作者： 罗伯特·M.奇蒂诺（Robert M. Citino）：军事历史作家，“德国战争方式”研究领域的泰斗人物，在研究二战与德国作战方式对现代作战理论的影响方面有杰出成就。曾在西点军校（United States Military Academy at West Point）、美国陆军战争学院（the United States Army War College）等高校担任学术职位，现任美国陆军部历史咨询委员会（the Historical Advisory Subcommittee of the Department of the Army）主席。 他的作品获得了美国历史协会（American Historical Association）、美国军事历史学会（American Society for Military History）和纽约军事研...(展开全部)

In a brisk revisionist history, William Rowe challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West. The Great Qing was the second major Chinese empire ruled by foreigners. Three strong Manchu emperors worked diligently to secure an alliance with the conquered Ming gentry, though many of their social edi...(展开全部)

‘I shall tell the story of the tremendous perils and the loss of Constantinople, which I observed at close quarters with my own eyes.’ Leonard of Chios. Constantinople: The Last Great Siege tells the story of one of the great forgotten events of world history - the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in1453. For a thousand years Constantinople was quite simply the city:...(展开全部)

罗威廉（William T. Rowe），1947年生，美国约翰霍普金斯大学历史系教授，东亚研究中心主任，当代美国最有影响的汉学家之一。他同时也是《晚期中华帝国》（Late Imperial China）杂志主编、《近代中国》（Modern China）和《城市史杂志》（Journal of Urban History）编委。主要研究方向为近代东亚的社会经济和城市史。著有“哈佛中国史”丛书第6卷《最后的中华帝国：大清》，以及《红雨：一个中国县城七个世纪的暴力史》、《汉口：一个中国城市的商业和社会（1796—1889）》、《汉口：一个中国城市的冲突和共同体（1796—1895）》等。 ------ 译者简介 李仁渊，哈佛大学历史与东亚研究博士。现为“中央研究院”历史语言研究所助研究员。研究领域为中国近现代社会与文化史。著有《晚清的新式传播媒体与知识分子...(展开全部)

‘I shall tell the story of the tremendous perils and the loss of Constantinople, which I observed at close quarters with my own eyes.’ Leonard of Chios. Constantinople: The Last Great Siege tells the story of one of the great forgotten events of world history - the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in1453. For a thousand years Constantinople was quite simply the city:...(展开全部)

From freezing infantrymen huddled in bloodied trenches on the front lines to intricate political maneuvering and tense strategy sessions in European capitals, noted historian John Toland tells of the unforgettable final year of the First World War. As 1918 opened, the Allies and Central Powers remained locked in a desperate, bloody stalemate, despite the deaths of millions of s...(展开全部)

约翰·托兰 美国著名历史学家，1912年出生于威斯康星州，参加过第二次世界大战。著有《希特勒传——从乞丐到元首》《最后一百天：希特勒第三帝国覆亡记》等作品。因撰写《日本帝国衰亡史》，揭示日本对美作战起因，荣获普利策奖。 作为一名历史的写作者，托兰在着笔叙述某一历史事件之前，会对数以百计的事件亲历者进行采访，多方面铺陈展开，力图揭示该历史事件对知名人物与普通大众的不同影响，从而使其作品具有区别传统史学著作的鲜明特点。

‘Excellent’ Antony Beevor ‘Saul David is a brilliant historian … In shocking and jaw-dropping detail, he brings a battle that deserves far greater prominence and understanding vividly back to life’ James Holland From award-winning historian Saul David, an action-packed and powerful new narrative of the Battle of Okinawa – the last great clash of the Second World War, and one th...(展开全部)

From National Book Award in Fiction finalist Andrew Krivak comes a gorgeous fable of Earth’s last two human inhabitants and a girl’s journey home. In an Eden-like future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They own a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches his dau...(展开全部)

Pursuit, escape, capture and death in the forest during the French and Indian wars are part of this sweeping tale of gallantry, treachery and friendship. Eight 90-minute cassettes and two 60's.