Our fascination with the drama of war at sea is as strong today as it was in the heyday of the sailing ship.This book, written by one of the world's foremost authors on naval warfare, describes the dramatic battles of an age when sail was supreme. Andrew Lambert 's comprehensive history examines key naval conflicts from the highest strategic level right down to the experience ...(展开全部)

The nineteenth century saw several major innovations in naval warfare. Reliable steam engines made it so that ships no longer depended on the wind and could maneuver more freely. At the same time, new explosive shells were developed, replacing cannonballs, and no wooden ship could withstand them. In response to these shells, a new class of self-propelled, armored "ironclads" wa...(展开全部)

The nineteenth century saw several major innovations in naval warfare. Reliable steam engines made it so that ships no longer depended on the wind and could maneuver more freely. At the same time, new explosive shells were developed, replacing cannonballs, and no wooden ship could withstand them. In response to these shells, a new class of self-propelled, armored "ironclads" wa...(展开全部)

戴维·科丁利，英国航海史学家，主要研究海洋军事学与海盗史，是影片《加勒比海盗》的历史顾问。毕业于牛津大学的他曾担任英国格林威治地区的英国国家海洋博物馆展览部部长与图片管理者十二年之久，在英国国家海洋博物馆主办过一系列关于海洋军事史方面的展览，其中关于海盗的“海盗：事实与虚构”展获得极大反响和成功。

戴维·科丁利，英国航海史学家，主要研究海洋军事学与海盗史，是影片《加勒比海盗》的历史顾问。毕业于牛津大学的他曾担任英国格林威治地区的英国国家海洋博物馆展览部部长与图片管理者十二年之久，在英国国家海洋博物馆主办过一系列关于海洋军事史方面的展览，其中关于海盗的“海盗：事实与虚构”展获得极大反响和成功。

In the aftermath of the methodical destruction of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War, the power and efficiency of new computerized weapons and surveillance technology have become chillingly apparent. For Manuel DeLanda, however, this new weaponry has a significance that goes far beyond military applications; he shows how it represents a profound historical shift in the relation o...(展开全部)

In 1766 Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- philosopher, novelist, composer, educational and political provocateur -- was on the run from intolerance, persecution, and enemies who decried him as a madman, dangerous to society. David Hume, now recognized as the foremost philosopher in the English language, was universally lauded as a paragon of decency. Having willingly put himself unde...(展开全部)