内容简介
FromtheauthorofUndauntedCourageandD-Daycomesthiscelebrationofmalefriendship,takenbothfromthepagesofhistoryandfromAmbrose'sownlife.
AcclaimedhistorianStephenAmbrosebeginshisexaminationwithaglanceinward--hestartsthisbookwithhisbrothers,hisfirstandforeverfriends,andthesharedexperiencesthatjointhemforalifetime,overcomingdistanceandmisunderstandings.HewritesofDwightD.Eisenhower,whohadagoldengiftforfriendshipandwhosharedaperfecttrustwithhisyoungerbrotherMiltoninspiteoftheirapparentlyunequalstations.Withgreatfeeling,AmbrosebringstolifetherelationshipsoftheyoungsoldiersofEasyCompanywhofoughtanddiedtogetherfromNormandytoGermany,andhedescribeswithadmirationthreewhofoughtindifferentarmiesondifferentsidesinthatwarandbecamefriendslater.HerecountsthefriendshipsofLewisandClarkandofCrazyHorseandHeDog,andhetellsthestoryoftheCusterbrotherswhodiedtogetherattheLittleBigHorn.
Comradesconcludeswiththeauthor'smovingrecollectionofhisownfriendshipwithhisfather."Hewasmyfirstandalwaysmostimportantfriend.Ididn'tlearnthatuntiltheend,whenhetaughtmethemostimportantthing,thattheloveoffather-son-father-sonisacontinuum,justasloveandfriendshipareexpansive.",
作者简介
Dr.StephenE.Ambrosewasarenownedhistorianandacclaimedauthorofmorethanthirtybooks.AmonghisNewYorkTimesbestsellersareNothingLikeItintheWorld,CitizenSoldiers,BandofBrothers,D-Day-June6,1944,andUndauntedCourage.Dr.AmbrosewasaretiredBoydProfessorofHistoryattheUniversityofNewOrleansandacontributingeditorfortheQuarterlyJournalofMilitaryHistory.,