THE GOOD WAR: WHY WE COULDN’ T WIN THE WAR OR THE PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN
Book ID/图书代码： 00200014B73676
English Summary/英文概要： In its earliest days, the American-led war in Afghanistan appeared to be a triumph – a ‘good war’ – in comparison to the debacle in Iraq. It has since turned into one of the longest and most costly wars in history. The story of how this good war went so bad may well turn out to be a defining tragedy of the 21st Century – yet, as acclaimed war correspondent Jack Fairweather explains, it should also give us reason to hope for an outcome grounded in Afghan reality, rather than our own.
In THE GOOD WAR, Fairweather provides the first full narrative history of the war in Afghanistan, from its inception after 9/11 to the drawdown in 2014. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and months of reporting in Afghanistan, Fairweather explores the righteous intentions and astounding hubris that caused the American strategy in Afghanistan to flounder, refuting the long-held notion that the war could have been won with more troops and cash. Fairweather argues that only accepting the limitations in Afghanistan – from the presence of the Taliban to the ubiquity of the opium trade to the country’s unsuitability for rapid, Western-style development – can America help to restore peace in this shattered land.
A timely lesson in the perils of nation-building and a sobering reminder of the limits of American power, THE GOOD WAR leads readers from the White House situation room to American military outposts, from warlords’ palaces in Afghanistan to insurgents’ dens, to explain how the Afghan campaign might have been salvaged – and how we must rethink other ‘good’ wars in the future.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 科斯塔奖(Costa Award)《志愿者》(the Volunteer)获奖作家适时地给我们上了一课，让我们认识到国家建设的危险性，并清醒地提醒了军事力量的局限性。
在最初的日子里，美国引导的这处阿富汗战争似乎是一场胜利，与伊拉克的溃败相比的话，这几乎可以是一场‘正义之战’。自那以后，它已成为近代历史上耗时最长、代价最高昂的战争之一。这场‘正义之战’是如何与初衷背道而驰，其发展的最后不堪的结局，很可能最终会成为21世纪的一个决定性悲剧。然而，正如备受赞誉的战地记者杰克费尔韦瑟所述的那样，也应该让我们有理由期待一个基于阿富汗现实的结局。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：“《好的战争》可以说是几十年一遇的好书，内容详尽、细节丰富。Jack Fairweather怀着敬意写作本书，同时极富深刻的洞见。似乎他已经消化了有关战争的所有报道，并采访了所有的参与者。这部及时的叙事作品捕捉到了阿富汗的精髓，再次强调了一个人类似乎永远无法学会的道理：武力能够实现的结果是有限的。” ——Mark Bowden，《黑鹰坠落：现代战争故事》的作者（该书是美国军事小说的经典畅销作品）
‘THE GOOD WAR is the kind of book one would not ordinarily expect to see for decades, encyclopaedic in sweep and yet rich with colourful detail. Jack Fairweather writes with respect but often damning insight. He seems to have digested everything written about the war, and to have talked with every player, open and clandestine. This timely, absorbing narrative captures the essence of an infuriating place, illustrating once again a seemingly unlearnable lesson: there are strict limits to what can be accomplished by force.’ Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
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