Heroism in battle has been celebrated throughout history, yet
it is one of the least understood virtues. What makes some men and
women perform extraordinary deeds on the battlefield? What makes
them risk their lives in the pursuit of victory?Max Hastings, one
of our foremost military historians, has seen combat up close and
written about it for decades. In Warriors, he brings us the
experiences of fourteen soldiers who fought in the wars of the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From an exuberant cavalry
officer in Napoleon’s army to an abused orphan who in World War II
became America’s youngest general since Custer, to an Israeli
officer who recovered from a devastating injury to save his
country, each portrait depicts a unique and remarkable story. A
tribute to soldierly valor and a deeply insightful study of combat,
this is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand what
it means to be at war.
關於作者:
Max Hastings was a foreign correspondent and
the editor of Britain''s Evening Standard and The Daily
Telegraph. He has presented historical documentaries for BBC
TV, and is the author of eighteen books, including Bomber
Command, which earned the Somerset Maugham Award for
nonfiction, The Korean War, and Overlord: D-Day and the
Battle for Normandy, 1944. He is also the author of the
recently published Armageddon: the Battle for Germany,
1944-1945. He is recipient of numerous British Press Awards,
including Journalist of the Year 1982, Editor of the Year 1988.
He lives outside of London.