[1946 1st Edition] Thunder Out of China - Theodore H. White & Annalee Jacoby (William Sloane) 1946年美國首版 白修德《中國的驚雷》布面精装

First published in 1946, Thunder Out of China is a groundbreaking piece of WWII investigative journalism co-authored by TIME magazine correspondents Theodore H. White and Annalee Jacoby.

Based on years of first-hand reporting, the authors present a vivid, critical portrait of Wartime China (1937–1945). The book offers eyewitness accounts of the wartime capital Chungking, the devastating 1942–1943 Honan Famine, the military stalemates, the high-stakes political friction between General Joseph Stilwell and Chiang Kai-shek, and the rise of the Chinese Communists in Yenan. It predicted with remarkable accuracy the inevitable Chinese Civil War that followed Japan's defeat.

Landmark Post-WWII Journalism: White’s reporting on the 1942 Honan Famine and the corruption of the Nationalist war effort reshaped American public perception of Asia during WWII.

Rich Illustrated Maps: Features detailed historical maps by Frank Stockman and Tony Sodaro, including endpaper maps of China and maps illustrating the East China Campaign (1944) and General Stilwell's CBI Theater strategies.

Cover & Binding: Original tan cloth covers, without dust jacket. Minor shelf wear and mild fading to the spine, but title lettering remains clear. Solid hinge and tight binding.

Interior Pages: Pages are clean and crisp with light, uniform age-toning. Free of marginalia, highlighting, or dog-ears. Maps and contents pages intact.

Markings: Previous owner's address stamp (O. H. PERRY CABOT) on the front pastedown/endpaper; otherwise a clean and well-kept copy.

本书为 1946 年出版的二战与近代中国历史名著《中国的惊雷》（Thunder Out of China），由美国《时代》杂志（TIME）驻华知名战地记者白修德（Theodore H. White）与贾柯比（Annalee Jacoby）合著。

作者以亲历者的视角，记录了 1930–1940 年代抗日战争期间中国的社会实况与政治变局。书中不仅生动描绘了重庆国民政府的运作、国军 front-line 的战况、著名的“史迪威事件”（Stilwell Crisis）与 1942–1943 年河南大饥荒（The Honan Famine），也深入观察了延安的共产党势力，预言了二战后中国国共两党的全面决裂与历史走向。

新闻史上划时代的杰作： 白修德因本书及对 1942 年河南大饥荒的揭露报导而出名（该事件后来被改编为电影《一九四二》）。本书出版后在美国引发巨大轰动，总销量超过 40 万册。

珍贵的二战地图与图表： 本书特别收录了 Frank Stockman 与 Tony Sodaro 于 1946 年绘制的二战中国战区地图、豫湘桂会战（East China Campaign）及史迪威战略路线图，极具收藏与史料价值。

冷战前夕的西方视角： 提供了西方人在国共内战爆发前夕，对蒋介石国民政府体制弊端与中共崛起的客观第一线记录。

封面与书脊： 原厂黄褐色布面精装，无防尘套（No Dust Jacket）。封面与背脊有些许自然岁月褪色与轻微磨损，脊骨字迹清晰可辨。

内页与装订： 装订十分牢固，页面自然微黄，无划线、无折页、无缺页，地图页保存完整。

藏家印记： 扉页盖有美国前藏家 ⁠O. H. PERRY CABOT⁠ 印章，其余内页干净完好。