American Soldier[美国大兵]

图书标准信息

• 作者 with Malcolm McConnell Franks 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2004-08
• ISBN 9780060731588
• 定价 268.10元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 608页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

"Whenwarcomes,youlookforcertainspecialqualitiesinthepeopleyou'llbeworkingwith.GeneralTomFranksembodiesthosequalities:strength,experience,akeenmind,energy,honor,goodhumor,andadeeployaltytohistroopsandtohiscountry.
"TomFranksistrulyasoldier'ssoldier."
—SecretaryofDefenseDonaldRumsfeld

TheCommanderinChiefoftheUnitedStatesCentralCommandfromJuly2000throughJuly2003,GeneralTommyFranksmadehistorybyleadingAmericanandCoalitionforcestovictoryinAfghanistanandIraq—thedecisivebattlesthatlaunchedthewaronterrorism.
Inthisrivetingmemoir,GeneralFranksretraceshisjourneyfromasmall-townboyhoodinOklahomaandMidland,Texas,throughalifetimeofmilitaryservice—includinghisheroictourasanArtilleryofficerinVietnam,wherehewaswoundedthreetimes.Areform-mindedColdWarcommanderandashrewdtacticianduringOperationDesertStorm,FrankstookcommandofCENTCOMatthedawnofwhathecallsa"creaseinhistory"—becomingtheseniorAmericanmilitaryofficerinthemostdangerousregiononearth.
Now,drawingonhisownrecollectionsandmilitaryrecordsdeclassifiedforthisbook,Franksoffersthefirsttrueinsider'saccountofthewaronterrorismthathaschangedtheworldsinceSeptember11,2001.HeputsyouintheOperationsCenterforthelaunchofOperationEnduringFreedomjustweeksafter9/11,capturingitsuncertainearlydaysandthehistoricvictorythatfollowed.HetraceshisrelationshipwiththedemandingDonaldRumsfeld,asearlytensionsoverthepaceofthecampaigngavewaytoastrongandfriendlycollaboration.
WhenPresidentBushfocusedworldattentiononthethreatofIraq,FranksseizedthemomenttoimplementaboldnewvisionofjointwarfareinplanningOperationIraqiFreedom.RejectingDesertStorm?stylemassivetroopdeploymentinfavorofflexibilityandspeed,Frankswasquestionedbythedefenseestablishment—includingSecretaryofStateColinPowell.Yethisvisionwasprovenontheground:Withinthreeweeks,Baghdadhadfallen.
AmericanSoldierisfilledwithrevelation.Franksdescribesthecovertdiplomacythathelpedhimsecureinternationalcooperationforthewar,andrevealstheroleofforeignleaders—andacriticaldoubleagentcode-named"AprilFool"—inthemostsuccessfulmilitarydeceptionsinceD-Dayin1944.Hespeaksfranklyofintelligenceshortcomingsthatendangeredourtroops,andofthecredibleWMDthreats—includingeleventh-hourwarningsfromArableaders—thatinfluencedeveryplanningdecision.Heoffersanunvarnishedportraitofthe"disruptiveanddivisive"Washingtonbureaucracy,andacandidassessmentofthewar'saftermath.Yetintheend,asAmericanSoldierdemonstrates,thebattlesinAfghanistanandIraqremainheroicvictories—warsofliberationwonbytroopswhosevalorwas"unequalled,"Frankswrites,"byanythingintheannalsofwar."
FewindividualshavethechancetocontributesomuchofthemselvestotheAmericanstoryasGeneralTommyFranks.InAmericanSoldier,hecapturesitall.

【作者简介】

FredLuskin,Ph.D.istheauthorofForgiveforGoodandoneoftheworld'sleadingresearchersandteachersonthesubjectofforgiveness.HeisthedirectoroftheStanfordForgivenessProject,aseriesofresearchprojectsthatinvestigateforgivenessmethods.HeholdsanappointmentattheStanfordCenteronConflictandNegotiationasaseniorfellowandisanassociateprofessorattheInstituteofTranspersonalPsychology.HelivesinPaloAlto,California.