In the winter of 1942, the Chinese Expeditionary Force was routed in Burma. Soldier Liu Fusheng crawled out of a heap of corpses in the Wild Elephant Forest and swore never to touch a gun again. A year later, he was sent to the US Army training camp in Ramgarh, India, where he became an instructor to a group of student soldiers. He wanted to coast through life, but fate gave him no such choice.
From Ramgarh to the Hukawng Valley, from Myitkyina to Bhamo, from Nankan to the border, he and his brothers fought their way home step by step with American guns, Japanese blood, and their own lives.
This is not a story about generals. It is the story of people whose names were never recorded. Some died at Tonggu, some in the Wild Elephant Forest, some in the tunnels of Myitkyina, and some on the eve of victory. Those who survived lived on for the dead.
"Summer in Ramgarh" is set against real historical events and recounts, in restrained prose, the Chinese forces' bloody campaign in India. It asks: after a war, what deserves to be remembered besides numbers and monuments?
The answer is people. Those who lived, fought, and died.
I just love reading novels like this, it's great
Salute to the thousands of expeditionary troops! Remember the martyrs and remember history. Love me China!
It's well written, I hope you won't be disappointed next time.
Real and beautiful! There are details, describing the simplicity and suffering of the Chinese people at that time.
Good book, tribute to the hero and thank you to the author. An inch of mountains and rivers, an inch of pills!
I was surprised that General Sun Liren was included in this book. He was also put under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek for 33 years, which is very sad!
The narrative is eloquent and very immersive.
It's very well written, and since everyone doesn't know it, you can keep reading!
Lifelike and vivid, reading this book feels like being there 👍
Not bad, but it seems like there are too many details and the details need to be improved.