"Glorious, horrifying... D-Day is a vibrant workof history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of menand women" - Time Antony Beevor-the man who "single-handedly transgormed thereputation of military history" ( The Guardian )-presents thefirst major account of the Normandy invasion and the liberation ofParis in more than twenty years. D-Day: The Battle forNormandy is the first book to describe not only the experiencesof the American, British, Canadian, and German soldiers, but alsothe terrible suffering of the French civilians caught up in thefighting. Beevor draws upon research in more than thirty archivesin six countries, going back to original accounts and interviews toproduce the consummate account of the invasion and the ferociousoffensive that led to Paris's liberation.

The rivalry that presaged the world’s most tenaciousconflict As the Arab -Israeli conflict continues to plaguethe Middle East, historian Ronald Florence offers extraordinary newinsights on its origins. This is the story of T. E. Lawrence, theyoung British officer who became famous around the world asLawrence of Arabia, Aaron Aaronsohn, an agronomist from Palestine,and the antagonism that divided them over the fate of the dyingOttoman Empire during World War I—a clash of visions that set Arabnationalism and Zionism on a direct collision course thatreverberates to this day.

Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC AD 14),brought peace and prosperity to his city after decades of savagecivil war. This selection from Cassius Dio's Roman History givesthe fullest de*ion of that long struggle and ultimate triumphdetailing the brutal battles and political feuds that led to thecollapse of Rome's 400-year-old republic, and Augustus' subsequentreign as emperor. Included are accounts of military campaigns fromEthiopia to Yugoslavia, and of long conflict with Antony andCleopatra. With skill and artistry, Dio brings to life manyspeeches from the era among them Augustus' damning indictment ofAntony's passion for the Egyptian queen and provides a fascinatingaccount of the debate between the great general Agrippa andMaecenas on the virtues of republicanism and monarchy.

Named one of the Ten Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review Almost a decade in the making , this much-anticipated grandhistory of postwar Europe from one of the world’s most esteemedhistorians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all ofEurope, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages tosweep readers through thirty-four nations and sixty years ofpolitical and cultural change—all in one integrated, enthrallingnarrative. Both intellectually ambitious and compelling to read,thrilling in its scope and delightful in its small details, Postwar is a rare joy. * A Time and San Francisco Chronicle Best Book ofthe Year * Maps, photos, and cartoons throughout

The Red Army's invasion of Berlin in January 1945 was one of themost terrifying examples of fire and sword in history. Frenzied byterrible memories of Wehrmacht and SS brutality, the Russianswreaked havoc, leaving hundreds of thousands of civilians dead andmillions more fleeing westward. Drawing upon newly availablematerial from former Soviet files, as well as from German,American, British, French, and Swedish archives, bestselling authorAntony Beevor vividly recounts the experiences of the millions ofcivilians and soldiers caught up in the nightmare of the ThirdReich's final collapse. The Fall of Berlin 1945 is aheartrending story of pride, stupidity, fanaticism, revenge, andsavagery, yet it is also one of astonishing human endurance,self-sacrifice, and survival against all odds.

An enormously entertaining account of contemporary France fromthe former Paris bureau chief of The New York Times. Bernsteincombines personal memoir, informed observation, and news-houndcuriosity to offer a stirring and unforgettable panaorama ofFrance--at times exalted, troubling, and occasionally absurd.

This gripping account of Germany's notorious campaign combinessophisticated use of previously published firsthand accounts inGerman and Russian along with newly available Soviet archivalsources and caches of letters from the front. For Beevor (ParisAfter the Liberation, 1944-1949), the 1942 German offensive was agamble that reflected Hitler's growing ascendancy over his militarysubordinates. The wide-open mobile operations that took the 6thArmy into Stalingrad were nevertheless so successful that Sovietauthorities insisted they could be explained only by treason. (Over13,000 Soviet soldiers were formally executed during the battle forStalingrad alone.) Combat in Stalingrad, however, deprived theGermans of their principal force multipliers of initiative andflexibility. The close-gripped fighting brought men to the limitsof endurance, then kept them there. Beevor juxtaposes the grotesquewith the mundane, demonstrating the routines that men on both sidesdeveloped to cope with an environment that brought them to

