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Conventional things are the most deceptive, and scams are always hidden in places where you turn a blind eye. Master of suspense Matsumoto Seicho, with his watertight tricks and imagination that challenges the laws of physics, he plays with the "time" that human beings rely on for survival. In the mid-16th century, Galileo Galilei invented the clock. Since then, people have eaten on time and gone to bed on time, but they have never doubted that there will be sins quietly hiding under the huge shadow of the hour hand. The suspect has almost no possibility of committing the crime unless he can appear in two locations 20 kilometers apart at the same time. Faced with the impeccable alibi, Detective Mihara followed the suspect's actions step by step to conduct an in-depth investigation, but fell deeper and deeper into the bottomless abyss of time inversion. What hinders him from unraveling the truth is people's innate blind trust in "time".

"Sand and Foam" is Gibran's representative work of prose poetry. It consists of 322 short and concise wisdom aphorisms. Using "sand" and "foam" as metaphors, it places people in the vast universe and nature, and every word contains true knowledge and insights. Open this book, purify your soul, and become a simple and wise person in a complicated world. There is a distance between a man's ideals and his achievements, which can only be bridged by his passion. --Excerpted from page 22 of this book. Now let's play hide and seek. If you hide in my heart, it will not be difficult to find you. But if you hide behind your own shell, it will be useless for anyone to find you. --Excerpted from page 38 of this book. If I were you, I would never blame the sea when the tide goes out. --Excerpted from page 159 of this book.

Twelve bitter and warm short stories, the fireworks of an era. As the New Year was approaching, a fire broke out in the Buddhist shrine of a wine wholesaler late at night. The source of the fire was actually a knotted rope used to ward off evil spirits. After the incident, a young servant girl of the shop ran away overnight... There was a hanging deity in the earthen warehouse. Whenever a young apprentice wanted to go there to hang himself, he would find the god hanging on the wall hook and say to him with a smile: "Oh, good night, but it's a pity that the place is full."

"Howards End" is one of E. M. Forster's most important masterpieces of novels, and the film adapted from the novel has also become a film and television classic. England at the beginning of the 20th century, London in the Edwardian era. The two Schlegel sisters, who come from a well-off family, are confident and beautiful, are obsessed with various ideological salons and literary and artistic societies in London, working together to shape their spiritual world far away from the mortal world. An accidental encounter allowed her sister Helen to get acquainted with the upstart Wilcox family in the business world, and she developed an incredible spark of love with her youngest son Paul... However, this relationship was short-lived, and the reaction of disillusionment pushed Helen to the opposite side of the Wilcox family - Leonard Buster, a young man who was financially strapped but unwilling to be mediocre. Meanwhile, sister Margaret enters the world of her doer husband Henry through her friendship with Mrs. Wilcox. This time, matter does not repulse spirit, but attracts and connects two opposite magnetic poles... The two sisters seem to be on two completely opposite paths. In the end, in the quiet Howards End, emotion and reason finally crossed the gap and completed the "connection" in the ultimate sense...

First there was "Mr. Blue Robe", and then there was "White Deer Plain"! "Mr. Blue Robe" is about the ups and downs of the life of a young private school teacher. He was obedient and obeyed his father's arrangements for everything. Under his father's arrangement, he began to take over as a teacher in the private school. He became a teacher in the new era due to the founding of New China. He was also involved in the political whirlpool because of his careless words. It concentrated on the fate and misfortune of this character's life. This work inspired the famous writer Chen Zhongshi to write "White Deer Plain", which tells the joys and sorrows of the fate of rural literati. This book includes five excellent short and medium-sized novels by Chen Zhongshi, including "Mr. Blue Robe", "Kang Family Courtyard" and "Li Shisan's Grinding". In these novels, Chen Zhongshi narrates the historical evolution, cultural landscape, local customs, elegance and beauty of this land in a gossipy way, allowing readers to wander around the land of Guanzhong and feel its rich and unique charm.

