TAG: A MAN, A WOMAN, AND THE WAR TO END ALL WARS
Book ID/图书代码： 11980508B29980
English Summary/英文概要： As a lad in the high country of eastern Victoria, Tag Wardell shows an extraordinary gift with animals: he is followed to school by his pets; his rapport with his horse, Dimble, becomes the talk of the district; and he even manages to befriend a mob of brumbies during an adventure with his schoolmates in the Dargo high plains.
Later, when he becomes a blacksmith, locals come to watch him at work, amazed at his ability to calm the meanest of nags. But 1914 brings war, and the government’s patriotic fervour entices Tag and his mates to join the Light Horse Brigade.
For Tag, war begins as an adventure. On the convoy to Egypt, he is quickly singled out to help the distressed horses. Then, while on leave in Cairo, he meets Jill, a nurse, but their brief romance is cut short as Gallipoli looms. Tag’s life spirals into one of survival in the day-to-day madness of the trenches.
In the years that follow, Tag comes up against conditions that are terrible for man and beast, and he discovers the hardship and joy that come with wartime love. In the face of it all, his unique abilities bring about essential changes in the handling of horses under fire — and expose him to death and disaster.
Barry Heard, author of the bestselling Vietnam War memoir Well Done, Those Men, has here produced a deeply moving, fiercely anti-war novel that blazes with authenticity. Based on the experiences of a World War I veteran whom the author knew, it brings new insights to the Gallipoli legend and Australia’s battles on the Western Front.
Tag is unforgettable — a bush tale, a family saga, a romance, and a revelation of the human spirit’s ability to survive war’s inhumanity.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Tag 是居住在维多利亚东部高区的年轻小伙，他在与动物相处方面极有天赋：去上学的时候，他的宠物就跟着他，他和爱马Dimble的感通在所在地域被传为佳话，甚至有一次和同学在捷克高原的离线中，他与一群野马成了好朋友。 随后，Tag做了一名铁匠。当地的人们来观看他如何工作时，为他驯服烈马的能力惊叹。然而，1914年第一次世界大战的爆发打破了Tag悠闲的生活，Tag和他的马伙伴们响应政府号召，加入了轻型马队。
踏上征途的Tag开始了人生冒险。在去埃及的旅途中，Tag治愈了陷入痛苦的马群。接着，在开罗逗留期间，Tag邂逅了护士Jill，但是伴随着加利波底战争的阴影，他们的短暂罗曼史就此终结。Tag的生命每天在战壕中打转，时时刻刻濒于危险。
在接下来的几年里，Tag得不断面对危险的环境，保护自己和马伙伴们。同时，在这过程中，他经历了战争的起伏跌宕，尝透了酸甜苦辣。漫天战火和枪林弹雨让Tag和他的马儿们的生命常常千钧一发，Tag为了保护马匹，失常陷于困境，几乎丧生。(YM)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Barry Heard是畅销战争回忆录Well Done, Those Men的作者，这部作品是部感人至深的激烈反战小说，情节描述栩栩如生。基于来自作者认识的第一次世界大战士兵的亲身经验和详细描述，作者深入洞悉了加利波底传奇和西线的澳大利亚战争。 Tag 是一部集丛林故事，家庭传奇和爱情故事于一体的作品，展现了人类如何在烽火连天的征战下勇敢坚强的活下来。
Barry Heard’s first book, Well Done, Those Men, a bestselling memoir, dealt mainly with his Vietnam War-related experiences; his second book, The View from Connor’s Hill, also a memoir, dealt with his youth in the Victorian countryside. Tag is his first work of fiction. He lives with his family in rural Victoria.
Format:电子手稿
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