《沙特历史图集》是沙特建国100祝活动秘书处发行的众多出版物中的一种，力图清楚地表明，这个节日是一个科学、求知的活动。 这部图集用地图、图片和简短的文字记录了沙特在建国不同阶段的大部分史实和事件。从伊历850年，以马尼·马尼迪为首的沙特家族回到阿拉伯半岛中心的哈尼发谷地起，到建设迪里耶，使之成为沙特王国。伊历1157年到伊历1233年的第二沙特王国。伊历1240年到伊历1309年为建立第三沙特王国所发生的大事件。此外，还介绍了在诸位国王的努力下取得的突出成就。 （本书地图翻译程度较低，仅有说明文字被译出）
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In the spring of 1944, 120,000 Allied soldiers crossed theEnglish Channel in the most ambitious invasion force everassembled. Rangers, paratroopers, infantry, and armored personnel,these soldiers--some who had just cut their teeth in Africa andSicily and some who were brand-new to war--joined a force aimed atthe heart of Europe and Hitler’s defenses. On the morning of June6, D-Day began. And in the hours that followed, thousands losttheir lives, while those who survived would be changedforever No other chronicle of D-Day can match Gerald Astor'sextraordinary work--a vivid first-person account told with stunningimmediacy by the men who were there. From soldiers who wadedthrough the bullet-riddled water to those who dropped behind enemylines, from moments of terror and confusion to acts of incrediblecamaraderie and heroism, June 6, 1944 plunges us intohistory in the making--and the most pivotal battle ever waged.
The fighting that waged across the Philippines during WorldWar II ranks among the most vicious in the annals of war. Nearly80,000 Americans and Filipinos were taken prisoner on Bataan, thename of which is forever linked with the notorious "death march."During the three years that Japan occupied the archipelago, 130,000American and Filipinos were killed. Prisoners in Japanese prisoncamps were 10 times as likely to die in captivity as soldiers heldby the Germans. When they returned to retake the islands, Americantroops preferred not to take any prisoners at all. Gerald Astorgives voice to the soldiers who participated in this gruesomeperiod of world military history. --This text refers to an outof print or unavailable edition of this title.
Sherman's March is the vivid narrative of General William T.Sherman's devastating sweep through Georgia and the Carolinas inthe closing days of the Civil War. Weaving together hundreds ofeyewitness stories, Burke Davis graphically brings to life thedramatic experiences of the 65,000 Federal troops who plunderedtheir way through the South and those of the anguished -- and oftendefiant -- Confederate women and men who sought to protectthemselves and their family treasures, usually in vain. Dominatingthese events is the general himself -- "Uncle Billy" to his troops,the devil incarnate to the Southerners he encountered.
In the fall of 1965 the Israeli newspaper Haaretz sent a youngjournalist named Elie Wiesel to the Soviet Union to report on thelives of Jews trapped behind the Iron Curtain. “I would approachJews who had never been placed in the Soviet show window by Sovietauthorities,” wrote Wiesel. “They alone, in their anonymity, coulddescribe the conditions under which they live; they alone couldtell whether the reports I had heard were true or false—and whethertheir children and their grandchildren, despite everything, stillwish to remain Jews. From them I would learn what we must do tohelp . . . or if they want our help at all.” What he discovered astonished him: Jewish men and women, young andold, in Moscow, Kiev, Leningrad, Vilna, Minsk, and Tbilisi,completely cut off from the outside world, overcoming their fear ofthe ever-present KGB to ask Wiesel about the lives of Jews inAmerica, in Western Europe, and, most of all, in Israel. They havescant knowledge of Jewish history or current events; they celebrat
In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air and SebastianJunger’s The Perfect Storm comes a true tale of riveting adventurein which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a greathistorical mystery–and make history themselves. For John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, deep wreck diving was morethan a sport. Testing themselves against treacherous currents,braving depths that induced hallucinatory effects, navigatingthrough wreckage as perilous as a minefield, they pushed themselvesto their limits and beyond, brushing against death more than oncein the rusting hulks of sunken ships. But in the fall of 1991, not even these courageous divers wereprepared for what they found 230 feet below the surface, in thefrigid Atlantic waters sixty miles off the coast of New Jersey: aWorld War II German U-boat, its ruined interior a macabre wastelandof twisted metal, tangled wires, and human bones–all buried underdecades of accumulated sediment. No identifying marks were visible on
Washington Burning transports us in time to the veryfounding of our nation and its capital. We learn that theWashington we know might never have come to be had it not been forthe destruction of the young city by British troops in 1814, or forPierre Charles L'Enfant, the eccentric, passionate, difficultarchitect who fell in love with his adopted country. L’Enfant’ssweeping vision of a grand Federal City inspired President GeorgeWashington but earned the enmity of Secretary of State ThomasJefferson, who hated the idea of an imperial city. So was thecapital born of feuding personalities, and located on the banks ofthe Potomac only after great political struggle. Master storyteller Les Standiford has once again written acompelling, quintessentially American story of hubris andachievement. “Masterful…For the lover of U.S. history or Washingtonianarchitecture or even basic political intrigue, this marvelous newhistory, probably the best to date on L'Enfant and his troubledlife, is essential.” — Mi
A harrowing portrait of a largely forgotten campaign thatpushed one battalion to the limits of human suffering. Despite their lack of jungle training, the 32nd Division’s “GhostMountain Boys” were assigned the most grueling mission of theentire Pacific campaign in World War II: to march over the10,000-foot Owen Stanley Mountains to protect the right flank ofthe Australian army during the battle for New Guinea. Reminiscentof the classics like Band of Brothers and The Things They Carried,The Ghost Mountain Boys is part war diary, part extreme-adventuretale, and—through letters, journals, and interviews—part biographyof a group of men who fought to survive in an environment every bitas fierce as the enemy they faced. Theirs is one of the greatuntold stories of the war. “Superb.” —Chicago Sun-Times “Campbell started out with history, but in the end he has writtena tale of survival and courage of near-mythic proportions.” —America in WWII magazine
With the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, once againAmerica's men and women who have seen war close-up are suddenlyexpected to return seamlessly to civilian life. In Flashback, PennyColeman tells the cautionary and timely story of posttraumaticstress disorder in the hope that we can sensitively assist thoseveterans who return from combat in need of help, and the familiesstruggling to support them.
