[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》布面精裝

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.

本書為 1946 年出版的二戰與近代中國歷史名著《中國的驚雷》（Thunder Out of China），由美國《時代》雜誌（TIME）駐華知名戰地記者白修德（Theodore H. White）與賈柯比（Annalee Jacoby）合著。

作者以親歷者的視角，記錄了 1930–1940 年代抗日戰爭期間中國的社會實況與政治變局。書中不僅生動描繪了重慶國民政府的運作、國軍 front-line 的戰況、著名的「史迪威事件」（Stilwell Crisis）與 1942–1943 年河南大飢荒（The Honan Famine），也深入觀察了延安的共產黨勢力，預言了二戰後中國國共兩黨的全面決裂與歷史走向。

新聞史上劃時代的傑作： 白修德因本書及對 1942 年河南大飢荒的揭露報導而出名（該事件後來被改編為電影《一九四二》）。本書出版後在美國引發巨大轟動，總銷量超過 40 萬冊。

珍貴的二戰地圖與圖表： 本書特別收錄了 Frank Stockman 與 Tony Sodaro 於 1946 年繪製的二戰中國戰區地圖、豫湘桂會戰（East China Campaign）及史迪威戰略路線圖，極具收藏與史料價值。

冷戰前夕的西方視角： 提供了西方人在國共內戰爆發前夕，對蔣介石國民政府體制弊端與中共崛起的客觀第一線記錄。

封面與書脊： 原廠黃褐色布面精裝，無防塵套（No Dust Jacket）。封面與背脊有些許自然歲月褪色與輕微磨損，脊骨字跡清晰可辨。

內頁與裝訂： 裝訂十分牢固，頁面自然微黃，無劃線、無折頁、無缺頁，地圖頁保存完整。

藏家印記： 扉頁蓋有美國前藏家 ⁠O. H. PERRY CABOT⁠ 印章，其餘內頁乾淨完好。