FIRE AND FORTITUDE: THE US ARMY IN THE PACIFIC WAR, 1941–1943
Book ID/图书代码: 03890019C00007
English Summary/英文概要: ’Out here, mention is seldom seen of the achievements of the Army ground troops,’ wrote one officer in the fall of 1943, ’whereas the Marines are blown up to the skies.’ Even today, the Marines are celebrated as the victors of the Pacific. Yet the majority of fighting and dying in the war against Japan was done not by Marines, but by unsung Army soldiers. John C. McManus, one of the most highly acclaimed historians of World War II, takes readers from Pearl Harbor - a rude awakening for a ragtag militia woefully unprepared for war - to Makin, a sliver of coral reef where the Army was tested against the increasingly desperate Japanese. In between were nearly two years of punishing combat as the Army transformed, at times unsteadily, from an undertrained garrison force into an unstoppable juggernaut, and America evolved from an inward-looking nation into a global superpower. At the pinnacle of this richly told story are the generals: Douglas MacArthur, a military autocrat driven by his dysfunctional lust for fame and power; Robert Eichelberger, perhaps the greatest commander in the theater yet consigned to obscurity by MacArthur’s jealousy; Vinegar Joe Stillwell, a prickly soldier miscast in a diplomat’s role; and Walter Krueger, a German-born officer who came to lead the largest American ground force in the Pacific. Enriching the narrative are the voices of men otherwise lost to history: the uncelebrated army grunts who endured stifling temperatures, apocalyptic tropical storms, rampant malaria and other diseases, as well as a fanatical enemy bent on total destruction. This is an essential, ambitious book, the first of two volumes, a compellingly written and boldly revisionist account of a war that reshaped the American military and the globe, and continues to resonate today.
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 美军在太平洋战争中的一段引人入胜的史诗。来自备受赞誉的“阵亡的和即将阵亡的:诺曼底登陆日”一书的作者。
“这种雄辩有力的叙述是军事历史的应有的方式”——James M. McPherson,普利策奖得主历史学家。
1943年秋,一名军官写道:“在这里,很少提到陆军地面部队的成就,而海军陆战队却被炸上天了。”即使在今天,海军陆战队仍被誉为太平洋的胜利者,在本书中也中式再现了这些士兵们当之无愧的英勇声誉。然而,在对日作战中,牺牲的不主要是海军陆战队员,而是这些无名的陆军士兵。
最著名的二战历史学家John C. McManus,让读者从‘珍珠港’袭击事件之后,对当时的毫无作战准备的军队来说是当头一棒,直到马金岛①,在这片珊瑚礁区域,美军经受住了日军疯狂的反击战。在这期间,军队进行了近两年的艰苦战斗,从一支训练不足的驻军部队转变为一支不可阻挡的强大力量,有时甚至是不稳定的,而美国也从一个封闭的只关注自身的内向型国家发展成为一个全球超级大国。
在这个动人的故事中的亮点人物是那些作战指挥的将军们:道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟(Douglas MacArthur),一个被名利欲望驱使的军事独裁者;罗伯特·艾克尔伯格(Robert Eichelberger),也许是这场恢弘战事的伟大指挥官,却因麦克阿瑟的嫉妒而默默无闻;“醋乔”史迪威②,这位刺头儿士兵却被错误地装扮成外交官角色,以及沃尔特·克鲁格(Walter Krueger),一名出生在德国的军官,后来指挥了太平洋地区最大的美国地面部队。丰富的叙述是那些被历史湮没的人们的声音:那些忍受着令人窒息的高温,世界末日的热带风暴,猖獗的疟疾和其他热带丛林疾病,还有那些疯狂的一心求死的敌军的无名士兵。
这是一本恢宏大气的书,太平洋战争系列中的第一部,作者以令人信服的,和对(历史事件)持修正主义的笔触,讲述了一场重塑了美国军队和全球格局的战争至今仍在引起人们的共鸣的世界大战。(Sandy)
① 马金岛,现称布塔里塔里环礁。太平洋中西部、吉尔伯特群岛北部环礁,属基里巴斯共和国。1942年8月17、18日 由太平洋舰队司令尼米兹上将的授意,美国海军陆战队第二突击营对太平洋日本占领下的马金群岛进行了一次突袭行动,行动目的是摧毁岛上的军事设施,搜集日军情报,抓获日军俘虏,以及最重要的转移日军注意力以减轻正在瓜达卡纳尔岛作战美军的压力。
② “醋乔”指的是约瑟夫·史迪威,史迪威个性要强,说话直言不讳,很多人认为他尖酸刻薄,1929年他在本宁堡步兵学校战术系主任期间被人称作“醋性子乔”(亦称“尖刻的乔”),但是他自己却引以为豪。
Awards/获奖情况:这本书很有魅力,充满渴望的快乐和悲剧;腐败与无辜。(星期日泰晤士报)
敏锐和巧妙的讽刺……(《纽约先驱论坛报》)
梅森先生在我们面前讲述的是一个引人入胜的故事,他以非凡的技巧完成了这项工作。(周六)
这是英国第一部小说,有着独特的背景和新鲜的情调,尽管它的精致也被尖锐地强调出来。(科斯克书评)
There is enchantment in this book; and wistful gaiety; and tragedy; and corruption and innocence (Sunday Times)
Perceptive and deftly ironic . . . (New York Herald Tribune)
It is a fascinating story that Mr. Mason spreads before us and he does the job with uncommon skill. (Saturday Review)
An English first novel with a particular freshness of setting and mood, and which for all its delicacy is also sharply underscored. (Kirkus Reviews)
About the Author/作者介绍: 约翰•麦克马纳斯是一位屡获殊荣的教授、军事历史学家,著有11本书。他在田纳西大学获得了美国和军事史的博士学位,在那里他担任战争和社会研究中心的副主任,并且是诺曼底学者。作为诺曼底入侵的主要权威,他拥有康提尼第一分部博物馆的奖学金。他目前是密苏里科技大学的美国军事史策展人教授,教授多种课程,包括一门关于二战的课程和另一门关于现代美国作战经验的课程。他还是美国陆军第七步兵团的官方历史学家。作为一名经历过多次战场之旅的老兵,他远道而来,讲授军事史,并为美国士兵研究战争的现实。
John C. McManus, PhD, is Curators’ Distinguished Professor of US Military History at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and a leading historian of World War II. He is the author of thirteen critically-acclaimed books, including The Dead and Those About to Die and September Hope.
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