Almost 2,000 British Prisoners of War were aboard the Japanese freighter Lisbon Maru when an American submarine torpedoed and sank her in October 1942. This book tells the story of those men, from the fighting in Hong Kong, through the sinking, and for some, to liberation and beyond. Although never previously studied in any depth, the sinking of the Lisbon Maru was the most cos...(展开全部)

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)

In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, came up with a plan that was radical and entirely against the rules: a small undercover unit that would inflict mayhem behind enemy lines. Despite intense opposition, Winston Churchill personally gave Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest ...(展开全部)

Originally published in the 1940s, Paul Hindemith's remakable textbooks are still the outstanding works of their kind. In contrast to many musical textbooks written by academic musicians, these were produced by a man who could play every instrument of the orchestra, could compose a satisfying piece for almost every kind of ensemble, and who was one of the most stimulating teach...(展开全部)

With Peter Jackson's Acadamy Award-winning epic motion picture trilogy drawing to a spectacular and triumphant close, Gary Russell's detailed research takes us back into the world of Middle-earth, to relive all the visual drama and excitement of The Return of the King. The Art of The Return of the King illustrates the creative development of the film from sketch to special eff...(展开全部)

乔纳森·弗兰岑（Jonathan Franzen） 美国小说家、随笔作家。 1959年生于伊利诺伊州。1996年在《哈泼氏》杂志发表长篇随笔《偶尔做梦》，从此受到广泛关注。迄今为止，出版有小说《纠正》《自由》《纯洁》，回忆录《不舒适地带：个人史》，以及随笔集《如何独处》《地球尽头的尽头》等。凭借《纠正》获得普利策奖提名和美国国家图书奖。

Alan Lee, the beloved illustrator of many of Houghton Mifflin"s Tolkien editions, and a talented team of other artists, including the renowned Tolkien illustrator John Howe, have spent more than three years creating the sets, props, creatures, and locations that truly bring Tolkien"s Middle-earth to life. Hobbiton, Rivendell, and Minas Tirith are no longer designations on the...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 丹•琼斯，专攻中世纪史的历史学家，曾获多项大奖。他的作品《金雀花王朝：缔造英格兰的武士国王与王后们》为《纽约时报》畅销书。《金雀花王朝》已被改编为四集电视纪录片《不列颠最血腥的王朝：金雀花王朝与大宪章，自由的诞生》。他和妻子及两个女儿生活在伦敦。 【译者简介】 陆大鹏，英德译者，热爱一切long ago和far away的东西。代表译作“地中海史诗三部曲”、《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》《金雀花王朝》《伯罗奔尼撒战争》《伊莎贝拉》《滑铁卢》《恺撒》《奥古斯都》《征服者》《罗曼诺夫皇朝》等。 豆瓣、新浪微博：陆大鹏Hans 微信公号：ldphans