In The Royal Marines and the War at Sea 1939-45 military and naval historian Martin Watts records how marines fought at sea, their relationship with the Royal Navy, and the overall contribution they m

梅里杜爾Catherine Merridale 畢業於劍橋大學國王學院，伯明罕大學博士。主攻俄羅斯史。曾在英國各大學任教，2014年退休轉為專職作家。著作包括《石頭之夜：在俄羅斯的死亡與記憶》、《1917列寧在火車上》和《紅色堡壘：俄國史的祕密心臟》。曾以《石頭之夜》贏得海涅曼文學獎和進入約翰生獎決選名單，以《紅色堡壘》贏得沃爾森歷史獎和普希金俄國圖書獎。 相關著作：《1917列寧在火車上：載著蘇聯創建者的列車正駛入歷史之中，準備掀起翻轉世界的紅色革命》 譯者簡介 梁永安 台灣大學人類學學士、哲學碩士，目前為專業翻譯者，完成約近百本譯著，譯有《李維史陀：實驗室裡的詩人》、《老年之書》、《文化與抵抗》、《帕德嫩之謎》、《非洲失落的白色部落》、《再造失去的王國：俄羅斯的帝國雄心500年史》和《1917列寧在火車上》等書。

The nineteenth century saw several major innovations in naval warfare. Reliable steam engines made it so that ships no longer depended on the wind and could maneuver more freely. At the same time, new explosive shells were developed, replacing cannonballs, and no wooden ship could withstand them. In response to these shells, a new class of self-propelled, armored "ironclads" wa...(展开全部)

From one of our finest military historians, a monumental work that shows us at once the truly global reach of World War II and its deeply personal consequences. World War II involved tens of millions of soldiers and cost sixty million lives—an average of twenty-seven thousand a day. For thirty-five years, Max Hastings has researched and written about different aspects of the ...(展开全部)

Paris at War chronicles the lives of ordinary Parisians during World War II, from September 1939 when France went to war with Nazi Germany to liberation in August 1944. Readers will relive the fearful exodus from the city as the German army neared the capital, the relief and disgust felt when the armistice was signed, and the hardships and deprivations under Occupation. David D...(展开全部)