This book tells the story of a small, yet significant, battle that was a precursor to the better known battles for Imphal and Kohima.

The Battle is the book Balzac always wanted to write and, beginning his story with Balzac's own words ('On Tuesday 16th May 1809 ...'), Rambaud has finally achieved his predecessor's dream. The eponymous battle now commonly described as Napoleon's first major defeat on land in Europe took place at Essling, near Vienna; forty thousand men died in forty-eight hours. With vivid de...(展开全部)

The winner of the Prix Goncourt and Grand Prix du Roman de l'Academie Francaise, The Battle is a brilliant, compelling novelization of the battle of Essling, Napoleon's first major defeat. The battle of Essling has long been overlooked by historians and novelists, but Rambaud, relying on research notes compiled by Honore de Balzac, has re-created the confrontation with exceptio...(展开全部)

In 1683, two empiresthe Ottoman, based in Constantinople, and the Habsburg dynasty in Viennacame face to face in the Great Siege of Vienna. Within the city walls the choice of resistance over surrender to the largest army ever assembled by the Turks created an all-or-nothing scenario: every last survivor would be enslaved or ruthlessly slaughtered. Both sides remained resolut...(展开全部)

In 1683, an Ottoman army that stretched from horizon to horizon set out to seize the Golden Apple,” as Turks referred to Vienna. The ensuing siege pitted battle-hardened Janissaries wielding seventeenth-century grenades against Habsburg armies, widely feared for their savagery. The walls of Vienna bristled with guns as the besieging Ottoman host launched bombs, fired cannons, a...(展开全部)

In 1683, an Ottoman army that stretched from horizon to horizon set out to seize the Golden Apple,” as Turks referred to Vienna. The ensuing siege pitted battle-hardened Janissaries wielding seventeenth-century grenades against Habsburg armies, widely feared for their savagery. The walls of Vienna bristled with guns as the besieging Ottoman host launched bombs, fired cannons, a...(展开全部)

In 1683, two empiresthe Ottoman, based in Constantinople, and the Habsburg dynasty in Viennacame face to face in the Great Siege of Vienna. Within the city walls the choice of resistance over surrender to the largest army ever assembled by the Turks created an all-or-nothing scenario: every last survivor would be enslaved or ruthlessly slaughtered. Both sides remained resolut...(展开全部)

The conclusion of the saga that began with The Magician's Nephew… Narnia … where dwarfs are loyal and tough and strong -- or are they? … where you must say good-bye … and where the adventure begins. The Unicorn says that humans are brought to Narnia when Narnia is stirred and upset. And Narnia is in trouble now. A false Aslan roams the land. Narnia's onl...(展开全部)

作者 戴维·M. 格兰茨：1942年1月11日生于美国纽约州，美国陆军退役上校，毕业于弗吉尼亚军事学院、北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校、美国陆军指挥和总参学院以及国防语言学院等。1993年以美国陆军外国军事研究办公室主任身份退役，并继续担任《斯拉夫军事研究杂志》的编辑和俄罗斯联邦自然科学院成员。 乔纳森·M. 豪斯：中校，在佐治亚州巴恩斯维尔的高登学院担任教授。毕业于汉米尔顿学院，在密歇根大学获得了历史学博士学位，服现役时曾在美国境内及韩国担任指挥和参谋岗位，给参谋长联席会议做过政治军事分析，也曾在美国陆军各军校中协助指导工作。 译者 孙渤，1973年生，山东人，1994年毕业于北京理工大学飞行器工程系。家用电器高级工程师，现居广东。军事历史爱好者，业余时间长期研究苏德战争史等领域的文章和书籍，译有《泥足巨人：苏德战争前夕的苏联军队》。 赵国星，1985...(展开全部)

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