Entering service during the Sino-Japanese War, the Nakajima B5N (code-named 'Kate') excelled and went on to achieve surprising and dramatic successes in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It also contributed to the sinking of the US aircraft carriers USS Lexington at the Battle of the Coral Sea, USS Yorktown at th...

「國寶」這個名詞，雖然在每個人心目中，都會有一把主觀評量的尺。但故宮所典藏的文物多為藝術精品，因此也經常都被通稱為國寶。若依據〈文化資產保護法〉的定義，國寶則是指經過文化部審議通過，正式核定公告的古物。以故宮為例，截至二○二一年六月底為止，故宮文物依照上述審議程序而被核定的書畫類國寶為二五二件，無論質與量，均居國內博...

An eye-opening account of life inside North Koreaーa closed world of increasing global importanceーhailed as a “tour de force of meticulous reporting” (The New York Review of Books), with a new afterword that revisits these storiesーand North Korea more broadlyーin 2022, in the wake of the pandemic NATIONAL BOOK AWA...

The fascinating history of a daring team of sexologists who built the first trans clinic in the shadow of the Third Reich. Set in interwar Germany, The Intermediaries tells the forgotten story of the Institute for Sexual Science, the world’s first center for homosexual and transgender rights. Headed by a gay Jewish ...

這是一本導遊書，是探索土地與文化的說明指南； 這也是一本歷史書，是深入了解台灣社會的入門磚。 透過徳國的「台灣通」視角，一探台灣是如何發展成今日的模樣。 　　慕尼黒的Piper出版有一個「指南」導遊書系列，是從作者的個人觀點介紹各個國家、城市的特色。定居台灣已十五年的哲學家、小說家施益堅認為：「如果讓我來寫，這個指南恐怕會...

What kind of a man could create the dreaming melodies of the Moonlight Sonata? Give birth to the dramatic voice of the Fifth Symphony? Compose the Ode to Joy? Meet Ludwig van Beethoven, the musical genius, the passionate artist, the incorrigible man, the composer from whose soul music breathed. Inside you will read ...

Benedict Arnold: a name that has become synonymous with betrayal. However, this wasn't always the case. At one time he was General (and future first President) George Washington's trusted advisor in the struggle against the British. What caused this turncoat to turn his revolutionary ambitions inside out to match th...

Although the Pe-2 was widely used on the Eastern Front throughout the Great Patriotic War, only the most effective units in the Air Force and Naval Aviation were given Guards status. This is their story. Petlyakov's Pe-2 was the most numerous Soviet twin-engined bomber of World War 2, the aircraft being used as a di...

Featuring stunning illustrations, this compact volume explores the early successes of the aircraft model and its aces. Although only built in modest numbers principally for the Dutch Air Force, the low-cost monoplane D.XXI fighter enjoyed its greatest success in combat with the Finnish Air Force. The Dutch D.XXIs sa...

In 1948 the USAF, Marine Corps and US Navy were concentrating on converting over to an all-jet force. When the Korean War started in June 1950, the USAF had built up a sizable jet force in the Far East, while the US Navy was in the early stages of getting F9F Panthers operational as replacements for its piston-engin...

#1 New York Times Bestseller • New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21**st** Century • The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama and Bill Gates Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout. From renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity...

Einhards Biographie Karls des Großen ist eine der wichtigsten Quellen über diesen und seine Zeit: das späte 8. und das frühe 9. Jahrhundert, als das Reich der Karolinger gerade im Entstehen begriffen war. Der Gelehrte gehörte dem direkten Umfeld des Kaisers an, berichtet also aus erster Hand über dessen politische A...

“A good read for anyone who wants to understand what actually determines whether a developing economy will succeed.” ーBill Gates, “Top 5 Books of the Year” An Economist Best Book of the Year from a reporter who has spent two decades in the region, and who the Financial Times said “should be named chief myth-buster ...

Tallulah Bankhead was known just as much for her off-stage presence as she was for her on-stage performances. Fearless from birth, Tallulah charted her own course in life. She trudged off to New York to make it big in theater when she was still a teen. She then saw opportunity calling on the other side of the Atlant...

One of the most powerful men who ever lived was a Holy Roman Emperor and controlled vast swathes of the planet. Quite a bit has been written over the centuries about Charles V, but even so, historical texts do not always reveal the complex personality that this man possessed. He was a man of purpose who felt destine...

Ray Charles was a musical prodigy whose genius transcended genres. With deep roots in gospel, jazz, blues, and country, Charles crafted some of the twentieth century's most innovative and enduring songs. Who hasn't felt the deep pull of emotion from the soulful melodies of "Georgia on My Mind"? And who could resist ...