During the Second World War millions of men left their homes and families to fight for their country. Meanwhile, those waving a tearful goodbye had to carry on. They dug their allotments, measured out

The first book-length study in English of an important but neglected school of dissident Chinese writers active around the time of the war against Japan (1937-45). Buglers on the Home Front studies an important, yet under-examined group of dissident writers active in Chinese leftist literary circles around the time of the war against Japan (1937-45). Writers studied include Hu ...(展开全部)

Japan in the Asia-Pacific War years is usually remembered for economic deprivation, political repression, and cultural barrenness. Benjamin Uchiyama argues that although the war created the opportunity for the state to expand its control over society and mass culture, it also fractured Japanese people's sense of identity, spilling out through a cultural framework which is best ...(展开全部)

Japan in the Asia-Pacific War years is usually remembered for economic deprivation, political repression, and cultural barrenness. Benjamin Uchiyama argues that although the war created the opportunity for the state to expand its control over society and mass culture, it also fractured Japanese people's sense of identity, spilling out through a cultural framework which is best ...(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)

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)

The Fault Line - that dangerous, unstable seam in the economy where the Internet and other powerful innovations meet and create market-shattering tremors. Every company lives on it; no manager can control it. Everyone must learn to deal with it. </P>Now, Geoffrey Moore, author of The Gorilla Game and Inside the Tornado, two bestselling works that helped guide the high-tech revo...(展开全部)

When The Kinfolk Table was published in 2013, it transformed the way readers across the globe thought about small gatherings. In this much-anticipated follow-up, Kinfolk founder Nathan Williams showcases how embracing that same ethos—of slowing down, simplifying your life, and cultivating community—allows you to create a more considered, beautiful, and intimate living space. T...(展开全部)

During the height of the Cold War in the 1950s the small island of Quemoy in the Taiwan Strait was the front line in the military standoff between Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China and Mao Zedong's People's Republic. Local society and culture were dramatically transformed. Michael Szonyi uses oral history, official documents, and dissident writings to convey the history of th...(展开全部)

邓肯•安德森（Duncan Anderson） 曾任英国桑德赫斯特皇家军事学院战争研究系主任，德蒙特福特大学高级研究员。著有《帝国的灭亡》《登陆日：从诺曼底到解放巴黎》《战争中的世界1939—1945》和《现代战争的精英：特种部队的编制、训练和使用1917—1993》等二十余部作品。多次受邀担任历史频道、发现频道、国家地理和BBC等电视频道专栏中有关第二次世界大战历史纪录片的顾问和解说嘉宾。 劳埃德•克拉克（Lloyd Clark） 曾任桑德赫斯特皇家军事学院战争研究系高级讲师，研究方向为空军史及第一次世界大战。其作品广泛涉及军事历史的诸多方面，包括《第一次世界大战历史解读》《帝国的灭亡》（合著）等。 斯蒂芬•华尔什（Stephen Walsh） 曾任桑德赫斯特皇家军事学院战争研究系高级讲师，研究方向为苏联军事历史。著有《斯大林格勒战役：地狱熔炉》（...(展开全部)