He is the deadliest American sniper ever, called "the devil" by the enemies he hunted and "the legend" by his Navy SEAL brothers . . . From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyles kills (the previous American record was 109), but it has declined ...(展开全部)

Former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle tells the story of his legendary career, from 1999-2009, during which time he recorded the most confirmed sniper kills (officially a record 155, though the real number is even much higher) in the history of the United States military, any branch, from 1776 to present. Nicknamed The Legend by his fellow SEALS, Kyle's service in Iraq and Afghanist...(展开全部)

（美国）克里斯·凯尔 （美国）斯科特·麦克伊文 （美国）吉姆·德菲利斯 克里斯·凯尔，原美国海军海豹突击队的军士长，先后三度获颁银星英勇勋章及五度获颁铜星英勇勋章。在伊拉克服役的10年间，他刷新了美军单兵狙杀纪录，被美国国防部正式确认为美军第一狙击手。

This hugely influential work marked a turning point in US history and culture, arguing that the nation's expansion into the Great West was directly linked to its unique spirit: a rugged individualism forged at the juncture between civilization and wilderness, which - for better or worse - lies at the heart of American identity today. Throughout history, some books have changed ...(展开全部)

托马斯·沃尔夫（Thomas Clayton Wolfe, 1900—1938） 20世纪美国文学最重要的小说家之一。1900年生于北卡罗莱纳州阿什维尔，毕业于北卡罗莱纳州大学，在哈佛大学获得剧本写作硕士学位，后在纽约大学任教。他创作于大萧条时期的作品描述了美国文化的变化和多样。1938年沃尔夫去世后，威廉·福克纳将他列为他们那一代最好的作家，而将自己列在了沃尔夫的后面。“垮掉派”作家杰克·凯鲁亚克也将沃尔夫视为自己的文学偶像。 其代表作有四部自传体长篇小说：《天使，望故乡》（Look Homeward，Angel，1929）、《时间和河流》（Of Time and the River，1935）、《蛛网和岩石》（The Web and the Rock，1939）和《你再也不能回家乡了》（You can’t Go Home Again，1940）。...(展开全部)

Josef "Sepp" Allerberger was the second most successful sniper of the German Wehrmacht and one of the few private soldiers to be honoured with the award of the Knight's Cross. An Austrian conscript, after qualifying as a machine gunner he was drafted to the southern sector of the Russian Front in July 1942. Wounded at Voroshilovsk, he experimented with a Russian sniper-rifle wh...(展开全部)

"A fluent, intelligent history...give[s] the reader a feel for the human quirks and harsh demands of life at sea."— New York Times Book Review Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military became the most divisive issue facing the new government. The founders—particularly Jefferson, Madison, and Adams—debated fiercely. Would...(展开全部)