Warrior：A Visual History of the Fighting Man

作者 R. G. Grant著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2010年7月第1版
ISBN 9780756665418
定价 205.60

内容简介

Thisbookpresentsawarrior'slife,onandoffthebattlefield.FromtheSamuraiofJapantoUSrifleman,explorethedramaticexperiencesofsoldierswho'vefoughtbattlesandpaidthepriceofwarfare.Experiencelifeonthefrontlinethroughpersonalaccountsofthetraining,livingconditionsandengagementsfrom2,500yearsofmilitaryhistory.Learnaboutfightingtechniquesandtacticsfromeachera,andseethearmour,uniforms,kitandweaponsusedinthefield.Virtualtourstakeyouinsidethefortresses,ships,tanksandaircraftinwhichsoldiershavebattled,fromaVikinglongshiptothecockpitofaB17bomber.ThisbookcontainsforewordfromColonelTimCollins(OBE),whomadeheadlineswithhisinspirational'Eve-of-Battle'speechduringtheIraqiconflict.Thisisanessentialvisualrecordofthefightingman.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.

作者简介

R.G.Granthaspublishedmorethan20booksonaspectsofsociallifeandmilitaryconflictinthe20thcentury.HisworksincludeabiographyofWinstonChurchill,ahistoryoftheBritishsecretserviceandastudyofthebombingofHiroshimaandNagasaki.HewasalsoamajorcontributortotheITVVisualHistoryoftheTwentiethCentury.HelivesinLondon.

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