The representative works in "Selected Short Stories of O. Henry" are "The Sage's Gift", "The Policeman and the Hymn", "The Last Leaf", "Twenty Years Later", etc. His works' true and accurate detailed descriptions and vivid and concise language make a series of vivid artistic images appear in front of readers, which also makes him occupy an important position in the history of world short stories. His works are ingenious in conception and lively in text, often using slang, puns, mispronunciation, homophony and old classics and new meanings. Among them, a large proportion of short stories are worth paying attention to, and they are works describing life in big cities in the United States, especially New York.

"The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes" is a full-length detective novel created by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The protagonist is named Sherlock Holmes (also translated as Sherlock Holmes). There are 4 novels and 56 short stories in total. The first novel, A Study in Scarlet, was completed in 1896, and was published together with other works in the Beeton Christmas Annual the following year. It has been adapted into movies and TV series many times.

"My Uneasy Life" is Kim Ae-ran's first novel. The movie of the same name stars Kang Dong-won and Song Hye-kyo. It tells the story of "the youngest parents and the oldest children." The main thread of the book is two stories. One is to tell stories that happened in reality, that is, what happened to "me" in the last year of my life. Because of medical expenses, "I" participated in the TV station's donation program, exchanged emails with peers who had watched the program, and became friends. They were passionate for a period of time, but later learned that he was a false character... During this period, "I" wrote a novel, describing the romantic process of my parents' love, questioning why "I" was born, and what this short seventeen years of life meant to my parents and "me". As a final gift to my parents, this novel constitutes the second story.

In France in the early 1960s, "I" met Philip Dean, a wandering Yale University dropout, a "living idol" in Paris. "I" and Dean drove a Dracchi antique sports car for fun, until Dean met the French girl Anne-Marie, the object of a fiery and burning fantasy, and thus began a love story full of sensual charm. "I" follows Dean and Anne-Marie's romance between voyeuristic fragments and imagination, entering the dizzying depths of desire and emotion like the reader's accomplice. What is love beyond the short time and everything attached to it? Is it merely an artistic conception, an illusion described by others as impossible, created just to somehow understand the coming together and separation in life? A celebrated masterpiece by Paris Review Lifetime Achievement Award winner James Salt, "A Game and a Diversion sets a new standard for literature's primary tool: imagination. A tragic novel about a French love affair that is actually an ambitious and tortuous exploration of the nature and meaning of storytelling itself, and the underlying reasons why we need to create romance." (Sarah Hall)

This book is a collection of classic texts by new concept authors across the country. As a special series launched every year by "In Bloom", it has always been a very readable composition tutoring and extracurricular reading book.

"The Death Box" is Sontag's second novel, an indescribable psychological novel. Didi, a young man who lived a normal life on the surface, once attempted suicide. On a business trip, he killed a railway worker in a tunnel, but could not confirm the truth of the matter. In the swinging carriage, he fell in love with a blind girl for comfort. From then on, he fought his inner demons and tried to escape the truth. However, under the temptation of death and the sense of guilt, the weak Didi entered the dark tunnel again. The horrific murder reappeared, and he finally entered the death box... This is a story about people committing suicide and the hallucinations after suicide.

"Mother" is one of the best works of the great Russian proletarian writer Gorky. This novel profoundly reflects the magnificent revolutionary struggle of the masses under the leadership of the Russian proletarian party in the early 20th century, and for the first time created the image of a proletarian hero with socialist consciousness. The novel describes the life of the old fitter Mikhail Vlasov and the changes in his son. Through the experiences of this family, it shows how the working class moves from spontaneity to consciousness. The image of the mother is very important in this novel. The mother's awakening process fully reflects the historical trend that the masses will inevitably move towards the road of revolution under the education of the party.

"Twenty Years Later (Set Volume 1 and 2)" is set twenty years after the end of the story told in "The Three Musketeers". Although the first two of Dartagnan, Porthos, Athos and Aramis were working for Prime Minister Mazarin during the Fronde movement in Paris, and the latter two were on the side of the Fronde, they were still loyal to their friendship and united closely as before. They jointly rescued King Charles I of England at the critical moment, and then defeated Mazarin's conspiracy.