They are floating cities with crews of thousands. They are thelinchpins of any military strategy, for they provide what hasbecome the key to every battle fought since World War I: airsuperiority. The mere presence of a U.S. naval carrier in a regionis an automatic display of strength that sends a message nopotential enemy can ignore. Now, Tom Clancy welcomes you aboard fora detailed look at how these floating behemoths function. With histrademark style and eye for detail, Clancy brings you naval combatstrategy like no one else can. Carrier includes: * Takeoffs andlandings: flying into the danger zone The aircraft onboard: their range, their power, theirweaponry The role of the carrier in modern naval warfare Exclusive photographs, illustrations and diagrams Plus: An interview with the U.S. Navy's Chief of NavalOperations, Admiral Jay Johnson

The 2007–08 subprime financial crisis is the jumping-off point for Smick's (Johnson Smick International) examination of current threats to global prosperity. He explains that although the subprime losses are small in the context of world financial markets, a lack of transparency has diminished investor confidence, dried up financial liquidity, and threatened the very foundations of our world financial system. He says that the growth of global financial markets has made it more difficult for central banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve to intercede effectively in times of crisis. Smick compares the subprime crisis to past events like the UK's forced devaluation of the pound in 1992 and Japan's economic stagnation in the 1990s. He warns of pending dangers like an overheating of the Chinese development juggernaut and the present calls for protectionism by U.S. politicians. He favors a global financial system built on transparency and trust. Smick's role for some 30 years as an economic adviser to central banker

This "New York Times" bestseller tells the harrowing true story of nine American airmen shot down over the Pacific. One of them, George H.W. Bush, was miraculously rescued. This edition features the same Afterword by the author that appeared in the trade paperback edition. 作者简介： James Bradley is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers and the son of one of the men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima. The story of the events on Chichi Jima was first brought to his attention after the publication of that book and involved several years of research, travel, and writing-including a return trip to Chichi Jima with President George H. W. Bush. This is Bradley's second book. He lives in New York.

General George S. Patton and General Erwin Rommel. They servedtheir countries through two World Wars. Their temperaments, both onand off the battlefield, couldn't be further apart from eachother-but their approaches to modern warfare were verysimilar. Written by a prominent military historian, Patton andRommel takes a provocative look at both figures, intertwiningthe stories of the paths they took and the decisions they madeduring the course of the Second World War-and compares the livesand careers of two men whose military tactics changed the course ofhistory.

A funny, raucous, and delightfully dirty history of 1,000years of bedroom-hopping secrets and scandals of Britain’sroyals. Insatiable kings, lecherous queens, kissing cousins, and wantonconsorts—history has never been so much fun. Royal unions have always been the stuff of scintillating gossip,from the passionate Plantagenets to Henry VIII’s alarming headcount of wives and mistresses, to the Sapphic crushes of Mary andAnne Stuart right on up through the scandal-blighted coupling ofPrince Charles and Princess Diana. Thrown into loveless, arrangedmarriages for political and economic gain, many royals were drivento indulge their pleasures outside the marital bed, engaging indelicious flirtations, lurid love letters, and rampant sex withvoluptuous and willing partners. This nearly pathological lust made for some of the mosttitillating scandals in Great Britain’s history. Hardly harmless,these affairs have disrupted dynastic alliances, endangered lives,and most of all, fed the sala

More than one million Americans have served in Iraq andAfghanistan, but fewer than 500 from this group have earned aSilver Star, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Distinguished ServiceCross, or the Medal of Honor. These Americans have demonstratedextraordinary courage under fire—in the worst of circumstances.They come from all branches of the military. They also come fromall over the country and all walks of life, representing the entirespectrum of races and creeds. But what unites them are their deeds of consummate bravery,beyond the call of duty. Heroes Among Us tells theseextraordinary true stories of valor, honor and sacrifice.

