The First Battle is a graphic account of the first major clashof the Vietnam War. On August 18, 1965, regiment fought regiment onthe Van Tuong Peninsula near the new Marine base at Chu Lai. On theAmerican side were three battalions of Marines under the command ofColonel Oscar Peatross, a hero of two previous wars. His opponentwas the 1st Viet Cong Regiment commanded by Nguyen Dinh Trong, aveteran of many fights against the French and the South Vietnamese.Codenamed Operation Starlite, this action was a resounding successfor the Marines and its result was cause for great optimism aboutAmerica's future in Vietnam. Those expecting a book about Americansin battle will not be disappointed by the detailed de*ions ofhow the fight unfolded. Marine participants from private to colonelwere interviewed during the book's research phase. The battle isseen from the mud level, by those who were at the point of thespear. But this is not just another war story told exclusively fromthe American side. In researching the book, t
He's silent, invisible. He lies in one position for days, barelytwitching a muscle, able to control his heartbeat and breathing.His record has never been matched: 93 confirmed kills. This is thestory of Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, Marine sniper, legend ofmilitary lore. **MASS MARKET PAPER**
Book De*ion Marco Polo?s account of his journey throughout the East in thethirteenth century was one of the earliest European travelnarratives, and it remains the most important. Themerchant-traveler from Venice, the first to cross the entirecontinent of Asia, provided us with accurate de*ions of lifein China, Tibet, India, and a hundred other lands, and recordedcustoms, natural history, strange sights, historical legends, andmuch more. From the dazzling courts of Kublai Khan to the perilousdeserts of Persia, no book contains a richer magazine of marvelsthan the Travels. This edition, selected and edited by the great scholar ManuelKomroff, also features the classic and stylistically brilliantMarsden translation, revised and corrected, as well as Komroff?sIntroduction to the 1926 edition. Book Dimension length: (cm)19.7 width:(cm)12.8
《两个世界的媒介:德国女汉学家口述实录》收录了21位德国女汉学家的口述历史。她们出生子不同的历史年代,历经了各异的时代悲欢,对时代的奔流有着独特而敏锐的感悟;她们都关注中德两国时代场景的巨变,以极具女性特色的视角铭记、解读这段历史。且让我们跟随她们的叙述,品读这一份真实、精彩而又各具特色的历史实录。
2003年10月,蒋介石夫人宋美龄在美国纽约以106岁高龄寿终正寝,在中国近代史上占有重要地位的蒋氏家族也从此结束了曾经有过的辉煌和显赫。但是,与蒋家有关的大事却并没有终止。诸如宋美龄身后留下了什么?她临终前究竟有没有立下遗嘱?这位曾经的“第一夫人”有多少遗产?她的大批遗物如何万里迢迢秘密运回台湾?蒋介石和蒋经国的灵柩为什么迟迟不能人土为安?保存在蒋家后人手中的蒋介石日记、蒋经国日记为什么存放在美国胡佛研究院?又是怎样对公众开放的?曾作为蒋介石官邸的草山行馆为何化为灰烬……本书以大量鲜为人知的资料,首次揭开了宋美龄身后发生的一系列重大事件的内幕隐情。
2003年10月,蒋介石夫人宋美龄在美国纽约以106岁高龄寿终正寝,在中国近代史上占有重要地位的蒋氏家族也从此结束了曾经有过的辉煌和显赫。但是,与蒋家有关的大事却并没有终止。诸如宋美龄身后留下了什么?她临终前究竟有没有立下遗嘱?这位曾经的“第一夫人”有多少遗产?她的大批遗物如何万里迢迢秘密运回台湾?蒋介石和蒋经国的灵柩为什么迟迟不能人土为安?保存在蒋家后人手中的蒋介石日记、蒋经国日记为什么存放在美国胡佛研究院?又是怎样对公众开放的?曾作为蒋介石官邸的草山行馆为何化为灰烬……本书以大量鲜为人知的资料,首次揭开了宋美龄身后发生的一系列重大事件的内幕隐情。
Presented in one comprehensive volume, this is the Civil Waras it really was-the forces and events that caused it, the soldiersand civilians who fought it, and the ideas and values that are itslegacy today.
出版说明本书收集了蒋经国的六部日记,录自蒋经国著作大陆解放前的版本和版本,取名为《蒋经国自述》。《我在苏联的生活》,是作者记述他一丸二五年至一九三七年在苏联学习、工作和生活的情况。《训练日记》,是他任赣南行政区督察专员期间,于一九四○年举办赣州干部讲习会,运用从苏联学回的方法,对所属干部进行政治和军事训练的真情实录。《伟大的西北》,记述他于一九四一年夏天,作为蒋介石特命的“西北宣慰团”的成员,在我国西北国防前线的所见所闻。《五百零四小时》,是作者记述他于一九四五年秋担任国民党政府外交特