In this book, Don Quixote, a declining country squire, is obsessed with chivalric novels and fantasizes about walking the world as a knight and fighting against injustice. Together with his servant Sancho Panza, he went out several times to perform chivalrous acts. Together, they experienced various strange events such as the windmill battle, the adventure of the lions, and the adventure of the Trojan horse. Finally, they returned to their hometown and suddenly woke up. The author Cervantes uses various absurd things to highlight the brilliance of Don Quixote's idealism and laments the end of the era of faith. The fantasy Don Quixote and the practical Sancho have now become classic images in world literature.

"Robinson Crusoe" Everyone's life will not be smooth sailing, and they will always encounter some accidents and difficulties. When accidents and difficulties come, we should learn to accept and face them, look at the world with a positive and optimistic heart, and have beautiful desires, expectations and beliefs for the world and tomorrow. Just like the protagonist Robinson Crusoe, he was living on a desert island. In the twists and turns of hardships, he was brave, fearless, alert and decisive, self-reliant and perseverant, showing the masculinity of a man. Open the book and feel the beating pulse and the flame of life.

A complete reflection of the whole story of the Nanjing Massacre from a Chinese perspective. On December 13, 1937, the Japanese invaders captured Nanjing and caused a tragic massacre. The Japanese troops who entered the city, using their occupiers' sense of superiority, brutally massacred more than 300,000 Chinese defenders and ordinary citizens who had laid down their arms in the following weeks, leaving a pain in the hearts of the Chinese people and the history of the Chinese nation that will never heal... The author is soaked in the blood and tears of the Chinese people, and his writing is majestic. He shocks readers with detailed facts and first-hand information as well as many unknown historical truths. His sharp torture prompts today's readers to deeply reflect on the history of the Nanjing Massacre and think deeply about the practical significance of its historical lessons.

This is a strange and mysterious story. A lonely man, a genius child, traveled across the ocean to a strange country. Their memories were erased, their identities were tampered with, and they formed a "coupled family" with another unrelated woman to start a new life. The novel contains comedic surprises and shocks, and the narrative texture is still Coetzee-like and dense, including multiple themes such as metaphysics, ethics, sociology, and pedagogy that "new life" refers to.

This book tells the story of "Mr." Who met and fell in love with the landlady, and also won the favor of the landlady. However, due to the pain in his youth, he was unable to express his feelings. Later, "Mr."'S friend K moved into the landlord's house and fell in love with the lady. The straightforward K expressed his feelings to his friend "Mr.", But "Mr." Learned about it but secretly proposed to the landlady that he wanted to marry the lady. After knowing all the truth, K committed suicide in despair. At the same time, K's death also left "Mr." With a lifetime of anxiety and self-blame. After marriage, "Mr." Could not forget K, and finally embarked on the road of suicide.

The novel by Keigo Higashino, the king of Japanese mystery novels, is a heart-warming masterpiece that has touched modern people for a long time. Takumi, 23, has accomplished nothing. He was adopted as a child and always thought he was abandoned, so he gave up on himself. One day, he met a young man at Hanayashiki Amusement Park in Tokyo. The young man said to him: "In a few years, you will get married and have children. You will name your son Shisheng, the time of time, the life of life. When the child grows up to 17 years old, he will go back to the past for some reason, and that is me."

Readers from all over the world spend an average of one night reading it! Ken Follett suspense classic. The excitement of surviving a desperate situation is closely connected with romantic love! Ken Follett is a true master of storytelling! On average, everyone tells 88,000 lies in their lifetime, but I will always believe you! As an ordinary engineer, Luke has to face not only the terrible truth, but also a life that needs to be re-chosen! Luke woke up in a public toilet and lost all his memory. While he was wandering aimlessly on the streets, he found himself being followed by a mysterious man! This made Luke suspicious - am I really just a drunk wandering the streets? Luke decided to find out the truth, but he had already been forced into a terrible conspiracy...

