A groundbreaking history that considers Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective--and is certain to revolutionize how we think of the war in the Pacific. When Japan attacked the United States in 1941, argues Eri Hotta, its leaders, in large part, understood they were entering a conflict they were bound to lose. Availing herself of rarely consulted material, Hotta poses essent...(展开全部)

A groundbreaking history that considers the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective and is certain to revolutionize how we think of the war in the Pacific. When Japan attacked the United States in 1941, its leaders, in large part, understood they were entering a war they were almost certain to lose. In a groundbreaking history that considers Pearl Harbor from the J...(展开全部)

When a Serbian-backed assassin gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand in late June 1914, the world seemed unmoved. Even Ferdinand’s own uncle, Franz Josef I, was notably ambivalent about the death of the Hapsburg heir, saying simply, “It is God’s will.” Certainly, there was nothing to suggest that the episode would lead to conflict—much less a world war of such massive and horrif...(展开全部)

When a Serbian-backed assassin gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand in late June 1914, the world seemed unmoved. Even Ferdinand's own uncle, Franz Josef I, was notably ambivalent about the death of the Hapsburg heir, saying simply, "It is God's will." Certainly, there was nothing to suggest that the episode would lead to conflict--much less a world war of such massive and horri...(展开全部)

简介：末世中的沙雕小分队。

简介：末世中的沙雕小分队。

约翰·托兰，美国历史作家（1912-2004）。父母为爱尔兰裔。本人就学于威廉斯学院和耶鲁大学戏剧学院，大萧条聪期常与流浪者为伍，后活动子纽约戏剧界。二战时从军。自1957年出版《大飞艇》始，先后出版非小说类大众历史和以历史为背景的小说13本，自传1本，拿誉世界。其中《日本帝国的衰亡》曾获普利策奖，另三部描写亚太战争的力作《美国的耻辱》、《占领日本》和《漫长的战斗》也颇具影响，成为畅销书或常销书。

Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times has a heavy emphasis upon the premodern period of Japanese history. No attempt has been made to provide the usual kind of textbook completeness. Hall’s fascination with Japanese history lies within the manner in which Japan’s political and social institutions have changed and diversified over time and how this fundamentally “Eastern” cultu...(展开全部)