The Second World War
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品牌: Antony Beevor
基本信息出版社:Little, Brown and Company (2012年6月5日)精装:880页正文语种:英语ISBN:0316023744条形码:9780316023740ASIN:0316023744您想告诉我们您发现了更低的价格?
商品描述内容简介On February 23, 1836, a large Mexican army led by dictator Santa Anna reached San Antonio and laid siege to about 175 Texas rebels holed up in the Alamo. The Texans refused to surrender for nearly two weeks until almost 2,000 Mexican troops unleashed a final assault. The defenders fought valiantly-for their lives and for a free and independent Texas-but in the end, they were all slaughtered. Their ultimate sacrifice inspired the rallying cry "Remember the Alamo!" and eventual triumph.
Exhaustively researched, and drawing upon fresh primary sources in U.S. and Mexican archives, THE BLOOD OF HEROES is the definitive account of this epic battle. Populated by larger-than-life characters--including Davy Crockett, James Bowie, William Barret Travis--this is a stirring story of audacity, valor, and redemption.
媒体推荐"Glorious, horrifying...D-Dayis a vibrant work of history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and women." (Time)
"One of Beevor's strengths is his ability to describe the day-to-day experience of ordinary soldiers: the food, the weather, the smells, the humor, the fear. . . Perhaps this is what makes Beevor'sD-Daysuch terrific reading. It details the shattering reality of D-Day and the months of savage fighting that followed instead of offering empty mythologizing. This is that rare hardcover worth your valuable attention and money." (USA Today)
"The first impression on seeingD-Dayon the bookshelf might be a question, "Why yet another book on D-Day?" The answer comes through in the detailed research and exhaustive treatment of individual stories as the Allies lodged ashore and then advanced on that fateful day and after, all the way to Paris...For anyone with any interest at all in World War II in Europe, especially the time from the landings through the liberation of Paris,D-Dayis the book for you." (Washington TimesVice-Admiral Robert F. Dunn)
"This is a superb book and a model of the historian's craft. It stands as the best one-volume history of this decisive military engagement." (Christian Science Monitor)
"His account of atrocities on both sides, of errors committed and of surpassing bravery makes for excellent -- though often blood-soaked -- reading. Beevor gets better with each book." (Kirkus Reviews)