These are four stories under the same worldview - "Murder Alice": Female college student Ari discovers that she has the same dream every day - the world of "Alice in Wonderland". What's even weirder is that every time a fairy tale character dies in the dream, a teacher or classmate dies in reality. Is this really just a coincidence? The appearance of the boy Jing Morijian convinced Ari that there was some connection between the dream world and reality. But the terrible thing is that Alice in the dream is regarded as a serial killer and will be sentenced to death. Does this mean Ari is going to die? In order to save Ari, Jingsen worked hard to travel between the two worlds to find the murderer. But at this time, they didn't know that all this was just an appearance, and a greater collapse had begun... "The Murder of Clara": Somehow, Imori got lost in his dream and came to the world of "The Nutcracker". There, he met Clara, a girl in a wheelchair, and her uncle. After waking up from the dream, as if designed, Jingsen met a girl named Kelala and her uncle at school. Kelala said that she was Clara in the dream. Her life was being threatened at the moment and she needed Jingsen's help. Jingsen promised to protect the girl, but from now on, what awaits him is death that he cannot escape... "The Murder of Dorothy": Jingsen wanted to find a way out in his dream, but met Dorothy and his party, and was taken to the Emerald City of Oz in "The Wizard of Oz". Dorothy advises him to stay here because Oz is a happy land where there is no crime or death. But Jingsen always felt that something was wrong. Soon, the Queen of Oz held a birthday party, and Dorothy died tragically in a secret room guarded by powerful magic and guards. The strange thing is that everyone seems too calm in the face of death in front of them. What is going on in this country? How was Dorothy killed? "Dink Bell Murder": Jing Mori attended an elementary school reunion at Blizzard Villa, and there was also an annoying class teacher. In contrast, Jing Mori came to the world of "Peter Pan" in his dream and witnessed Peter's tyrant-like rule. Wars on Dream Island continued one after another, and a large number of dead people appeared in Blizzard Villa. Jingsen knew that he had to stop Peter! But, can we really make it in time? What kind of dark and cruel childhood is hidden in the boys' evasive eyes?

This volume includes three sub-collections: "New and Old", "Housewife Collection" and "Long River". "New and Old" is a collection of Shen Congwen's novellas, first published by Shanghai Liangyou Book Printing Company in 1936. It embodies the changes in the new era and the imprint of the old era in the mysterious and bloody world of western Hunan. Through a heavy story, it shows a divergent era in which the old and the new intersect.

A foul-mouthed couple joins forces to solve a crime. Hollywood's hottest on-screen couple. An alcoholic detective novel. Want a drink? Another drink? Anyway, the most important thing is to be able to have a drink at any time! Nick and Nora, a retired private detective and his rich, smart, kind-hearted wife who is very curious about his past career as a private detective, came to New York for vacation. Unexpectedly, they were involved in a series of murder cases related to Mr. Weinant, his regular customer many years ago. Miss Wolff, the female secretary and lover of the inventor Weinant, was murdered in the apartment. After the incident, people discovered that Weinant had been missing for many days. At the same time, his ex-wife Mimi returned to New York with her new husband and two children, and the whole family had their own worries. Strange things happened one after another, but Weinant never showed up...

Short in stature, strong in physique, stubborn and indifferent to physical pain, this is the unknown agent of the mainland detective agency. He is the great hero in the story, who has traveled far and wide with his passion for his work. He single-handedly takes on a group of gangsters; he goes to Eastern Europe to rescue a "king" in a coup; he upholds justice in the hellish Arizona desert; he confronts various crooks who rob banks. He has no name, only a hard skin, and a noble soul...

This is the island where I have lived since I was a child. The people here are simple and ignorant. Hatred breeds here and pain is soothed here. But one day I will leave it. A best-selling female writer who has been stigmatized by elopement and has not returned home for twenty-five years; Meng Duzi, who lives in the shadow of her grandma, and any happiness is a betrayal of her past suffering; a rookie singer who is bullied because she is the son of a murderer; a girl who is isolated by the class... Those who are hurt by their hometown, those who are comforted, those who leave with secret sins, and those who have no choice but to stay, it is their hometown that makes them what they are today.

