Attache to Laos between 1972 and 1976\. His mastery of the languages of the region allowed him rarely-accorded access to high Laotian political circles. Allowed to wander at will even by the Communists, he was in the unique position to survey the subterfuge and rivalry surrounding an overlooked yet fascinating sideshow to the Vietnam War. A remarkable man, J P Cross provides an absorbing account of his life amidst the cut and thrust of Laotion politics.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是一个令人震惊的故事，讲述了两段有趣的事件：关于克洛斯作为陆军上校、丛林战士和语言学家的生活。作为一名年轻军官，在1945年抗日战争结束时，他在混战时候参加了反越战行动。派往该地区帮助解除被击败的日本人的武装，克洛斯发现自己指挥着一营与越军的军队。这一时期为1972年至1976年期间，老挝的英国防御技术为他提供了背景。他对该地区语言的掌握使他获得了对老挝政治圈的广泛支持。即使是共产党人，他也可以四处游荡，他在这个独特的位置上，对着一个被忽视但又迷人的“越南战争”的人进行了调查。一个引人注目的人，克洛斯在老政治的切割和推力中为他的生活提供了一个叙述。(WYL)
Awards/获奖情况：This is the astonishing tale of two episodes in the life of Colonel J P Cross, jungle ghter
and linguist extraordinaire.
As a young ocer at the end of the war against Japan in 1945, he took part in counterinsurgency
operations against the Vietminh at a time of chaos and confusion. Sent to the area to help disarm the defeated Japanese, Cross found himself commanding a battalion of the very same troops against the Vietminh.
That period provides the backdrop to Cross’s experiences as British Defence Attache to
Laos between 1972 and 1976. His mastery of the languages of the region allowed him
rarely-accorded access to high Laotian political circles.
Allowed to wander at will even by the Communists, he was in the unique position to survey
the subterfuge and rivalry surrounding an overlooked yet fascinating sideshow to the
Vietnam War. A remarkable man, J P Cross provides an absorbing account of his life amidst the cut and thrust of Laotion politics.
About the Author/作者介绍： 1970年，《经济学人》将 克洛斯描述为英国陆军有复制习惯的天才、奉献的怪癖之一。在他40年的职业生涯中，克洛斯在马来西亚紧急情况下指挥了一家步枪公司，在婆罗洲边境侦察兵指挥了英国陆军丛林战学校，并在尼泊尔招募了英国军队。修•斯特拉坎是圣安德鲁斯大学的国际关系教授，曾是牛津大学灵魂学院的舍勒教授。
In 1970, The Economist described J P Cross as one of those gifted, dedicated eccentrics that the British Army has the habit of spawning. In his career spanning 40 years, Colonel Cross commanded a rifle company during the Malayan Emergency and the Border Scouts in Borneo, directed the British Army Jungle Warfare School and recruited Gurkhas for the British Army in Nepal. Hew Strachan is Professor of International Relations at the University of St Andrews and was formerly the Chichele Professor of the History of War at All Souls College, Oxford.
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