约翰·托兰是美国著名历史作家,中国读者熟悉的《日本帝国的衰亡》、《从乞丐到元首》、《漫长的战斗》、《占领日本》等书均出自他手。1997年,八十五岁高龄的托兰出版了他的自传《历史捕影:一个历史学家眼中的混乱世纪》,回忆了他的创作生涯。1912年,托兰生于威斯康辛州一个传统的基督 John Topland is a famous historical writer in the United States. His Chinese readers are familiar with such books as “the fall of the Japanese Empire”, “beggar to the head”, “long battle” and “occupation of Japan.” In 1997, 85-year-old Tolan published his autobiography “Historical Capture: A Chaotic Century in the Eyes of Historians,” recalling his creative career. In 1912, Torland was born in Wisconsin, a traditional Christ