Stone & Stone Editor’s Choice By the summer of 1944, the war in Europe had reached a critical point. Both the western Allies and the Soviets possessed the initiative and forces capable of mounting strategic offensives against the German enemy. Writing a study of operations on first the Western then Eastern Front, respected military analyst C. J. Dick offers rare insight into th...(展开全部)

Stone & Stone Editor’s Choice By the summer of 1944, the war in Europe had reached a critical point. Both the western Allies and the Soviets possessed the initiative and forces capable of mounting strategic offensives against the German enemy. Writing a study of operations on first the Western then the Eastern Front, respected military analyst C. J. Dick provides a uniquely inf...(展开全部)

Written by leading scholars in the field, this authoritative text presents an engaging and balanced narrative of the central developments in Western history. Seamlessly integrating coverage of social, cultural, and political history, the presentation reflects a flexible chronological organization. The Tenth Edition provides updated scholarship, expanded coverage of European imp...(展开全部)

J. F. C. 富勒（1878－1966），全名约翰·弗雷德里克·查尔斯·富勒（John Frederick Charles Fuller），英国将军，享誉世界的战略大师、军事历史学家、军事理论家，机械化战争理论的创始人之一。《西洋世界军事史》、《战争指导》等是其代表作。 1899年开始服役，参加过英布战争；第一次世界大战中随英国远征军赴法国参战；1916年担任坦克军参谋长；1917年在康布雷之战中使用坦克获得成功；1918年在拟制《1919年计划》时，提出了建立和使用机械化军队的新观点；1922年任英国坎伯利参谋学院主任教官；1926年任英帝国陆军总参谋长军事助理 ；1929 年任旅长 ；1930 年晋升为陆军少将 ；1933 年退役。 此后，富勒出任伦敦《每日邮报》记者，并长期致力于军事历史研究和军事理论著述，富勒一生出版有 45部军事著作，其...(展开全部)

"The Road to Victory: From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa".

Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men o...(展开全部)

Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men o...(展开全部)

In The Victory of Reason, Rodney Stark attempts to carry this revision forward by extending it to the success of the West in more general terms: not only in science, but also in the growth of capitalism and the development of political freedom. He suggests that Western success in these areas was not inhibited but rather encouraged by Christian ideas, albeit ones that took some ...(展开全部)

罗德尼·斯达克（RodneyStark），美国贝勒大学教授，宗教研究所所长。著名宗教社会学家，运用理性选择理论分析宗教现象，开创了宗教社会学研究的新范式。著作有《基督教的兴起》（The Rise of Christianity：A Sociologist Reconsiders History，1996）、《信仰的法则》（Acts of Faith:Explaining the Human Side of Religion，2000）、《上帝的军队》（Gods Battalions：The Case for the Crusades，2009）等三十种。

Best-selling text, WESTERN CIVILIZATION has helped over one million students learn about the present by exploring the past. Jack Spielvogel's engaging, chronological narrative weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. Each chapter offers a substanti...(展开全部)