Today, the sight of a helicopter speeding toward some destination is familiar enough, but take a moment to consider: is there a life at stake? Is someone in peril and on a knife edge of survival, and

作者简介 约翰·理查德·希尔（1929—2017），英国海军少将。从1946年开始在英国海军服役，1946—1947年在英海军“中国舰队”任中尉，曾在英国国防部、皇家国防研究学院、伦敦国王学院等机构工作，1983年退役。他在海军实操和理论研究领域均有丰富经验，退役后主要从事海军史、军事史相关写作研究。有多部关于海上战争、战略和军备控制的著作，并在世界各地发表相关演讲，此外还担任过《海军评论》杂志的编辑和航海研究学会的主席。2000年因对海军史研究作出杰出贡献而获巴顿山海事奖，是该奖的首个获奖者。 译者简介 侯美，国防大学国家安全学院讲师，《军事历史研究》编辑，研究方向为外国军事思想与外国军事历史。

在线阅读本书 When Madeline falls into the river Seine and nearly drowns, a courageous canine comes to her rescue. Now Genevieve the dog is Madeline's cherished pet, and the envy of all the other girls. What can be done when there's just not enough hound to go around? ( Winner of the Caldecott Medal

One of America's bestselling authors returns with a tale about the greatest commitment of all: loving someone forever. When a near-fatal car crash brings Taylor McAden together with Denise Holden, a new resident of Edenton, North Carolina, he must look into his past to see if it's not too late to take a chance on the future.

When Madeline falls into the river Seine and nearly drowns, a courageous canine comes to her rescue. Now Genevieve the dog is Madeline's cherished pet, and the envy of all the other girls. What can be done when there's just not enough hound to go around? ( Winner of the Caldecott Medal

When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: he can't fall in love. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over and the relationship sta...(展开全部)

When Madeline falls into the river Seine and nearly drowns, a courageous canine comes to her rescue. Now Genevieve the dog is Madeline's cherished pet, and the envy of all the other girls. What can be done when there's just not enough hound to go around? ( Winner of the Caldecott Medal

在线阅读本书 When Madeline falls into the river Seine and nearly drowns, a courageous canine comes to her rescue. Now Genevieve the dog is Madeline's cherished pet, and the envy of all the other girls. What can be done when there's just not enough hound to go around? ( Winner of the Caldecott Medal

When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: he can't fall in love. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over and the relationship sta...(展开全部)

One of America's bestselling authors returns with a tale about the greatest commitment of all: loving someone forever. When a near-fatal car crash brings Taylor McAden together with Denise Holden, a new resident of Edenton, North Carolina, he must look into his past to see if it's not too late to take a chance on the future.