THE ROAD PAST MANDALAY

Book ID/图书代码： 07861214B69896

English Summary/英文概要： The second part of the bestselling novelist’s autobiography about his time in the Gurkhas during the second world war

This is the second part of John Masters’ autobiography: how he fought with his Gurkha regiment during World War II until his promotion to command one of the Chindit columns behind enemy lines in Burma. Written by a bestselling novelist at the height of his powers, it is an exceptionally moving story that culminates in him having to personally shoot a number of wounded British soldiers who cannot be evacuated before their position is overrun by the Japanese. It is an uncomfortable reminder that Churchill’s obsession with ’special forces’ squandered thousands of Allied lives in operations that owed more to public relations than strategic calculation. This military and moral odyssey is one of the greatest of World War II frontline memoirs.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 畅销小说家约翰•马斯特斯自传的第二部，记录了其在二战时参加尼泊尔士兵战斗的时光。 本书是作者本人自传的第二部：在二战时他与尼泊尔军团并肩作战，直到他被升职为钦迪特纵队在缅甸敌后战线的司令官。本书作者在其鼎盛时期创作了畅销小说作品，故事最为感人的地方集中在他本人不得不射击自己的一队战友，因为他们身受重伤并无法在日军到达前顺利撤退。这份痛惜之情无疑昭示着丘吉尔对于“特别小队”的执着在行动过程中浪费了成千上万盟军战士们的生命，比起战略上的收获，此举在公共关系上损失更甚。这段军事与道德的艰难旅程是二战史上前线回忆录中最令人难以忘却的一部分。（DC）

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About the Author/作者介绍： 约翰•马斯特斯在二战中被派往尼泊尔士兵军团，并随后被提升为钦迪特纵队司令官，负责攻打日军在缅甸的战线。离开军队后，他开始发展自己作为小说家的职业生涯并收入十分可观。

John Masters was commissioned into the Gurkha Rifles on the eve of the Second World War and rose to command one of the Chindit columns fighting behind the lines against the Japanese in Burma. He left the Army after the war to pursue a very profitable career as a novelist.

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