The Austro-Hungarian army that marched east and south to confront the Russians and Serbs in the opening campaigns of World War I had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging outdated weapons, the Austrian troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would shortly consume Europe. As prizewinning historia...(展开全部)

The Austro-Hungarian army that marched east and south to confront the Russians and Serbs in the opening campaigns of World War I had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging outdated weapons, the Austrian troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would shortly consume Europe. As prizewinning historia...(展开全部)

作者唐纳德•卡根（1932- ），美国著名历史学家，耶鲁大学古典学与历史学斯特林教席荣誉退休教授，古希腊历史研究的权威学者，1932年出生于立陶宛北部的库尔舍奈，两岁时随家人移民美国，1958年获得俄亥俄州立大学博士学位，2002年获颁美国国家人文奖章，2005年当选为该年度杰弗逊人文大师，著有《雅典帝国的灭亡》（1987）、《沉睡中的美国》（2000）、《西方的遗产》（2000）、《伯罗奔尼撒战争的爆发》（2003）等。 译者曾德华，湖南通道人，毕业于湖南师范大学英语系，现任教于深圳大学外国语学院，译有《亚历山大大帝》（2010），《未年轻，便老去》（2013）等。

作者唐纳德•卡根（1932- ），美国著名历史学家，耶鲁大学古典学与历史学斯特林教席荣誉退休教授，古希腊历史研究的权威学者，1932年出生于立陶宛北部的库尔舍奈，两岁时随家人移民美国，1958年获得俄亥俄州立大学博士学位，2002年获颁美国国家人文奖章，2005年当选为该年度杰弗逊人文大师，著有《雅典帝国的灭亡》（1987）、《沉睡中的美国》（2000）、《西方的遗产》（2000）、《伯罗奔尼撒战争的爆发》（2003）等。 译者曾德华，湖南通道人，毕业于湖南师范大学英语系，现任教于深圳大学外国语学院，译有《亚历山大大帝》（2010），《未年轻，便老去》（2013）等。

The Opium War of 1839-42, the first military conflict to take place between China and the West, is a subject of enduring interest. Mao Haijian, one of the most distinguished and well-known historians working in China, presents the culmination of more than ten years of research in a revisionist reading of the conflict and its main Chinese protagonists. Mao examines the Qing part...(展开全部)

The Opium War of 1839-42, the first military conflict to take place between China and the West, is a subject of enduring interest. Mao Haijian, one of the most distinguished and well-known historians working in China, presents the culmination of more than ten years of research in a revisionist reading of the conflict and its main Chinese protagonists. Mao examines the Qing part...(展开全部)

The Habsburg Empire (TM)s grand strategy for outmaneuvering and outlasting stronger rivals in a complicated geopolitical world The Empire of Habsburg Austria faced more enemies than any other European great power. Flanked on four sides by rivals, it possessed few of the advantages that explain successful empires. Its army was not renowned for offensive prowess, its finances wer...(展开全部)

The Habsburg Empire (TM)s grand strategy for outmaneuvering and outlasting stronger rivals in a complicated geopolitical world The Empire of Habsburg Austria faced more enemies than any other European great power. Flanked on four sides by rivals, it possessed few of the advantages that explain successful empires. Its army was not renowned for offensive prowess, its finances wer...(展开全部)

This book examines why, in 1914, a Balkan conflict escalated into a general European war. It focuses on the decision-making of each Power during the July-August crisis, and analyses the role of domestic politics, economics, cultural factors, militarism, imperialism, and the international political system. Attention is given to source material and to historiography, notably the ...(展开全部)

Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to World War I. With attention to fascinating detail, and an intense knowledge of her subject and its characters, Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time, just how the war started, why, and why it could have been stopped but wasn't. A classic historical survey...(展开全部)