Moral Combat: A History of World War II. Michael Burleigh[道德之战：二战历史]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Michael Burleigh 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins UK
• 出版时间 2011-03
• ISBN 9780007195770
• 定价 117.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 576页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Aclear,chronologicalnarrativeexploringmanyoftheethicaldilemmasposedforrealpeopleduringandaftertheSecondWorldWar.LiteratureontheSecondWorldWarisvoluminous.In'MoralCombat',however,MichaelBurleighachieveswhatfewhistorianscanclaimtohavedone;byexploringthemoralsentimentofentiresocietiesandtheirleaders,andhowthischangedundertheimpactoftotalwar,hepresentsreaderswithanentirelyfreshperspectiveofthisconflict.Openingwiththe'predators'-Mussolini,Hitler,PrinceHirohitoofJapan-andmovingontoappeasement(apopularpolicyora'wrong'policy?),therapeofPoland,Barbarossa,theroleofChurchill,andtheHolocaust,BurleighanalysesthemoraldimensionoftheSecondWorldWar'smostimportantmoments.Morethanmerelyahistoryof'greatmen',however,Burleighalsoexaminesthemoralreasoningofindividualswhohadtomakechoicesundercircumstancesdifficulttoimagine.Stressingthemaximthatthepastisusedtomakesenseofthepresentworldwelivein,hetakesusrightuptotoday'swaronterror-awarofcompetingideas.What,intheend,willconstituteitsvictory?Burleigh'sfascinatinganddeeplyengagingexplorationrefusestodrawlessonsfromthepastforthefuture,remaininginsteadfirmlyfocusedontheon-the-spotdecisionsthatcametodefinetheconflict.Original,perceptiveandremarkableinscope,thisisanunforgettableandhugelyimportantSecondWorldWarhistory.

【作者简介】

MichaelBurleighisDistinguishedResearchProfessorinModernHistoryatCardiffUniversity.Heistheauthorofeightwell-receivedbooks,including'SacredCauses','EarthlyPowers','BloodandRage'and'TheThirdReich',forwhichhewasawardedtheSamuelJohnsonPrizein2001.