"Nights in the Countryside with Dekonka" is Gogol's first collection of novels that established his outstanding status in the history of Russian literature. Most of the novels collected here are based on the folklore of Little Russia, and are full of weird colors about Shinto monsters. If we take it from the surface and think that this is a simple retelling of folklore, then the value of this collection will be greatly weakened, and it may even fall into the category of weird stories. People will misunderstand that there is an essential difference from many of his later works, and there will be no traces of development in the same line. This book fully reflects Mr. Man Tao's translation achievements.

Conan Doyle once received a letter from Brazil, which said: "If possible, I would like to get a photo signed by you, and I will put it in the room. In this way, not only can I see you every day, but I firmly believe that if a thief comes in, he will be scared away when he sees your photo." The Sherlock Holmes detective story created by British writer Conan Doyle has been popular around the world for more than a century, becoming a classic of modern detective novels and a model for the creation of detective novels for future generations. The works have been translated into more than 50 languages ​​and adapted into more than 200 movies and TV series. These popular and timeless works have nourished generations of detective novel fans. This book "Sherlock Holmes at Midnight (A Collection of Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories)" is written by Arthur Conan Doyle and compiled by Zhong Shuangling. It contains 20 detective stories. This book "Meeting Sherlock Holmes at Midnight (Collection of Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories)" is suitable for lovers of detective novels.

This book is a selection of strange short stories written by Kitou Okamoto, the famous Japanese novelist and "the founder of hunting literature"! People from all over the world, with different origins, ages, and professions sit together, and each person takes turns telling a strange story that he or she has personally experienced or heard - this is the origin of the story in this book. Weird cries came from the stone, and people died one after another; the servant sent a watermelon, but suddenly turned into a woman's head; what is the connection between the ordinary sansho fish prank and the murder case; will the person who is stepped on the shadow really encounter terrible things... Okamoto Kitou tells each of the weird and strange stories in plain and simple writing, and there is a kind of awe-inspiring and subtle beauty between the lines. It is a bizarre and weird story, but it tells about the harshness of the world and the evil and beauty of human nature!

Wen Mu felt that the happiest thing in this life was the three years he spent with Shen Feiyi. The thing she regretted most was offending Shen Feiyi. As the president of Huanyu Film and Television, Shen Feiyi is handsome and handsome, and is the target of women in the city, but he is also cruel and ruthless. He can promote Wen Mu to the position of a movie queen, he can love and cherish her with the utmost tenderness, and he can also cruelly pull her down. Under questioning from the media, he stood side by side with another woman and gracefully admitted that the person he loved was not her. Seeing her with another man, he said coldly and cruelly: "Block Wen Mu and Mo Bai completely. Within a day, I want her to disappear from all media news!" Since he didn't believe her, why did he feel sorry for her and care about her when she was hurt? Later, Wen Mu smiled sarcastically: "Shen Feiyi, even if you want to change the taste, there is no need to mistake garlic for narcissus."

The representative work of Japanese detective mystery novelist Manabu Kaminaga has a total of 500,000 copies sold in its first three volumes. The TV series "Phantom Thief Lynx" adapted from it will be released to readers in February 2016. Kamenashi, a member of Japan's KAT-TUN, will also play the role of Yamaneko.

"The Return" ushered in the "golden age" of detective novels. Over the past 100 years, it has been translated into 57 languages, sold 100 million copies, became popular all over the world, and was remade into countless movies and TV series. Extensive scientific knowledge, extraordinary courage, rigorous case analysis, and exquisite logical reasoning-each story makes people unable to put it down.

