HUBRIS: THE TRAGEDY OF WAR IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Book ID/图书代码： 10010012B56877
English Summary/英文概要： Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years. In this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles that changed the course of the twentieth century and reveals the one trait that links them all: hubris.
In Greek tragedy, hubris is excessive human pride that challenges the gods and ultimately leads to total destruction of the offender. From the Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War of 1905 to Hitler’s 1941 bid to capture Moscow, and from the disastrous American advance in Korea to the French surrender at Dien Bien Phu, Horne shows how each of these battles was won or lost due to excessive hubris on one side or the other.
In a sweeping narrative written with his trademark erudition and wit, Horne provides a meticulously detailed analysis of the ground manoeuvres employed by the opposing armies in each battle. He also examines the strategies, leadership, preparation and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders, to show how devastating combinations of human ambition and arrogance led to overreach. Making clear the danger of hubris in warfare, his insights hold resonant lessons for civilian and military leaders navigating today’s complex global landscape.
A dramatic, colourful and stylishly written history, HUBRIS is an essential reflection on war from a master of his field.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Alistair Horne五十多年来一直在密切观察战争与历史，在这本充满智慧的著作中，Horne回顾了六场改变20世纪历史进程的战役，并且揭露了将这些战役联系在一起的重要特征：傲慢。
在希腊悲剧中，傲慢是人类的过分骄傲，挑战神灵，最终导致大毁灭。从1905年俄日战争的对马岛战役，到1941希特勒攻占莫斯科，从美国大举进攻韩国，到法国在奠边府投降，Horne向读者展示了每一场战役是如何因为其中一方的过分傲慢而导致战役最终胜利或失败的。
本书以记叙性的手法展开，展现了作者招牌式的博学多识与诙谐幽默。Horne在书中对每次战役交战双方所采取的地面军事演习进行了详细的分析，同时审视了进攻者和防御者的策略、领导力、准备和地理政治目标，以显示人类的野心和骄傲是如何导致不自量力的失败的。在指出傲慢在军事作战中的危险的同时，Horne的剖析也为驾驭当今全球政局的军事领袖提供了共鸣与教训。
《傲慢》是一部充满戏剧般色彩的历史著作，从业内专家的视角对战争进行了必要的反思。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：我想没有人比Horne更适合来写这一题材的作品了。Horne结合了必要的智慧、对历史的渊博知识以及对人性的了解，向我们展现了傲慢在现代战役中的影响。这是一本很棒的读物。(Margaret MacMillan)
这是Alistair Horne的第25部作品，包含了作者穷极一生研究战争学的见解。傲慢是这本书的题目，也是作者的主旋律，更确切的说，是导致军事灾难的过度自信。然而，作者本身并不傲慢，在描述各类战役中，他采取了较为谦虚的态度，运用了娴熟的写作技巧。(Niall Ferguson)
在这本出色、深度研究且论据充分的著作中，作者Horne审视了20世纪六场关键的战役，聚焦于他眼中将其联系在一起的因素：失败方体现出来的傲慢本性。在军事历史上，“骄兵必败”一词通常是用来形容美国在越战中的政策失误，但Horne研究了在此之前50年的历史，很肯定地认为“傲慢影响”在当今世界仍旧存在，并探讨了21世纪的领袖该如何避免重蹈覆辙。《出版人周刊》
About the Author/作者介绍： Alistair Horne先生著有20多部历史和政治类书籍，其中包括：《一个野蛮战争的和平》（沃尔森文学奖获奖作品），《光荣的代价》（霍桑登文学奖获奖作品）等。1969年，Horne设立了Alistair Horne奖学金，以帮助牛津圣安东尼学院的年轻历史学家。2003年他曾因其在法国历史学上的成就荣获过骑士头衔。目前，Horne 与其艺术家妻子Sheelin居住在牛津郡。
Sir Alistair Horne is the author of over twenty books on history and politics. They include A SAVAGE WAR OF PEACE: ALGERIA 1954-1962 (winner of the Wolfson Prize), THE PRICE OF GLORY: VERDUN 1916 (winner of the Hawthornden Prize), HOW FAR FROM AUSTERLITZ?: NAPOLEON 1805-1815 and SEVEN AGES OF PARIS. In 1969 he founded the Alistair Horne Fellowship, to help young historians at St Antony’s College, Oxford. He was awarded the French Légion d’honneur in 1993 and received a knighthood in 2003 for his work on French history. He lives in Oxfordshire with his artist wife Sheelin.
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