Pirates have captivated our imaginations for generations, and the popularity of the recent Pirates of the Caribbean films has planted them even more firmly in our minds. But what were pirates really like? Author Robert Ritchie guides us on a tour of piracy from ancient times through the present, and dispels the false image of pirates created by adventure stories and Holly...(展开全部)

[英] 克里斯蒂安·沃尔玛尔（Christian Wolmar） 英国铁路历史学家，知名记者。他长期为《泰晤士报》《独立报》《卫报》撰稿，并为铁路领域的政府部门和企业提供决策咨询。 沃尔玛尔拥有丰富的铁路历史学识，他笔下的铁路史往往浓缩着一个时代的影子。他关注铁路与现代社会的构建，主要研究铁路与资本流通、技术、国家、战争的关系。沃尔玛尔的作品有《铁、血与金：铁路如何改变世界》《战争的引擎：铁路如何改变现代战争》《烈火与蒸汽：英国铁路史》等。 他不仅精于研究英国铁路，他也熟知中、美、俄、印等许多国家的铁路发展历程，尤其对于铁路技术如何推动现代化进程，有着独到的见解。英国《卫报》称他为“了不起的铁路历史专家”，2007年，他被授予政府级别荣誉“年度国家交通运输记者奖”。

乔弗里·瓦德，乔弗里·瓦德著有《号角吹响之前：富兰克林·罗斯福的青少年时代》和《大家风范：富兰克林·罗斯福初试锋芒》，后者获全美传记书评奖。他是《美国传统遗产》杂志的前任编辑，曾为公共广播系统的几部纪录片撰稿，其中包括《内战》。 瑞克·伯恩斯 《内战》的制片和撰稿人，曾就读于哥伦比亚大学和英国剑桥大学。 肯·伯恩斯 弗罗伦汀制片社的创始人，是当今最享盛誉的纪录片制片人之一。他曾制作和导演过许多获奖影片，是公共广播系统的系列纪录片《内战》的制片、导演、摄影和合作撰稿人。 王聪，1960年出生于上海，旅美学者，现任费城教育局翻译处主管。

As a state, Romania has only been in existence since 1859, but the history of its people stretches to the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age, to the Geto-Dacians and Romans. This concise history tells the fascinating story of the evolution of the Romanian people, the creation of the Romanian Principalities, their struggle against empire-building powers, and their eventual unifi...(展开全部)

Now available in a revised and updated version, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare provides a unique account of Western warfare from antiquity to the present day. The book treats the history of all aspects of the subject: the development of warfare on land, sea and air; weapons and technology; strategy and defense; discipline and intelligence; mercenaries and standin...(展开全部)

Following the steps of human reasoning and technology from prehistoric stone observatories to modern astrophysics, the reader of this inviting volume receives an excellent overview of the development of astronomy as science. Edited by Hoskin, the editor of Journal for the History of Astronomy, the book is a concise yet compelling record of human intellectual progress embracing ...(展开全部)

Against the backdrop of an unprecedented concern for health today, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine not only surveys the rise of medicine in the West from earliest times to the present day, but also glimpses into the future. It is written by a team of experts coordinated by one of the most distinguished and prolific writers and researchers into the history of medic...(展开全部)

Against the backdrop of an unprecedented concern for health today, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine not only surveys the rise of medicine in the West from earliest times to the present day, but also glimpses into the future. It is written by a team of experts co-ordinated by one of the most distinguished and prolific writers and researchers into the history of medi...(展开全部)

杰弗里・帕克是耶鲁大学罗伯特・A・莱沃特军事及海军史教授，曾任教于圣安德鲁、不列颠哥伦比亚和伊利诺伊大学，是英国历史科学院和西班牙历史科学院成员，编著过二十多部书，包括《弗兰德军队和西班牙道路》、《芬兰叛乱》、《菲利浦二世》、《革命军》、《西班牙舰队》和《世界史上的阿特拉斯时代》等。