Directed by Tsui Hark and starring Zhao Youting, Feng Shaofeng, and Lin Gengxin, the original world of the "Detective Dee" movie was highly praised by the detective queen Agatha Christie and praised by the master of Chinese studies Nan Huaijin! Mystery book fans all over the world have an overwhelming reputation, with a Douban score of 8.9! "Detective Di Renjie of the Tang Dynasty", which has been popular all over the world for 100 years, was born from this masterpiece! The source of all Dee Renjie movies, TV series, and mystery works in later generations! A must-read at the University of Chicago! The U. S. State Department stipulates that American personnel who work in China must read it to deepen their understanding of the Chinese people! A unique book that combines history and suspense. This is the unprecedented real prosperous Tang Dynasty, with people in the market, officials and criminal laws, and love and hatred!

"The Scarlet Letter" and "The House of the Seven Gables" are Hawthorne's masterpieces. Describing the dark side of society and human nature is a prominent feature of Hawthorne's works, which is inseparable from the influence of Calvinism's theory of human "original sin" and "inherent depravity". Hawthorne is the pioneer of psychological novels and is good at analyzing people's "heart". He focused on the issues of morality and sin, and advocated washing away sins and purifying the soul through good deeds and self-repentance, so as to be saved.

Keigo Higashino is not only a best-selling author of suspense mystery novels, but he is also no slouch when it comes to self-deprecating complaints. His "laughing" series include: "Black Laughter Novels", "Poisonous Laughter Novels", "Strange Laughter Novels" and "Crooked Laughter Novels", which use a sincere and humorous way to complain about himself, everyday office workers, ordinary little people... Let's see how the sinister Higashino reveals "our background". These four books are very special among Keigo Higashino's works. They constitute Keigo Higashino's unique world of laughter. They use human comedy as the theme, have a broad vision, and are very literary and readable. They are his representative works of short stories. Keigo Higashino spoke highly of "The Novel of Laughter" and called it "a career he has worked hard for all his life behind the scenes." Read the novel about laughter and you will be happy!

"Treasure Island: Dr. Jekyll" is Stevenson's famous and representative work. "Treasure Island: Dr. Jekyll" is also a model work in New Romantic literature. With their bizarre plots and fascinating stories, they have become one of the most beloved literary classics in the world. "Treasure Island" tells an ancient adventure story of treasure hunting in the voice of a child, setting a precedent for literary works with the theme of discovering treasures. "Dr. Jekyll" uses bizarre and extraordinary imagination to express the author's deep doubts about human nature, vividly depicting the opposition between human appearance and moral essence, and creating one of the most successful dual personality models in the history of literature.

Private detective Marlowe accidentally encounters a strange drunk who was dumped in the parking lot and takes him home. The drunkard is not old, but he has white hair, a scar on half of his face, and has undergone plastic surgery. Although he is in extreme poverty, he still behaves well-educated. The drunkard's frustrated look touched Marlowe, and from then on, Marlowe and him became friends who occasionally drank quietly together. Early one morning, this gentleman drunkard came to Marlowe and said that he had killed his wife, the slut daughter of a millionaire. He also asked Marlowe to help him, thus dragging Marlowe into an incredibly long farewell...

Chandler is known as the soul of hard-guy detective novels and represents the highest level of hard-guy writing philosophy. Published in 1940, this book is the author's second novel with the private detective Marlowe as the protagonist. It has been adapted into movies three times, as well as stage plays and radio drama versions. Marlowe encountered a fierce opponent. Just when he was about to withdraw from an ordinary case, he found that he was in the wrong place at the right time: in front of him was a corpse with a broken neck. In the process of Marlowe finding out the truth, a group of jewelry thieves gradually appear, and several other murders are waiting for him. The girl Velma that "Moose Malloy" loves is as elusive and beautiful as a ghost, and seems to be able to kill people at any time.

This book was created in 1949. It is a classic in the Chandler series and has been adapted for the screen. Detective Marlowe is hired to find a person. From behind the scheming and hesitant eyes of his client Ofa Mei, a seemingly weak "little sister", Marlowe smells something strange and sinister. Two ice pick murders that followed one after another, a mysterious candid photo, and threats from the underworld. Marlowe fought alone and escaped from death several times. Little by little, he unraveled this bloody story of fratricide caused by greed and jealousy and controlled by the mafia in the entertainment industry.

