THE STEEL WAVE: A NOVEL OF WORLD WAR II
Book ID/图书代码： 01240008B22292
English Summary/英文概要： Jeff Shaara, America’s premier author of military historical fiction, brings us the centerpiece of his epic trilogy of the Second World War.
General Dwight Eisenhower once again commands a diverse army that must find its single purpose in the destruction of Hitler’s European fortress. His primary subordinates, Omar Bradley and Bernard Montgomery, must prove that this unique blend of Allied armies can successfully confront the might of Adolf Hitler’s forces, who have already conquered Western Europe. On the coast of France, German commander Erwin Rommel fortifies and prepares for the coming invasion, acutely aware that he must bring all his skills to bear on a fight his side must win. But Rommel’s greatest challenge is to strike the Allies on his front, while struggling behind the lines with the growing insanity of Adolf Hitler, who thwarts the strategies Rommel knows will succeed.
Meanwhile, Sergeant Jesse Adams, a no-nonsense veteran of the 82nd Airborne, parachutes with his men behind German lines into a chaotic and desperate struggle. And as the invasion force surges toward the beaches of Normandy, Private Tom Thorne of the 29th Infantry Division faces the horrifying prospects of fighting his way ashore on a stretch of coast more heavily defended than the Allied commanders anticipate–Omaha Beach.
From G.I. to general, this story carries the reader through the war’s most crucial juncture, the invasion that altered the flow of the war, and, ultimately, changed history.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 德懷特•艾森豪將軍再一次命令盟軍部隊必須找到攻克希特勒歐洲堡壘的作戰方法。他的得力的下屬，奧馬爾•布蘭得利和伯納德•蒙哥馬利，必須證明這種獨特的混合的盟軍可以成功地擊敗阿道夫•希特勒已經佔據的西歐軍隊。在不遠處的法國海岸上，德國指揮官埃爾溫•隆美爾正在為即將到來的盟軍攻勢加強防禦工事的準備，這位傑出的德國將領敏銳地意識到他必須運用自己所有的戰爭智慧來為他的軍隊贏得這場戰事。但隆美爾的面前最大挑戰是陣勢強大的盟軍部隊，而在戰線後方隨著阿道夫•希特勒的逐漸瘋狂，阻撓了隆美爾認為將會取得成功的戰略計畫。
與此同時，軍士傑西•亞當斯，第82空降師一位資深富有經驗的老兵，和他的傘兵兄弟們陷入了一場與德軍戰線後方混亂而絕望的戰事中。隨著登陸部隊如潮水般的湧向諾曼第海灘，第29步兵師二等兵湯姆•索恩面對著一片超乎盟軍想像的更為戒備森嚴的海岸恐怖戰況 — 奧瑪哈海灘。
從步兵到將軍，這個故事通過對戰爭最為關鍵的時刻的描述，作者帶領讀者領會到，改變戰爭趨勢，並最終改變了歷史的這場登陸行動。(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 傑夫•沙拉（生於1952年2月21日），美國作家，美國普利策獎得主科幻小說作家邁克爾•沙拉的兒子。傑夫•沙拉出生在新澤西州的新不倫瑞克省，在佛羅里達州達拉哈西市長大的。1974年他畢業于佛羅里達州立大學，獲得刑事學學位後在達拉哈西市居住。
他撰寫過《眾神與將軍》和《終極衡量》，這兩部書的前傳和續篇，已表示對他父親邁克爾的獲獎小說《殺手天使》致敬。傑夫在他父親去世後不久也繼承了他的事業，撰寫了歷史小說，記錄了美國戰爭和其在歷史上最為相關的人物，傑夫一共為《紐約時報》撰寫過八部暢銷書小說。
2010年，他完成了有關二次世界大戰在歐洲和北非戰線的三部曲。第四部關於第二次世界大戰小說，題為《最後的風暴》，涵述了太平洋戰爭尾聲，並在2011年5 月17日發表。他說他然後回歸內戰寫作，將這三部曲小說的故事背景設置在西線戰區。之後，莎拉正在考慮繼續記錄撰寫有關朝鮮戰爭或越南戰爭記事。
2003年，華納兄弟製作了與他書名同步的一部主流電影《眾神與將軍》。沙拉的作品受到美國圖書館協會的三個文學大獎。他還被授予林肯論壇"理查•納爾遜醋粟栗獎"、紐約內戰圓桌會議"威利•貝爾獎"和佛羅里達州立大學作為一個傑出校友的"阿特斯獎"。
Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of To the Last Man, The Glorious Cause, Rise to Rebellion, and Gone for Soldiers, as well as Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure–two novels that complete the Civil War trilogy that began with his father’s Pulitzer Prize—winning classic The Killer Angels. Shaara was born into a family of Italian immigrants in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and graduated from Florida State University. He lives in Tallahassee. Visit the author online at www.JeffShaara.com.
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