An impassioned firsthand account of the Russian Revolution An American journalist and revolutionary writer, John Reed became a close friend of Lenin and was an eyewitness to the 1917 revolution in Russia. Ten Days That Shook the World is Reed's extraordinary record of that event. Writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping account of the ev...(展开全部)

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as...(展开全部)

彼得·弗塔多拥有牛津大学历史和艺术史学位，担任英国权威月刊《今日历史》（History Today）编辑一职达十年之久，《今日历史》是现存历史最久远的历史类杂志。过去三十年来，彼得撰写并编辑了大量历史主题作品。 迈克尔·伍德著有多部备受推崇的英国历史作品，摄制了八十余部纪录片，主持了大量历史题材电视纪录片，如《印度的故事》（The Story of India），并在美国公共电视台（PBS）做节目。他也是英国皇家历史学会成员。

彼得·弗塔多拥有牛津大学历史和艺术史学位，担任英国权威月刊《今日历史》（History Today）编辑一职达十年之久，《今日历史》是现存历史最久远的历史类杂志。过去三十年来，彼得撰写并编辑了大量历史主题作品。 迈克尔·伍德著有多部备受推崇的英国历史作品，摄制了八十余部纪录片，主持了大量历史题材电视纪录片，如《印度的故事》（The Story of India），并在美国公共电视台（PBS）做节目。他也是英国皇家历史学会成员。

In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over a vast territory that stretched from Britain to Egypt. The Roman-made peace, or Pax Romana, seemed to be permanent. Then, apparently out of nowhere, a sudden sickness struck the legions and laid waste to cities, including Rome itself. This fast-spreadin...(展开全部)

In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over a vast territory that stretched from Britain to Egypt. The Roman-made peace, or Pax Romana, seemed to be permanent. Then, apparently out of nowhere, a sudden sickness struck the legions and laid waste to cities, including Rome itself. This fast-spreadin...(展开全部)

The first comprehensive history of the 1921 Cairo Conference which reveals its enduring impact on the modern Middle East Called by Winston Churchill in 1921, the Cairo Conference set out to redraw the map of the Middle East in the wake of the First World War and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. The summit established the states of Iraq and Jordan as part of the Sherifian Sol...(展开全部)