The terrible conflict that dominated the mid 19th century, the Crimean War killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire. It was a war for territory, provoked by fear that if the Ottoman Empire were to collapse then Russia could control a huge swathe of land from the Balkans to the Persian Gulf. But it was...(展开全部)

The terrible conflict that dominated the mid 19th century, the Crimean War killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire. It was a war for territory, provoked by fear that if the Ottoman Empire were to collapse then Russia could control a huge swathe of land from the Balkans to the Persian Gulf. But it was...(展开全部)

奈杰尔•克利夫，历史学家、传记作者，牛津大学哈里斯•曼彻斯特学院 (Harris Manchester College) 研究员。他曾担任伦敦《泰晤士报》的戏剧和电影评论家，也是《经济学人》等出版物的供稿人。他的第一部著作《莎士比亚骚乱：19世纪美国的复仇、戏剧和死亡》（The Shakespeare Riots: Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America）是“国家艺术创作奖”（National Award for Arts Writing）最终入围作品，并入选2007年《华盛顿邮报》最佳非虚构类作品。本书是其第二部作品，荣获2012年《纽约时报书评》年度优秀图书。他最近新译了《马可•波罗游记》。克利夫现住在伦敦。

Frank Miller, along with co-writer Brian Azarrello and artist John Romita Jr., revisit the gritty world of to the best-selling and genre-defining graphic novel, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, with this time telling prequel, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE LAST CRUSADE, The tale of Batman’s last adventure before his retirement and eventual return years later. As the Joker is manically r...(展开全部)

Frank Miller, along with co-writer Brian Azarrello and artist John Romita Jr., revisit the gritty world of to the best-selling and genre-defining graphic novel, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, with this time telling prequel, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE LAST CRUSADE, The tale of Batman’s last adventure before his retirement and eventual return years later. As the Joker is manically r...(展开全部)

The terrible conflict that dominated the mid 19th century, the Crimean War killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire. It was a war for territory, provoked by fear that if the Ottoman Empire were to collapse then Russia could control a huge swathe of land from the Balkans to the Persian Gulf. But it was...(展开全部)

The terrible conflict that dominated the mid 19th century, the Crimean War killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire. It was a war for territory, provoked by fear that if the Ottoman Empire were to collapse then Russia could control a huge swathe of land from the Balkans to the Persian Gulf. But it was...(展开全部)

In 1498 a young captain sailed from Portugal, circumnavigated Africa, crossed the Indian Ocean, and discovered the sea route to the Indies, opening up access to the fabled wealth of the East. It was the longest voyage known to history; the ships were pushed to their limits, their crews were racked by storms and devastated by disease. However, the greatest enemy was neither natu...(展开全部)

奈杰尔•克利夫，历史学家、传记作者，牛津大学哈里斯•曼彻斯特学院 (Harris Manchester College) 研究员。他曾担任伦敦《泰晤士报》的戏剧和电影评论家，也是《经济学人》等出版物的供稿人。他的第一部著作《莎士比亚骚乱：19世纪美国的复仇、戏剧和死亡》（The Shakespeare Riots: Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America）是“国家艺术创作奖”（National Award for Arts Writing）最终入围作品，并入选2007年《华盛顿邮报》最佳非虚构类作品。本书是其第二部作品，荣获2012年《纽约时报书评》年度优秀图书。他最近新译了《马可•波罗游记》。克利夫现住在伦敦。

奈杰尔•克利夫，历史学家、传记作者，牛津大学哈里斯•曼彻斯特学院 (Harris Manchester College) 研究员。他曾担任伦敦《泰晤士报》的戏剧和电影评论家，也是《经济学人》等出版物的供稿人。他的第一部著作《莎士比亚骚乱：19世纪美国的复仇、戏剧和死亡》（The Shakespeare Riots: Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America）是“国家艺术创作奖”（National Award for Arts Writing）最终入围作品，并入选2007年《华盛顿邮报》最佳非虚构类作品。本书是其第二部作品，荣获2012年《纽约时报书评》年度优秀图书。他最近新译了《马可•波罗游记》。克利夫现住在伦敦。