书目

The Pacific[太平洋战争]

  • 作者 Hugh Ambrose
  • 出版社 Penguin
  • 出版时间 2011年6月 第1版
  • ISBN 9780451234131
  • 定价 67.00

内容简介

BetweenAmerica'sretreatfromChinainlateNovember1941andthemomentGeneralMacArthur'sairplanetoucheddownontheJapanesemainlandinAugustof1945,fivemenconnectedbyhappenstancefoughtthekeybattlesofthewaragainstJapan.FromthedebacleinBataan,tothemiracleatMidwayandtherelentlessvortexofGuadalcanal,theirsolemnoathstotheircountrylaterledonetotheGreatMarianasTurkeyShootandtheotherstothecoralstrongholdsofPeleliu,theblackterracesofIwoJimaandthekillingfieldsofOkinawa,untilatlastthesurvivorsenjoyedatriumphant,yetuneasy,returnhome.InThePacific,HughAmbrosefocusesonthereal-lifestoriesofthefivemenwhoputtheirlivesonthelineforourcountry.Todeepenthestoryrevealedintheminiseriesandgobeyondit,thebookdarestochartagreatoceanofenmityknownasThePacificandthebravemenwhofought.Someconsideredwaraprofession,othersenlistedascitizensoldiers.Eachmanservedinadifferentpartofthewar,buttheirrespectivedutiesrequiredeveryounceoftheircourageandtheirstrengthtodefeatanenemywhopreferredsuicidetosurrender.Themedalsforvalorwhichwerepinnedonthreeofthemcameatashockingprice-apricepaidinfullbyall.

作者简介

HughAmbroseisanotedhistorianandwasaconsultantonthedocumentaryPriceforPeace,forwhichStevenSpielbergandStephenAmbroseweretheExecutiveProducers.Hewasaconsultanttohisfatheronhisbooks,andisalsoservingasahistoricalconsultantonHBO(r)'sThePacificminiseries.AmbroseisalsotheformervicepresidentofthenationalWorldWarIIMuseumandhasledbattlefieldtoursthroughEuropeandalongthePacificRim.

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