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Dereliction of Duty
H. R. McMaster · 初版 1997 年
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Dereliction of Duty 做出了一项独特且具有开创性的贡献，厘清了导致美国直接对 Vietnam War 进行军事干预的决策过程、发生的事由、原因以及责任人。基于五年多的潜心研究，本书包含令人震惊的内幕披露，素材来自此前机密的重要会议记录（许多由作者依据 Freedom of Information Act 获得）、私人电话录音、独家获得的私人日记、当事人访谈以及口述史。其结论令人无可逃避
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> 军方和政客之间存在明显的反馈回路。确实如此。我推荐 H. R. McMaster 的《Dereliction Of Duty》，书中讨论了许多怀揣政治野心的军事领导人是如何把美国拉入越战泥潭的。
> There’s a clear feedback loop between the military and the politicians. Definitely. I recommend H. R. McMaster's Dereliction Of Duty, which discusses how military leaders, many with political ambitions, helped to get the US into Vietnam.
……军官们，其中许多人怀有政治野心，把自我抬高或迎合文官上司想听的话放在了军人职责之上。我推荐 H. R. McMaster 的书《Dereliction of Duty》，对这一点挖得非常细致详尽。
…officers, many with political ambitions, who put their own aggrandizement or telling their civilian superiors what they wanted to hear ahead of their military duties. I recommend H. R. McMaster's book Dereliction of Duty, which goes into this in great detail.
……那些最初把我们带到那里并让我们一直困在局里的关键推手。你可能会喜欢小说《Matterhorn》，作者 Karl Marlantes 是一名在越战中战功赫赫的海军陆战队步兵军官。或者你可能更喜欢中将 H.R. McMaster 写的《Dereliction of Duty》，他是 GWOT（反恐战争）时期的著名指挥官，他的博士论文写的就是 Westmoreland 以及其他把越战搞得一团糟的将军们的失败教训。
…actors who got us and kept us over there in the first place. You might enj the novel “Matterhorn” by Karl Marlantes, a Marine infantry officer who served with distinction in Vietnam. Or you might prefer “Dereliction of Duty” by Lt General H.R. McMaster, a renowned commander of the GWOT era who wrote his PhD thesis on the failures of Westmoreland and the other generals who mangled Vietnam.
……在其他国家制造恐惧。也许总方针无非就是以实力谋和平。而这需要时不时对外公开展示实力。想想黑帮或监狱里的行事作风。不过有一本书叫《The Dereliction of Duty》：https://www.amazon.com/Dereliction-Duty-Johnson-McNamara-Vie... 我还没看，但我理解的大意是像 Lyndon B. Johnson 这样的政客不想成为输掉战争的罪人。而将军们……
…fear in other nations. Perhaps the master plan is no more than peace by strength. And that requires public displays from time to time. Think gang or prison behavior. There is a book though called The Dereliction of Duty: https://www.amazon.com/Dereliction-Duty-Johnson-McNamara-Vie... I haven't read it but the gist I get is that politicians like Lyndon B Johnson didn't wanna be the one to lose the war. And generals…
……完全不是。有大量的历史论著清楚地记录了阻碍美国将军事胜利转化为实际成果的政治问题。例如，参见 H. R. McMaster 的书《Dereliction of Duty》。确实，很大一部分责任在军事领导人身上；McMaster 的书把这点讲得很清楚。但原因是那些军事领导人行事如同政客，而不是军人；……
…Not at all. There are plenty of historical treatments that clearly document the political issues that prevented the US from capitalizing on its military victories. For example, see H. R. McMaster's book Dereliction of Duty. It is true that much of the blame lies with military leaders; McMaster's book makes that clear. But the reason for that is that those military leaders were acting like politicians, not military leaders;…