巴里·施特劳斯（Barry Strauss），美国康奈尔大学古典学系和历史学系教授，研究方向为古代军事史。他撰写了多部著作，包括《特洛伊战争》《斯巴达克斯战争》等。

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The classic account of the final offensive against Hitler's Third Reich -- newly in print for the 50th anniversary of VE Day. The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and brought the Nazi leviathan to its downfall. It was also...(展开全部)

A hugely enjoyable, page-turning classic Japanese mystery with an ingenious conclusion from the author of The Decagon House Murders, translated into English for the first time Don’t miss this beautifully constructed, highly entertaining and atmospheric murder mystery--its propulsive plot makes for a compelling, page-turning read. As they do every year, a small group of acquaint...(展开全部)

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)

Why is Europe’s great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. In this book, Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre Landau argue that the core problem with the Euro lies in the philosophical differences between the founding countries of the Euro...(展开全部)