The sinking of the Dorchester in the icy waters offGreenland shortly after midnight on February 3, 1942, was one ofthe worst sea disasters of World War II. It was also the occasionof an astounding feat of heroism—and faith. As water gushed through a hole made by a German torpedo, fourchaplains—members of different faiths but linked by bonds offriendship and devotion—moved quietly among the men onboard.Preaching bravery, the chaplains distributed life jackets,including their own. In the end, these four men went down with theship, their arms linked in spiritual solidarity, their voicesraised in prayer. In this spellbinding narrative, award-winningauthor and journalist Dan Kurzman tells the story of these heroesand the faith—in God and in country—that they shared. They were about as different as four American clergymen could be.George Lansing Fox (Methodist), wounded and decorated in World WarI, loved his family and his Vermont congregation—yet he re-enlistedas soon as he heard about Pearl Harbo
Few historians have ever captured the drama, excitement, andtragedy of the Civil War with the headlong elan of Edwin Bearss,who has won a huge, devoted following with his extraordinarybattlefield tours and eloquent soliloquies about the heroes,scoundrels, and little-known moments of a conflict that stillfascinates America. Antietam, Shiloh, Gettysburg: these hallowedbattles and more than a dozen more come alive as never before, richwith human interest and colorful detail culled from a lifetime ofstudy. Illustrated with detailed maps and archival images, this 448-pagevolume presents a unique narrative of the Civil War's most criticalbattles, translating Bearss' inimitable delivery into print. As heguides readers from the first shots at Fort Sumter to Gettysburg'sbloody fields to the dignified surrender at Appomattox, hisengagingly plainspoken but expert account demonstrates why hestands beside Shelby Foote, James McPherson, and Ken Burns in thefront rank of modern chroniclers of the Civil War, as
From Midnight to Dawn presents compelling portraitsof the men and women who established the Underground Railroad andtraveled it to find new lives in Canada. Evoking the turmoil andcontroversies of the time, Tobin illuminates the historic eventsthat forever connected American and Canadian history by giving usthe true stories behind well-known figures such as Harriet Tubmanand John Brown. She also profiles lesser-known but equally heroicfigures such as Mary Ann Shadd, who became the first black femalenewspaper editor in North America, and Osborne Perry Anderson, theonly black survivor of the fighting at Harpers Ferry. Anextraordinary examination of a part of American history, FromMidnight to Dawn will captivate readers with its tales of hope,courage, and a people’s determination to live equally under thelaw.
In the spring of 2003, acclaimed journalist Anne Nivat set offfrom Tajikistan on a six-month journey through the aftermath of theAmerican invasion and occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq. Nivatfelt compelled to meet and write about the lives of everydaypeople, whom she allows to speak in their own voices, in their ownwords--words of hope, sadness, anger, and, above all, theuncertainty that fills their everyday lives. Her new Preface forthe paperback edition looks at the situation in Iraq today.
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David Kenyon Webster’s memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionallycharged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war.Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned justafter his discharge, Webster gives a first hand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division , crafting a memoir thatresonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel. From the beaches of Normandy to the blood-dimmed battlefields ofHolland, here are acts of courage and cowardice, moments ofirritating boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror, andpitched urban warfare. Offering a remarkable snapshot of what itwas like to enter Germany in the last days of World War II, Websterpresents a vivid, varied cast of young paratroopers from all walksof life, and unforgettable glimpses of enemy soldiers and haplesscivilians caught up in the melee. Parachute Infantry is at onceharsh and moving, boisterous and tragic, and stands today as anunsurpassed chronicle of war--how men fight it, survive it, andremember it.
At the age of thirty-three, Ekow Eshun—born in London toAfrican-born parents—travels to Ghana in search of his roots. Hegoes from Accra, Ghana’s cosmopolitan capital city, to the storiedslave forts of Elmina, and on to the historic warrior kingdom ofAsante. During his journey, Eshun uncovers a long-held secret abouthis lineage that will compel him to question everything he knowsabout himself and where he comes from. From the London suburbs ofhis childhood to the twenty-first century African metropolis,Eshun’s is a moving chronicle of one man’s search for home, and ofthe pleasures and pitfalls of fashioning an identity in thesevibrant contemporary worlds.
