作者 安德鲁·N. 布坎南，美国佛蒙特大学高级讲师，历史学博士。先后毕业于牛津大学、罗格斯大学。已出版《第二次世界大战期间美国地中海大战略》《从世界大战到战后世界：革命、冷战、非殖民化和美国霸权的崛起（1943—1958）》等专著。 译者 张士伟，武汉大学历史学院副教授，博士生导师，中国第二次世界大战史研究会副秘书长、理事。在《世界历史》、《近代史研究》、《史林》、《历史》（History）等中英文期刊发表论文近 20 篇，著有《新秩序的肇启：中国与布雷顿森林体系的诞生（1940—1946）》《美国与世界经济秩序的变革（1916—1955）》，译有《布雷顿森林被遗忘的基石：国际发展与战后秩序的构建》等。

克雷格•L.西蒙兹（Craig L. Symonds），一流的海洋历史学家，美国军事历史学会理事，美国海军学院荣休教授，曾任该学院历史系主任，著有多部有关美国海军历史的书籍，包括《海上决断：塑造美国历史的五场海战》（罗斯福海军历史奖）、《林肯和他的海军将领》（林肯奖）、《中途岛战役》（《军事史季刊》年度图书奖）、《海王行动：诺曼底登陆》（塞缪尔•莫里森海军文学奖）、《葛底斯堡战役》、《战争中的尼米兹》等。《决战大洋：第二次世界大战海战全史》是他的集大成之作，全面讲述了1939年到1945年间，所有参战国在世界各地洋面上进行的海上较量。

让·洛佩兹，法国杂志《战争与历史》的创刊者及主编，曾出版数本讲述苏德战线的著作，如《朱可夫——打败希特勒的人》等等。 樊尚·贝尔纳，知名军事史专家，为众多杂志撰稿超过十五年，已出版十几本著作，包括李将军和格兰特将军的知名传记。 尼古拉·奥宾，第二次世界大战的专家，为许多军事历史杂志撰稿。曾出版《通往自由的道路：美国在法国和德国的后勤，1944-1945》。 尼古拉·吉耶拉，平面设计师，曾从事广告传媒业，现专攻数据视觉化领域。目前还从事数据设计教育。

This is a rich and broadranging account of the Asia-Pacific campaigns of WWII. Drawing on recently released documents in US and British archives, Douglas Ford explores why the belligerents in the Pacific war fought the way that they did. This book focuses not only on the battlefield level, but also provides a perspective from the military high command, government, and non-comba...(展开全部)

Tad Szulc was a journalist, foreign policy analyst and biographer. The author of more than 25 books, he was the winner of the Overseas Press Club Award and the Maria Moors Cabot Award for coverage of Latin America and was awarded the Legion d’Honneur. Born in Warsaw in 1925, he went to the United States following World War 2 and became a foreign correspondent for the New York T...(展开全部)

Tad Szulc was a journalist, foreign policy analyst and biographer. The author of more than 25 books, he was the winner of the Overseas Press Club Award and the Maria Moors Cabot Award for coverage of Latin America and was awarded the Legion d’Honneur. Born in Warsaw in 1925, he went to the United States following World War 2 and became a foreign correspondent for the New York T...(展开全部)

This book examines why, in 1914, a Balkan conflict escalated into a general European war. It focuses on the decision-making of each Power during the July-August crisis, and analyses the role of domestic politics, economics, cultural factors, militarism, imperialism, and the international political system. Attention is given to source material and to historiography, notably the ...(展开全部)

Describes the complete extent of Nazi spying during World War II, tells the stories of Nazi spies in the U.S., and examines German attempts to get information about Operation Overlord

Describes the complete extent of Nazi spying during World War II, tells the stories of Nazi spies in the U.S., and examines German attempts to get information about Operation Overlord

Designed for use at the college level as a textbook for military history courses or supplemental reading for world history courses, this text offers an introduction and original synthesis of global military history. Each chapter traces key developments in military institutions and practices set in three crucial contexts: politics and institutions; social structures and economic...(展开全部)