"Green Eyebrows" (color illustrations and hardcover) is a collection of prose essays by the Japanese painter Uemura Shoen, who is world-famous for his beauty paintings. It is the first time it has been published in China. This book consists of two volumes: "Green Eyebrows" and "Green Eyebrows Supplements". The former includes 39 articles such as "The Story of the Eyebrows", "Dance of the Preface", "Beauty of Simplicity" and "Hokusai's Illustrations", etc.; The latter includes 34 articles such as "Hotfly", "Beauty Paintings at the Imperial Exhibition", "Hand Paintings of Ukiyo-e Painters", and "The Way of Painting and Women". There is also a preface written by his grandson Junyuki Uemura, who is also a famous painter. This book takes "Green Eyebrows" as its title, and cuts into the art of creating beauty paintings that she has studied diligently for decades. It analyzes her own art practice and artistic intention, and her in-depth and systematic study of Japanese traditional culture including Japanese painting and clothing and makeup, which has high cultural and artistic value. The writing is elegant and concise, and has its own growth record, such as studying painting at school and the painting experience of specific works. The writing is simple, the wording is accurate, the writing style is honest, and the writing is like the painting and the person.

This book faithfully records the late period of World War II. After the war in Italy ended, the Allies assessed the situation, cooperated closely, and carefully formulated the final strategy for launching a general offensive against Nazi Germany. From Tehran to Rome, the heads of allied countries held a series of compact and productive meetings, which promoted the final victory of the war and roughly determined the division of the post-war world map. At the same time, in Yugoslavia, Greece, Burma and other places, the war is still arduously continuing, but the dawn of victory has begun to appear in the sky.

1915 was the second phase of the First World War. France and Britain launched the Battle of Champagne, the Battle of Artois, the Battle of Ypres, and the Battle of Los Loos. In the face of new weapons - machine guns and powerful artillery - the dominant traditional military thinking - frontal attack, charge and fight, and repel the enemy's defense line - became ineffective. The Western Front achieved nothing except a life-consuming battle, and the war reached a stalemate. The British invented tanks and used smoke screens, making only limited progress. The British Navy had control of the sea, but its commander was conservative in thinking and ineffective in naval warfare, so no positive results were achieved. In this volume, Churchill made the strategic decision to attack the Dardanelles, which had a decisive impact on the combination of international forces and the entire war. However, due to the lack of understanding and weak support from most military leaders, the war opportunities were repeatedly delayed, and good opportunities to secure victory were missed more than ten times, and finally ended in failure. The Allies were in crisis.

This book describes how from September 3, 1939 to May 10, 1940, Nazi Germany used mediation in various countries to cover up people's eyes, and under Hitler's instigation, launched a series of activities to annex Central and Northern Europe and other countries, thus paving the way for Germany's eventual invasion of France and the United Kingdom. The author details the fall of Poland, the battle conditions on the French front, and the ravages of the Nordic countries. In addition, as the British Lord of the Admiralty at the time, the author keenly observed the importance of naval warfare in the upcoming war. Therefore, relevant equipment and personnel were carefully prepared in advance, and he also specifically mentioned the importance of magnetic mines in naval warfare. The author gives a thorough description of the haze that permeated Europe due to Nazi Germany's "tyranny" in the early days of the war, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the real scene of the "dark and unclear war".

John Toland, editor of "The Long Battle: A Revised Edition of the Korean War through American Eyes". Why did the Korean War happen? The Korean War, which the United States failed to win for the first time, left a bitter political legacy for the United States. It also accelerated the pace of rearmament in Europe, greatly increased military budgets, and set a dangerous precedent for the U. S. President to direct an undeclared war without constitutional approval during police operations. This book attempts to provide insights into many controversial issues. Was Truman correct in believing that the Soviet Union and the Chinese Communist Party conspired to orchestrate the war? Are historians' recent assertions that the United States instigated and encouraged the South Korean puppets to launch this war consistent with the facts? Was Truman justified in insisting on voluntary repatriation of prisoners of war? Is it true that the Chinese Communist Party has been claiming that the United States has engaged in biological warfare? Were captured American pilots brainwashed into admitting they dropped germ bombs? *In the end, was this battle worth fighting?

