英国的战争机器
Britain's war machine
David Edgerton · 初版 2011 年
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人们熟知的二战英国形象，是一个顽强抵抗德国强权的弱小反抗者。David Edgerton 这部大胆而扣人心弦的全新历史著作以全新视角展现了这场冲突：英国是一个极其富裕的国家，军备精良，在追逐自身利益时不择手段，并掌控着一个全球生产体系。英国绝非任由纳粹庞然大物轻视的小角色，它完全拥有当时世界上最先进的机械化部队。它不仅坐拥庞大的帝国，还有着大小不一的盟友。Edgerton 指出，英国在多个前线作战，而其诸多国内阵线则使其保
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……力量倍增器（force multiplier）从来都不是工具本身，而是工具的使用方式，而盟军花了好一阵子才摸清门道。最让人吃惊的是，德国在底子这么薄的情况下竟然能走得这么远。戴维·埃杰顿（David Edgerton）的《英国的战争机器》（Britain’s War Machine）把这点讲得非常透彻，而且难能可贵地没有变成一堆枯燥乏味的数据图表。
…The force multiplier wasn’t the tools, it was how they were used, and it took the allies a while to get the hang of things. The most surprising part is how far Germany got with such a weak position. Britain’s War Machine by David Edgerton covers this well and somehow avoids it being a dry pile of charts.
……要是战争爆发得早，英国或许确实需要法国。但到了后期，就真不怎么需要了。英国及其自治领拥有的资源简直多得吓人。戴维·埃杰顿就这话题写过一本好书，叫《英国的战争机器》（Britain’s War Machine）。它很大程度上打破了英国是个“坚韧弱者（plucky underdog）”的神话，展现了英国相对于德国的巨大优势。问题更在于德国究竟能撑多久才倒下，而不是别的什么……
…UK needed France If the war started early, perhaps. But later on, not really. Britain and the dominion had one hell of a lot of resources. There is a good book on this topic by David Edgerton titled ‘Britain’s War Machine’. It’s largely debunking the idea of the plucky underdog and shows the great strength of Britain relatively to Germany. It was more a question of how long it would take Germany to fall, rather than anything…
……其实不管他们是怎么搞到手的，反正是能调动大批资源和人力——印度军团、马来亚橡胶、印尼石油（通过荷兰流亡政府获取）……读了戴维·埃杰顿的《英国的战争机器》之后，我坚信英国的“至暗时刻”根本不是敦刻尔克，而是日本参战并以迅雷不及掩耳之势吞并东南亚大部的那一刻。
…doesn't really matter how they had acquired it, they could draw on resources and manpower - Indian regiments, Malayan rubber, Indonesian oil (via the Dutch government in exile)... I'm convinced by reading "Britain's War Machine" by David Edgerton that Britain's darkest hour was not Dunkirk but Japan's entry into the war and its lightning capture of most of SE Asia.
我觉得戴维·埃杰顿的《英国的战争机器》（http://www.amazon.com/Britains-War-Machine-David-Edgerton/dp...）挺有意思的。他重点指出，德国人——根本不像如今人们常描绘的那样是技术奇才——之所以在前期获胜……
I found David Edgerton's "Britain's War Machine) (http://www.amazon.com/Britains-War-Machine-David-Edgerton/dp...) quit interesting. He highlights that the Germans---far from the technical wizards they are often portrayed as these days---won in the…
戴维·埃杰顿的《英国的战争机器》也提出了类似的论点。(http://www.amazon.com/Britains-War-Machine-David-Edgerton/dp...)
Britain's War Machine by David Edgerton argues similarly. (http://www.amazon.com/Britains-War-Machine-David-Edgerton/dp...)
我推荐戴维·埃杰顿的《英国的战争机器》。在开战之前，英国在很多方面军事力量确实较弱（但拥有不少更出色的坦克、舰艇和飞机），然而其制造业以及能从整个帝国调动的资源却远远超过了……
I recommend "Britain's War Machine" by David Edgerton. Prior to hostilities Britain had an inferior military in many regards (but many superior tanks, ships and planes) but her manufacturing and resources available from Empire far exceeded…