A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY
Book ID/图书代码： 03275018C00111
English Summary/英文概要： The story of the British Army has many sides to it, being a tale of heroic successes and tragic failures, of dogged determination and drunken disorder. It involves many of the most vital preoccupations in the history of the island - the struggle against Continental domination by a single power, the battle for Empire - and a cast pf remarkable characters - Marlborough, Wellington and Montgomery among them.
Yet the British, relying on their navy, have always neglected their army; from the time of Alfred the Great to the reign of Charles II wars were fought with hired forces disbanded as soon as conflict ended. Even after the stuggles with Louis XIV impelled the formation of a reulgar army, impecunious governments neglected the armed forces except in times of national emergency.
In this wide-ranging account, Major Haswell sketches the medieval background before concentrating on the three hundred years of the regular army, leading up to its role in our own time. He presents an informed and probing picture of the organization of the army, the development of weaponry and strategy - and the everyday life of the British soldier through the centuries.
John Lewis-Stempel has brought Major Haswell’s classic work right up to date by expanding the section on the dissolution of empire to include a full account of Northern Ireland and the Falklands War. He has added a new chapter to cover the Gulf War, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq; also the increasing role of special forces and the amalgamation of regiments.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 英国陆军的历史内涵丰富多元——它既记载了英勇的胜利与悲惨的失败，也展现了不屈的意志与醉酒后的混乱场面。这段历史涵盖了该岛历史上诸多至关重要的主题：即对抗单一强权对欧洲大陆的霸权统治的斗争，以及争夺大英帝国的战役；同时，书中还塑造了众多杰出人物，其中包括马尔伯勒、威灵顿和蒙哥马利等。
然而，英国人凭借其强大的海军，始终忽视其陆军；从阿尔弗雷德大帝时期到查理二世在位期间，英国发动的战争均依赖雇佣兵部队，而这些部队在冲突结束后便即刻解散。即便在与路易十四的长期交战促使正规军组建之后，财政拮据的政府也大多对武装力量不予重视，除非在国家面临紧急情况时才会例外。
在这部内容广泛的著作中，哈斯韦尔少校先勾勒出中世纪的历史背景，随后重点叙述了正规军三百年的历史，直至其在当代所扮演的角色。他以渊博的学识和深入的探究，生动描绘了这支军队的组织架构、武器装备与战略战术的发展历程，以及数个世纪以来英国士兵的日常生活。
约翰·刘易斯-斯坦普尔通过扩展关于帝国解体的章节——涵盖对北爱尔兰问题及福克兰群岛战争的全面记述——使哈斯韦尔的这部经典著作与时俱进。他还新增了一章，涵盖海湾战争、波斯尼亚、阿富汗及伊拉克等事件；同时探讨了特种部队日益重要的作用以及各团部队的合并情况。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：A model of its kind, by far the best written short account now in print--Daily Telegraph
About the Author/作者介绍： 约翰·刘易斯-斯坦普尔(John Lewis-Stempel) 是一位农民，被誉为“英国当代最杰出的自然文学作家”（《泰晤士报》）。他的著作包括《星期日泰晤士报》畅销书系列《伍德斯顿》、《奔跑的野兔》及《森林》。他是唯一一位两次荣获韦恩赖特自然文学奖的作家，获奖作品为《草地》和《罂粟花盛开的地方》。2016年，他因在《乡村生活》（Country Life）上的专栏而被评为年度杂志专栏作家。他像寻常农民一样养牛、羊、猪和家禽。John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer and ’Britain’s finest living nature writer’ (The Times). His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers Woodston, The Running Hare and The Wood. He is the only person to have won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing twice, with Meadowland and Where Poppies Blow. In 2016 he was named Magazine Columnist of the Year for his column in Country Life. He farms cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Traditionally.
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