Often described as 'the forgotten war', the Burma Campaign was one of the most punishing and protracted military adventures of World War Two. It has become notorious for the ingenious tactics used by Britain, America and their allies on the one hand and the Japanese and their allies on the other, as well as for the atrocious conditions that had to be endured by both sides. Sea...(展开全部)

弗兰克·麦克林恩，一位著名的历史学家和传记作家。他的著作有《马可，奥勒留》、《狮心王和拉克兰》、《1066》、《斯坦利》、《1759》和《拿破仑》。他毕业手牛津大学沃德姆学院，在伦敦大学获得其博士学位。

Field Marshal William Slim stands alongside Montgomery as the outstanding British field commander of World War II. "Defeat Into Victory" is his classic account of the Burma campaign: a story of retreat, attrition and final hard-fought victory over the Japanese. Told by a commander always at the centre of events, this is a narrative which captures both the high drama and the har...(展开全部)

An important new translation of a fundamental work of Brazilian literature Written by a former army lieutenant, civil engineer, and journalist, "Backlands" is Euclides da Cunha's vivid and poignant portrayal of Brazil's infamous War of Canudos. The deadliest civil war in Brazilian history, the conflict during the 1890s was between the government and the village of Canudos in ...(展开全部)

作者｜尹高恩 1980年出生于首尔，毕业于东国大学文艺创作系。2003年获得大山大学文学奖，2008年凭借《无重力综合征》获得韩民族文学奖。长篇小说《夜行者》被翻译成英文，并获得2021年英国犯罪作家协会的翻译匕首奖，她是第一位获得此奖项的韩国小说家。除了写作之外，她同时也是电台节目“尹高恩的Book Cafe”的主播。 译者｜陈欣 亚非语言文学硕士，一名热爱语言学习、投身语言教学的自由译者，打卡书展等各类文化活动的口译小哥。深信保持年轻和快乐的三大法宝：一门新语言、一次轻旅行、一部长电影。其他代表译作《验尸官》《独居老人》。

作者｜尹高恩 1980年出生于首尔，毕业于东国大学文艺创作系。2003年获得大山大学文学奖，2008年凭借《无重力综合征》获得韩民族文学奖。长篇小说《夜行者》被翻译成英文，并获得2021年英国犯罪作家协会的翻译匕首奖，她是第一位获得此奖项的韩国小说家。除了写作之外，她同时也是电台节目“尹高恩的Book Cafe”的主播。 译者｜陈欣 亚非语言文学硕士，一名热爱语言学习、投身语言教学的自由译者，打卡书展等各类文化活动的口译小哥。深信保持年轻和快乐的三大法宝：一门新语言、一次轻旅行、一部长电影。其他代表译作《验尸官》《独居老人》。

Since the outbreak of the Pacific War, British India had been taken as the main logistic base for China's war against the Japanese. Chinese soldiers, government officials, professionals, and merchants flocked into India for training, business opportunities, retreat, and rehabilitation. This book is about how the activities of the Chinese sojourners in wartime India caused great...(展开全部)

We are stuck, stymied, frustrated. But it needn’t be this way. There is a formula for success that’s been followed by the icons of hist ory—from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs—a formula that let them turn obstacles into opportunities. Faced with impossible situations, they found the astounding triumphs we all seek. These men and women we...(展开全部)

We are stuck, stymied, frustrated. But it needn’t be this way. There is a formula for success that’s been followed by the icons of hist ory—from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs—a formula that let them turn obstacles into opportunities. Faced with impossible situations, they found the astounding triumphs we all seek. These men and women we...(展开全部)

Agincourt took place on 25 October 1415 and was a turning-point not only in the Hundred Years War between England and France but also in the history of weaponry. Azincourt (as it is now) is in the Pas-de-Calais, and the French were famously defeated by an army led by Henry V. Henry V's stunning victory revived England's military prestige and greatly strengthened his territori...(展开全部)