威廉·斯利姆（William Slim,1891—1970） 英国陆军元帅，第一代斯利姆子爵，二战名将。他1891年出生于英国布里斯托尔，1908年入读爱德华国王学校，尔后加入军官训练团。1914年8月22日，以代理少尉军衔到英国皇家沃里克郡团服役，随军参加一战。1918年11月，转隶英印军，以代理少校军衔到第6廓尔喀步枪团就职。1937年入读英国皇家国防研究院，毕业后，出任第7廓尔喀步枪团第2营营长，随后又出任英印高级军官学校校长。 二战爆发时，斯利姆就任英印第5师第10旅旅长，前赴非洲作战，再度负伤。1941年，升任英印第10师长。日军入侵缅甸后，英印军节节败退，1942年3月，斯利姆临危受命，出任英缅第1军军长，克服重重困难，率军撤抵印度。斯利姆此后历任英印第15军军长、第14集团军司令官和第11集团军群总司令，反败为胜，领军收复缅甸，特别是在...(展开全部)

Field Marshal William Slim stands alongside Montgomery as the outstanding British field commander of World War II. Defeat Into Victory is his classic account of the Burma campaign: a story of retreat, attrition and final hard-fought victory over the Japanese. Told by a commander always at the centre of events, this is a narrative which captures both the high drama and the harsh...(展开全部)

One of the most miraculous military rescue missions in modern history comes alive in this “superb and panoramic” (Washington Post) account of Dunkirk. No one can evince the drama of what actually happened at Dunkirk in the year 1940 with as “great narrative skill and superb delineation” (David McCullough) as Michael Korda, the historian and legendary book editor. As dramatized ...(展开全部)

Field Marshal William Slim stands alongside Montgomery as the outstanding British field commander of World War II. "Defeat Into Victory" is his classic account of the Burma campaign: a story of retreat, attrition and final hard-fought victory over the Japanese. Told by a commander always at the centre of events, this is a narrative which captures both the high drama and the har...(展开全部)

In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which materiel is actually used. In a landmark reconception of battle and war, this book pro...(展开全部)

In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which materiel is actually used. In a landmark reconception of battle and war, this book pro...(展开全部)

In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which materiel is actually used. In a landmark reconception of battle and war, this book pro...(展开全部)

Axel Heyst, a dreamer and a restless drifter, believes he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from others. Then he becomes involved in the operation of a coal company on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago, and when it fails he turns his back on humanity once more. But his life alters when he rescues a young English girl, Lena, from Zangiacomo’s Ladies’ ...(展开全部)

As the driving force behind the Allied effort in World War I, France willingly shouldered the heaviest burden. In this masterful book, Robert Doughty explains how and why France assumed this role and offers new insights into French strategy and operational methods. An unparalleled work in French or English literature on the war, "Pyrrhic Victory" is destined to become the stand...(展开全部)

As the driving force behind the Allied effort in World War I, France willingly shouldered the heaviest burden. In this masterful book, Robert Doughty explains how and why France assumed this role and offers new insights into French strategy and operational methods. French leaders, favouring a multi-front strategy, believed the Allies could maintain pressure on several fronts ar...(展开全部)