John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife’s grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce—and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far ...(展开全部)

The heartwarming sequel to the best-selling The Old Man and the Boy is a moving, nostalgic tale that will transport the reader back to a time when going fishing was not about fish, but the stories told afterward.

John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-and aliens willing to fight for them are common. The universe, it turns out, is a hostile place. So: we fight. To defend Earth (a target for o...(展开全部)

John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-and aliens willing to fight for them are common. The universe, it turns out, is a hostile place. So: we fight. To defend Earth (a target for o...(展开全部)

Peace is an illusion . . . For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space. A tripartite agreement between the Colonial Union, the Earth, and the alien Conclave has kept the forces of war at bay. But there is a new force that threatens the hard-maintained peace: The Consu, the most advanced intelligent species humans have ever met, are on the cusp of a species-defining ci...(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。

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。

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)

【作者简介】 弗兰克·霍尔特（Frank L. Holt）是一位关注中亚的美国考古学家和作家，休斯顿大学历史系副教授。霍尔特从弗吉尼亚大学获得了历史学博士学位，被公认是亚历山大大帝、希腊化亚洲和钱币学方面的权威学者之一。 【译者简介】 曹磊，文学硕士，作家和翻译，喜马拉雅《谦道》文稿顾问，《北京纪事》特约撰稿，已出版的译作和著作有《1945》《战士之路》《从北京到曼德勒》等，其中《六千零一夜：关于古埃及的知识考古》入选第十五届“文津图书奖”推荐图书。 【审校人简介】 陈慕尧，中国社会科学院大学古代史系硕士研究生，研究方向为中国古代形象文化史。