THE IRAQ WAR: THE MILITARY OFFENSIVE, FROM VICTORY IN 21 DAYS TO THE INSURGENT AFTERMATH
Book ID/图书代码: 00200013B63899
English Summary/英文概要: The 2003 Iraq war remains among the most mysterious armed conflicts of modernity. In The Iraq War, John Keegan offers a sharp and lucid appraisal of the military campaign, explaining just how the coalition forces defeated an Iraqi army twice its size and addressing such questions as whether Saddam Hussein ever possessed weapons of mass destruction and how it is possible to fight a war that is not, by any conventional measure, a war at all.
Drawing on exclusive interviews with Donald Rumsfeld and General Tommy Franks, Keegan retraces the steps that led to the showdown in Iraq, from the highlights of Hussein’s murderous rule to the diplomatic crossfire that preceded the invasion. His account of the combat in the desert is unparalleled in its grasp of strategy and tactics. The result is an urgently needed and up-to-date book that adds immeasurably to our understanding of those twenty-one days of war and their long, uncertain aftermath.
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 2003年的伊拉克战争仍然是现代武装军事冲突中最神秘的一起战役。在伊拉克战争中,约翰•基根为我们清晰地解析了这场军事行动,解释是英美联军是如何击败了人数多于自身两倍的伊拉克军队,迅速解决了萨达姆•侯赛因是否拥有大规模杀伤性武器的重要问题,并用传统的标准,分析了这场战役发生的可能性。
唐纳德•拉姆斯菲尔德和弗兰克斯将军的独家采访,基根追溯了导致与伊拉克对决,最后至关的一步,从侯赛因的血腥统治,到入伊作战之前外交交锋。作者准确地细述了这场现代沙漠战役的空前战略和战术。这部实用的最新军事书籍,增加了我们对这场战役21天以后,其不确定性结果的理解。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况:著名的军事史学家基根 (情报战场一书的作者)为军事迷们呈现了“现代一场神奇战争”的报告文学。 基根详细分析了25名英美联军士兵在三周内是如何全取伊境内三千万国防军,这场被认为正当战役的真正理由 (大规模杀伤性武器)却从未被落实找到;伊军的突然“消失”,以及战后伊拉克平民的纷纷避逃,萨达姆的上台,他统治伊拉克的手腕,和他本人欲壑难填的野心。产生了这部军事视角更为宽泛的作品,并让这本书成为衡量战争在道德、法律和实际环境下的标杆。萨达姆在世界政治舞台上的出现,无可避免地成为了这一地区的专制君主,以及他本人对国际社会所提出要求的强硬态度,更进一步地摧毁了自己构筑的帝国梦。基根在书中划分了“美国的”和“英国的”章节,并评价了英美联军指挥官和策划这起军事行动的技巧。记录了英军在南部什叶派的行动计划,美军在巴格达行进中的凯歌高昂和战斗的力量后续的不断介入。
基根特别展示了美国在这场战役中对机械化的操控能力,但却忽视了对当地平民安抚工作,而在随后的一年里,他的这个论证也得到了充分的证明。
About the Author/作者介绍: 约翰·基根(John Keegan)是伦敦《每日电讯报》防务主编,曾多年任英国桑霍斯特皇家军事学院高级讲师,并任普林斯顿大学高级研究院研究员和瓦萨尔学院历史学教授;与耶鲁大学历史学教授迈克尔·霍华德并列为二战后英语世界头号军事史权威。《战争史》与《战斗的面貌》(The Face of Battle)是其最重要、最著名的著作。John Keegan’s books include The Iraq War, Intelligence in War, The First World War, The Battle for History, The Face of Battle, War and Our World, The Masks of Command, Fields of Battle, and A History of Warfare. He is the defense editor of The Daily Telegraph (London). He lives in Wiltshire, England.
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