Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People

作者 Tim Reiterman著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2008年11月第1版
ISBN 9781585426782
定价 121.00

内容简介

TheBattleofNormandywasthegreatestoffensivecampaigntheworldhadeverseen.MillionsofsoldiersstrugglingforthecontrolofEuropewerethrustontothefrontlinesofamassivewarunlikeanyexperiencedinhistory.ButthisgreatestofclasheswouldprovetobethecrucibleinwhichtheoutcomeofWorldWarIIwouldbedecided.ItbeganonD-Day.June6,1944-thedaythattheAlliedForceslaunchedOperationOverlord:thegreatcrusadetofreeEuropefromtheirongripofNaziGermany.Butonlywhenthetroopswereashoredidtherealbattlebegin.WithNazidefendersmarshalingtostoptheinvaders,Hitlerandhisgeneralsschemedtocounterattack.TightlyconstrictedhedgerowcountryandbitterGermanresistanceheldtheAlliedadvancetoacrawl.SuddenlytheAlliesbrokethroughandtrappedtheNaziarmies.Yetwithinweeksofthisstunningdisaster,theGermanssmashedthemostdangerousAlliedoffensiveyet.Howwasthispossible?InNormandyCrucible,notedauthorJohnPradosoffersapenetratingaccountthatreframestheNormandybreakouttoanswerthatquestion.Forthefirsttimehemeldsintelligenceintothecombatnarrative.Shiftingbetweenbattleactionandcommanddecisionsonbothsides,NormandyCrucibleshowsinfascinatingdetailhowthiscampaignmoldedtheclimacticbattleforEurope.

作者简介

TimReitermanNisaprizewinningjournalistwhoextensivelycoveredJonestownforTheSanFranciscoExaminer.HewaswoundedinthejungleairstripattackthatkilledRepresentativeLeoRyan,plusthreereportersandatempledefector.ReitermanhasappearedonTheOprahWinfreyShowandothernationalbroadcasts.Inthepasttwoyears,hewasfeaturedinaHistoryChanneldocudramaaboutthefinaldaysofJonestown,aswellasanOscar–nominateddocumentaryonJonestownforPBS’sAmericanExperience.ReitermanwritesfortheLosAngelesTimes.HiscollaboratorJohnJacobswasawidelyrespectedjournalistwhodiedin2000.

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