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《大国博弈》一书,是美国著名作家、历史学家约翰·托兰的代表作之一,被公认为20世纪最伟大的历史纪实作品。在整个人类历史上,柏林战役恐怕是第二次世界大战欧洲战场乃至世界反法西斯战场,具有举足轻重的意义:三个月之内,希特勒、墨索里尼先后死去,纳粹主义和法西斯主义也已日薄西山。美国、苏联在这里进行了力量和智慧的全面较量,它的逻辑影响了战后乃至现在的整个世界的秩序。托兰以宏大的构架和深具表现力的电影场景式笔法,向人们展示了二战后期欧洲战场一幅幅惊心动魄的场面:雷马根的突破、对德累斯顿地狱般的轰炸、德国东部100万平民的死亡、苏联俘虏对布拉格的保卫、希特勒在暗堡中的最后日子,等等。作者曾经对21个国家的见证人进行了数百次的访谈,此外,还运用了数千份第一手资料:事后报告、参谋部的日志、大量绝密信件和私人文献,叙述客观,文笔动人,感染力强。作者在简短的“作者的话”中,对写作该书的初衷和资料来源,做了简明扼要的介绍,可以看做是阅读该书的指南。
One of the masterpieces by the famous American writer and historian John Topland, The Book of Great States Game is widely recognized as the greatest historical documentary work of the 20th century. In the entire history of mankind, the Battle of Berlin is probably the battlefield of the European and World Anti-Fascism in World War II, which is of paramount importance: within three months, Hitler and Mussolini have died, and Nazism and Fascism have also Thin Western Hills. The United States and the Soviet Union have conducted a comprehensive contest of strength and wisdom here. Its logic has affected the order of the post-war and now the entire world. Toland with a grand framework and expressive film scene style, to show people the European battlefield in World War II a thrilling scene: Remargan breakthroughs, hell-like bombing of Dresden, eastern Germany The death of one million civilians, the defending of Prague by Soviet captives, the last days of Hitler in the dark fort, and so on. The author has conducted hundreds of interviews with witnesses in 21 countries. In addition, he also used thousands of first-hand information: ex post reports, staff logs, a large number of top-secret letters and private documents, describing objective and written , Strong infectivity. The author in the short “Author’s words ”, the original intention and source of writing the book, made a concise introduction, can be seen as a guide to reading the book.