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)

【作者简介】 本•麦金泰尔（Ben Macintyre），历史学家，《泰晤士报》的专栏作家兼副主编，并且是该报在纽约、巴黎和华盛顿的通讯记者，曾被推选担任英国声望最高的纪实文学奖“塞缪尔•约翰逊奖”的评委会主席。其代表作有《代号“锯齿”》（Agent Zigzag）、《肉糜行动》（Operation Mincemeat）和《朋友圈内的间谍》（A Spy Among Friends）。他经常以自己广受好评的作品为基础为英国广播公司（BBC）制作电视剧。 【译者简介】 朱叶娜，英文译者，中国社会科学院研究生院人类学硕士，译有《天生的标签：美国种族主义思想的历史》。 高鑫，于中央民族大学获得理学与历史学双学士学位、法学硕士学位，于对外经贸大学获得经济学硕士学位。曾在《广西民族大学学报》等刊物上发表文章，译有《天生的标签：美国种族主义思想的历史》。

They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbor, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have been given and the armies are toiling through the northern mud. Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, o...(展开全部)

They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbor, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have been given and the armies are toiling through the northern mud. Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, o...(展开全部)

They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbour, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have been given and the armies are toiling through the northern mud. Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, ...(展开全部)

尼尔·麦卡利尔（Neil McAleer，1942–2022） 美国著名传记作家、编辑及科普作家，因在科学与科普领域的卓越贡献而闻名。他撰写的本书被公认为科幻大师阿瑟·克拉克最权威的传记作品，相关研究档案被美国史密森学会下属的国家航空航天博物馆永久收藏。 麦卡利尔热爱旅行，他最难忘的当数去斯里兰卡探望阿瑟·克拉克爵士，以及与朋友们去意大利度假。2022年10月30日，麦卡利尔在美国巴尔的摩市马里兰大学医学中心辞世，享年80岁。他的著作和研究为科学与文学的交汇留下了深远影响，持续受到全球读者与学术界的尊重与推崇。

Arthur C. Clarke has been a household name since 1968 when the film 2001: A Space Odyssey rocekted him to international fame. As well as being one of the world's most acclaimed and bestselling science fiction writers, Clarke has been an influencial voice in science, in particular in the development of satellite technology and global communications. Yet this extraordinary man ha...(展开全部)

1930-something: a professional hunter is passing through an unnamed Central European country that is in the thrall of a vicious dictator. The hunter wonders whether he can penetrate undetected into the dictator’s private compound. He does. He has the potential target in his sites and is wondering whether to pull the trigger when security catches up with him. Imprisoned, torture...(展开全部)

Rogue Male is one of the classic thrillers of the 20th century. An Englishman plans to assassinate the dictator of a European country. But he is foiled at the last moment and falls into the hands of ruthless and inventive torturers. They devise for him an ingenious and diplomatic death but, for once, they bungle the job and he escapes. But England provides no safety from his pu...(展开全部)

Rogue Male is one of the classic thrillers of the 20th century. An Englishman plans to assassinate the dictator of a European country. But he is foiled at the last moment and falls into the hands of ruthless and inventive torturers. They devise for him an ingenious and diplomatic death but, for once, they bungle the job and he escapes. But England provides no safety from his pu...(展开全部)