书评:《善良的国防军:塑造1941-1944年东线德国士兵的神话》作者:大卫·a·哈里斯维尔

IF 0.2 4区 社会学 Q2 HISTORY War in History Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1177/09683445221142270c
Brian E. Crim
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从华盛顿、伦敦和东京看到,而不是从莫尔兹比港或拉包尔看到。这种关注可能会对戏剧新手有所帮助,然而卡拉法诺对背景的强调意味着读者在阅读这本书100页之后,才会讨论巴布亚战斗中打响的第一枪。比起详细的叙述,卡拉法诺提供了一系列与战役有关的小插曲。书中强调了7月和8月的科科达和伊苏拉瓦战役,以及12月罗伯特·艾切尔伯格中将和美军在布纳的过分乐观的描述。这些行动为竞选划上了句号,但其间发生了很多事情。尽管书名如此,但令人惊讶的是,书中几乎没有严肃讨论巴布亚新几内亚战争的残酷和本质。对士兵的经历、战术和作战、后勤以及澳美同盟的细微差别感兴趣的读者应该参考彼得·布鲁恩的《一个混蛋的地方:澳大利亚人在巴布亚》(2003);约翰C.麦克马纳斯的火与坚韧:太平洋战争中的美军,1941-1943 (2019);彼得·j·迪恩的《麦克阿瑟联盟:美国和澳大利亚在西南太平洋地区的行动,1942-1945》(2018)。卡拉法诺很好地利用了日本原始材料和出版物的英文翻译,避免将日本人描绘成一个匿名的敌人,也避免重复简单化的战时刻板印象。然而,这本书最大的亮点是卡拉法诺关于巴布亚、新几内亚和所罗门群岛人民对盟军的重要贡献的章节。巴布亚人和新几内亚人经常被忽视,或者被傲慢地称为“毛茸茸的小天使”(第125页),他们充当盟军的向导、搬运工、劳工和武装战士(有时也为日本人服务)。他们的村庄在战争期间被占领,社区被重新安置,许多人-特别是妇女、儿童和老人-成为流离失所的难民。卡拉法诺很好地阐述了另一点,即通过(主要是美国)流行文化纪念战争的主题。卡拉法诺认为,“西南太平洋地区的退伍军人可能是最沮丧的,他们觉得自己从来没有得到应有的关注。”与欧洲战争的主导地位相比,“太平洋上旷日持久的陆地战役,比如在巴布亚新几内亚的远程作战,似乎是模糊不清的”(第244页)。他通过撰写官方历史、士兵回忆录、电影和其他出版物来考虑太平洋战争的表现。《残酷的战争》为西南太平洋的第二次世界大战提供了有用的介绍,提醒读者这场全球冲突不仅仅是纳粹和诺曼底登陆。
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seen from Washington, London, and Tokyo, rather than Port Moresby or Rabaul. This focus may be helpful for those new to the theatre, however Carafano’s emphasis on context means that readers are 100 pages into the book before there is any discussion of the first shots fired in combat in Papua. Rather than a detailed narrative, Carafano provides a series of vignettes relating to the campaign. The battles for Kokoda and Isurava in July and August are highlighted, as is an overly positive account of Lieutenant General Robert Eichelberger and US forces at Buna in December. These actions bookend the campaign, but much happened in between. Despite the work’s title, there is surprisingly little serious discussion of the brutality or nature of the war in Papua and New Guinea. Readers interested in soldiers’ experiences, tactics and operations, logistics, and the nuances of the Australian–American alliance should consult Peter Brune’s A Bastard of a Place: the Australians in Papua (2003); John C. McManus’s Fire and Fortitude: the US Army in the Pacific War, 1941–1943 (2019); and Peter J. Dean’s MacArthur’s Coalition: US and Australian Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area, 1942–1945 (2018) for further detail. Carafano does well to draw on English translations of Japanese source material and publications, and avoids representing the Japanese as an anonymous enemy or repeating simplistic wartime stereotypes. The work’s greatest strength, however, is Carafano’s chapter on the vital contribution of the peoples of Papua, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands to the Allies. Often ignored or represented patronisingly as ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels’ (p. 125), Papuans and New Guineas acted as guides, carriers, labourers, and armed combatants for the Allies (and, at times, the Japanese). Their villages were occupied during the war, communities were relocated, and many – particularly women, children, and the elderly – became displaced refugees. Another point well addressed by Carafano is the theme of war remembrance through (predominantly American) popular culture. ‘Veterans of the Southwest Pacific’, Carafano argues, ‘were perhaps the most frustrated of all, feeling they never got their fair share of attention’. The ‘protracted land campaigns in the Pacific, such as the remote operations in Papua New Guinea, seemed obscure’ when compared to the dominance of the war in Europe (p. 244). He considers representations of the Pacific War through the writing of official histories, soldier memoirs, cinema, and other publications. Brutal War provides a useful introduction to the Second World War in the Southwest Pacific, reminding readers that there was more to the global conflict than Nazis and D-Day.
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期刊介绍: War in History journal takes the view that military history should be integrated into a broader definition of history, and benefits from the insights provided by other approaches to history. Recognising that the study of war is more than simply the study of conflict, War in History embraces war in all its aspects: > Economic > Social > Political > Military Articles include the study of naval forces, maritime power and air forces, as well as more narrowly defined military matters. There is no restriction as to period: the journal is as receptive to the study of classical or feudal warfare as to Napoleonic. This journal provides you with a continuous update on war in history over many historical periods.
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