WEEKEND WARRIOR: A TERRITORIAL SOLDIER’S WAR IN IRAQ
Book ID/图书代码： 08430004B09509
English Summary/英文概要： Kevin J. Mervin was one of 2,351 British Territorial Army soldiers called up for Operation Telic in February 2003 to fight Saddam Hussein’s regime alongside the British regulars and US troops. Like the other TA soldiers, this was the first time Mervin was to experience real fighting rather than the weekend training he would normally undertake. During his time in Iraq, Mervin kept a day-to-day diary of his movements and noted the daily events taking place elsewhere in the war, and this diary forms the backbone of his dramatic account.
Weekend Warrior reflects the traumas, trials and tribulations that Mervin and colleagues endured while carrying out their work, including situations in which they literally had to fight for their lives. It is a personal story of the conflict in Iraq from a ‘part-time’ soldier’s point of view. Mervin reveals how he and his companions dealt with the horrific sights, sounds and realities of war. Thrust unexpectedly into the middle of a dangerous conflict, his memoirs emphasise that the war was not the pushover many journalists portrayed it to be.
As the battle continued, all Mervin wanted was his life back, including the opportunity to return to his civilian job. Unfortunately, both were to prove out of the question: his outlook on life in general was immensely affected by his experiences, while his manager sacked him for being absent due to his call out. Weekend Warrior paints a startlingly vivid picture of fear and confusion on the front line and the long-term mental scars inflicted upon the author as a result.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 2003年二月，美侵伊拉克战争爆发的时候，有近两千名英国地方自卫队受命来到伊拉克战场与英国的常规军和美国士兵并肩作战，Kevin J.Mervin就是其中的一员。和其他自卫队队员一样，以前只是在周末参加训练的作者也是第一次感受真实的战场。在执行任务的那段时间里每天都把发生的事情写成日记，记录下了战场上的每日发生的事件，而《周末武士》就是以该日记为雏形，从作者本人的角度描述了这场冲突，生动地表现了兼职战士们是如何与正规军一起参与“目标行动”共同奋战------这是英国在伊拉克战斗中的军事行动代号。
《周末武士》生动详细地把Mervin和他同事在执行任务时经历的艰辛和痛楚一一记录下来，而他们的工作有时也相当的危险，不亚于冒生命危险。此外作者还描述了他与伙伴是如何应付可怕的场景和恐怖的声音以及战场上的种种残酷现象。
陷入这场危险的冲突是Mervin史料未及的，可以说，他这本回忆录不仅仅只是阐述了他曾经经历过的恐惧和兴奋感，更多的则是表达他在亲眼目睹贫穷饥饿时的无限悲哀，以及对这样一个以反战偏见来报道这场战争的媒体----至少他是这样认为的------的一种愤慨。 在返回英国的路上，他面临了更多的挑战，因为响应从军号召他失业了，而且一直都很苛刻的英国民众并没有像欢迎英雄一样欢迎他们，相反他们得到的只有批评和不理解。
《周末武士》既生动逼真地再现了前线上的恐惧和混乱感，同时它也突出了那些少数幸运儿重返家园后所要面临的种种疑惑和问题。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Kevin J. Mervin was a Territorial Army soldier for nine years and trained as a recovery mechanic in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) unit. He is married with three children and lives in England.
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