The Western Front evokes images of mud-spattered men in waterlogged trenches, shielded from artillery blasts and machine-gun fire by a few feet of dirt. This iconic setting was the most critical arena of the Great War, a 400-mile combat zone stretching from Belgium to Switzerland where more than three million Allied and German soldiers struggled during four years of almost cont...(展开全部)

1914 年至 1918 年西线残酷战斗的全景历史，这场战斗定义了现代战争。 西线让人联想到满身泥浆的士兵在浸水的战壕中，用几英尺厚的泥土挡住炮火和机枪射击。这个标志性的场景是一战关键的战场，一个从比利时延伸到瑞士的 400 英里战区，超过三百万盟军和德国士兵在四年几乎不间断的战斗中苦苦挣扎。它在我们的集体记忆中一直存在，是人类生命的悲惨浪费，也是工业化战争恐怖的象征。 在这部史诗般的叙事史书中，知名军事历史学家尼克·劳埃德 (Nick Lloyd) 记录了西线战场上可怕的战斗，从 1914 年 8 月德国突然入侵比利时开始，一直到 1918 年 11 月停战。劳埃德利用法国、英国、德国和美国的资料，编织了马恩河、帕斯尚尔河、默兹-阿尔贡河和其他关键战役的万花筒般的编年史，这些战役在整个欧洲和整个战争中产生了反响。从年仅 17 岁的士兵受苦牺牲的战壕...(展开全部)

In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Even the victorious countries were scarred for a generation, and we still today remain within the conflict's shadow. In this major new analysis, published some ninety years after the First World War began, D...(展开全部)

In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Even the victorious countries were scarred for a generation, and we still today remain within the conflict's shadow. In this major new analysis, published ninety years after the First World War began, David ...(展开全部)

In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Even the victorious countries were scarred for a generation, and we still today remain within the conflict's shadow. In this major new analysis, published ninety years after the First World War began, David ...(展开全部)

In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Even the victorious countries were scarred for a generation, and we still today remain within the conflict's shadow. In this major new analysis, published some ninety years after the First World War began, D...(展开全部)

The First World War is one of history’s greatest tragedies. In this remarkable and intimate account, author G. J. Meyer draws on exhaustive research to bring to life the story of how the Great War reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed twenty million people, and cracked the foundations of the world we live in today. The First World War is one of history’s greates...(展开全部)

The First World War is one of history’s greatest tragedies. In this remarkable and intimate account, author G. J. Meyer draws on exhaustive research to bring to life the story of how the Great War reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed twenty million people, and cracked the foundations of the world we live in today. The First World War is one of history’s greates...(展开全部)

During World War I, Britain and France imported workers from their colonies to labor behind the front lines. The single largest group of support labor came not from imperial colonies, however, but from China. Xu Guoqi tells the remarkable story of the 140,000 Chinese men recruited for the Allied war effort. These laborers, mostly illiterate peasants from north China, came volun...(展开全部)

During World War I, Britain and France imported workers from their colonies to labor behind the front lines. The single largest group of support labor came not from imperial colonies, however, but from China. Xu Guoqi tells the remarkable story of the 140,000 Chinese men recruited for the Allied war effort. These laborers, mostly illiterate peasants from north China, came volun...(展开全部)