出版社：Yale University Press 出版日期：7 Octubre 2008 语种：英语 页数：284 ISBN：978-0300143324 尺寸：21.4 x 14.2 x 2.4 cm 以上信息均为网络信息，仅供参考，具体以实物为准
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Bill Bryson is one of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers. In A Short History of Nearly Everything, he takes his ultimate journey–into the most intriguing and consequential questions that science seeks to answer. It’s a dazzling quest, the intellectual odyssey of a lifetime, as this insatiably curious writer attempts to understand everything that has transpired from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. Or, as the author puts it, “…how we went from there being nothing at all to there being something, and then how a little of that something turned into us, and also what happened in between and since.” This is, in short, a tall order. To that end, Bill Bryson apprenticed himself to a host of the world’s most profound scientific minds, living and dead. His challenge is to take subjects like geology, chemisty, paleontology, astronomy, and particle physics and see if there isn’t some way to render them comprehensible to people, like himself, made bored (or scared) stiff of sc
The Chronicles of Froissart (1337-1410) are one of thegreatest contemporary records of fourteenth-century England andFrance. Depicting the great age of Anglo-French rivalry from thedeposition of Edward II to the downfall of Richard II, Froissartpowerfully portrays the deeds of knights in battle at Sluys, Crecy,Calais and Poitiers during the Hundred Years War. Yet they are onlypart of this vigorous portrait of medieval life, which also vividlydescribes the Peasants' Revolt, trading activities and diplomacyagainst a backdrop of degenerate nobility. Written with the samesense of curiosity about character and customs that underlies theworks of Froissart's contemporary, Chaucer, the Chronicles are amagnificent evocation of the age of chivalry.
A renowned historian contends "that the Americanwarrior, not technology, wins wars." (Patrick K. O'Donnell, authorof Give Me Tomorrow ) John C. McManus coverssix decades of warfare in which the courage of American troopsproved the crucial difference between victory and defeat. Based onyears of archival research and personal interviews with veterans,Grunts demonstrates the vital, and too often forgotten, importanceof the human element in protecting the American nation, andadvances a passionate plea for fundamental change in ourunderstanding of war.
The Crusades were the bridge between medieval and modernhistory, between feudalism and colonialism. In many ways, thelittle explored later Crusades were the most significant of themall, for they made the crisis truly global. The LastCrusaders is about the period?s last great conflict betweenEast and West, and the titanic contest between Habsburg-ledChristendom and the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth and sixteenthcenturies. From the great naval campaigns and the ferociousstruggle to dominate the North African shore, the conflict spreadout along trade routes, consuming nations and cultures, destroyingdynasties, and spawning the first colonial empires in South Americaand the Indian Ocean. Acclaimed scholar of Islamic history and author Barnaby Rogersonilluminates the Last Crusades in an accessible and skillful manner.He shows how, to this day, the disputed borders of the Crusades erastand as defining frontiers and dividing lines between languages,nations, and religions. From Constantinople to Fez, from Rhode
Have you ever realized how much of your daily life isinfluenced by the contributions of the Romans? Satire, taxshelters, interstate highways, sports stadiums, health clubs andothers are just a few of the influences we can recognize today. Buthow much do you really know about the origins and history of theRoman Empire? In The Complete Idiot's GuideA (R) to the RomanEmpire you'll learn how the Romans conquered the world, ade*ion of every day life, an in-depth look at Roman society,politics and architecture and an inside look at the famous (andinfamous) Roman emperors.
Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person accountof one of the most startling military episodes in history: theoverthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless HernanCortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal Diaz del Castillo,himself a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailedde*ion of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520 and theiramazement at the city, the exploitation of the natives for gold andother treasures, the expulsion and flight of the Spaniards, theirregrouping and eventual capture of the Aztec capital.
Finally available in paperback, Ralph D. Sawyer's incomparablestudy of ancient Chinese warfare. One of the most profound studies of warfare ever written, TheSeven Military Classics of Ancient China presents us with anEastern tradition of strategic thought that emphasizes outwittingone's opponent through speed, stealth, flexibility, and a minimumof force--an approach very different from that stressed in theWest, where the advantages of brute strength have overshadowed moresubtle methods. Safeguarded for centuries by the ruling elites of imperial China,even in modern times these writings have been known to only ahandful of Western specialists. In this volume are seven separateessays, written between 500 B.C. and A.D. 700, that preserve theessential tenets of strategy distilled from the experience of themost brilliant warriors of ancient China. This accurate translation remedies a serious gap in Westernknowledge of Asian thought. Based on the best available classicalChinese manu*s, some