A unique look at the complex relationship between two ofAmerica?’s foremost World War II leaders The first book ever to explore the relationship between GeorgeMarshall and Dwight Eisenhower, Partners in Command eloquentlytackles a subject that has eluded historians for years. As MarkPerry charts the crucial impact of this duo on victory in World WarII and later as they lay the foundation for triumph in the ColdWar, he shows us an unlikely, complex collaboration at the heart ofdecades of successful American foreign policy?—and shatters many ofthe myths that have evolved about these two great men and theissues that tested their alliance. As exciting to read as it isvitally informative, this work is a signal accomplishment.

Heritage has burgeoned over the past quarter of a century from asmall élite preoccupation into a major popular crusade. Everythingfrom Disneyland to the Holocaust Museum, from the Balkan wars tothe Northern Irish troubles, from Elvis memorabilia to the ElginMarbles bears the marks of the cult of heritage. In this acclaimedbook David Lowenthal explains the rise of this new obsession withthe past and examines its power for both good and evil.

This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch, presenting a refreshingly eclectic variety of personal icons, from pub signs to seaside piers, from cattle grids to canal boats, and from village cricket to nimbies. First published as a lavish colour coffeetable book, this new expanded paperback edition has double the original number of contributions from many celebrities including Bill Bryson, Michael Palin, Eric Clapton, Bryan Ferry, Sebastian Faulks, Kate Adie, Kevin Spacey, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Richard Mabey , Simon Jenkins, John Sergeant, Benjamin Zephaniah, Joan Bakewell, Antony Beevor, Libby Purves, Jonathan Dimbleby, and many more: and a new preface by HRH Prince Charles.

More than fifteen million Americans currently practice yoga (according to Yoga Journal ), but how many of them know the true story of how Downward Dog first captivated America? Resurrecting a fascinating and forgotten tale, journalist Robert Love returns to the Gilded Age, when Dr. Pierre Bernard (n Perry Baker in Iowa) revived a discipline banned in Victorian India, packaged it for Americans, and taught legions of followers, who bankrolled his luxurious Hudson River ashram- the first in the nation. Filled with Jazz Age celebrities, heiresses, spies, and outraged clergy, The Great Oom is the enthralling life story of the unlikeliest of gurus, and a stunning saga of mysticism, intrigue, and the American dream.

Tanks and armored fighting vehicles have dominated the battlefield in all conflicts all over the world. Their amazing firepower, armor, and mobility has lead to most countries maintaining a fleet of these versatile and fearsome machines. Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles features the best of these vehicles.Entries are listed chronologically from 1915 to the present day. Each entry is accompanied by a de*ion of its development and service record, and a full specification table is included, detailing all the essential data:armament, crew, dimensions, speed,range, engine types, and power utput. Specifications are given with both imperial and metric measures listed. Among the vehicles featured in the volume are the British Mk I tank of World War I, the German Panther, and the American M4 Sherman of World War II, and the MI Abrams seen in battle today. All of the major manufacturers in the US, UK, Germany, France, and Russia are covered, alongside the smaller nations to present a global commentary on the

The Complete Idiots Guide(r) to World War II, SecondEdition , will feature updated and expanded coverage of thefateful D-Day invasion, a critical timeline of major WW II events,and a WW II timeline highlighting the crucial and most importantevents of the war. It will include details about major battles onland, in the air, and on the sea-starting with Hitler's rise topower and his goal of European conquest; to Japan's bombing ofPearl Harbor; to the decisive battles such as D-Day and the Battleof the Midway, which turned they tides of the war toward theAllies.

In 1940, as Hitler plotted to conquer Europe, only one nationposed a serious threat to the Third Reich's domination: France. TheGerman command was wary of taking on the most powerful armed forceon the continent. But three low-ranking generals-Eric von Manstein,Heinz Guderian, and Erwin Rommel-were about to change the face ofmodern warfare. By grouping tanks into juggernauts to slam through enemy lines,the blitzkrieg was born. With this aggressive, single-minded plan,the Nazis bypassed the supposedly impenetrable Maginot Line,charged into the heart of France, and alerted the world that thedeadly might of Germany could no longer be ignored.