From June to December 1943, the Allied forces worked together to conquer Sicily and force Mussolini to collapse, thus further tightening the encirclement of Nazi Germany. As the war situation gradually became clearer, the prototype of the post-World War II international order took shape. This book traces and reproduces the entire process of the Allied victory over Italy, touching on the complex and subtle relationships between the United States, Britain, France and other Allied powers.

This book takes the dangerous "Operation Torch" as an entry point and details the tragic war in which the Allied forces landed in North Africa from 1942 to 1943, captured Tunisia, and annihilated the Axis African Corps. From their high spirits when they luckily landed in Morocco and Algiers, to their panic when they advanced into Tunisia and fought a fierce battle with the ferocious and experienced German army, the Allied forces found that they were not prepared for battle at all: logistical chaos, military misjudgments, competition for command, The British and American armies fought on their own... North Africa became a testing ground. The raid on Judeid, the Battle of Kesselring Pass, and the decisive battle in Tunisia were bloody battles one after another, tempering the Allied forces, especially the fledgling U. S. Army, into a tiger and wolf army! The book vividly describes the many protagonists who emerged on the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, Rommel, Kesselring... Whether they are generals galloping on the battlefield to kill decisively, soldiers who kill coldly to survive, or ordinary people who are like ants in the flames of war, the wars written by Atkinson appear particularly real and terrifying! When Rommel was defeated, the North African Campaign finally produced countless elite soldiers and valuable combat experience for the landing in Sicily and Normandy, and the liberation of the European continent!

If the fierce fighting on the European battlefield is a historical drama, then the North African campaign is the first act of this drama. Here, the British Empire was reduced to a vassal in the Anglo-American alliance, the Axis soldiers lost confidence in their officers and were unwilling to fight, while the United States showed its edge and became the leading force in the world. This book sets a monument to this forgotten history. It uses the dangerous Operation Torch as an entry point to sort out the tragic war between November 1942 and May 1942 when the Allied forces landed in French Morocco and Algeria, captured Tunisia, and annihilated the Axis African Corps. The newly formed Allied Forces were originally mired in disorganized logistical supplies, power struggles among allies, and endless military miscalculations. However, after experiencing the Judeid surprise attack, the tragic defeat at Kesselin Pass and the decisive battle at the Tunisian bridgehead, the US military who rushed into battle finally learned to hate and how to defeat the battlefield-hardened enemy. The author not only vividly describes Eisenhower, Patton, Montgomery and other outstanding commanders in North Africa, but also compassionately depicts the soldiers who fell in a pool of blood before they could draw their guns, the civilians who were ravaged in the war, and the miserable prisoners whose lives were cut off. Atkinson's realistic and terrifying North African battlefield tells the world that World War II is not a biography of a saint. Even though heroes and sages emerge in endlessly, there are also rats, fools and corrupt degenerates.

This book combs the timeline from the Allied landings in Sicily to the final capture of Rome, depicts the magnificent Italian campaign, and tells countless heroic stories of "dying for freedom." Although the decision to attack Italy was highly controversial, once the operation began, the Allied forces' determination to liberate Italy never wavered: the rallying horns accompanied by the rushing waves sent the assault boats to the golden coast of Sicily, the roaring steel chariot tracks rolled over the solid defense lines of the Salerno plain, and the roaring fighter planes dropped overwhelming and rain-like bombs at the Port of Taranto... In Atkinson's writing, a picture of majestic and tragic combination slowly unfolds. The overwhelmed Eisenhower, the fearless but conceited Mark Clark, the genius Patton, the paranoid and ruthless Churchill, the strategizing Cunningham, the embattled Mussolini... From generals to soldiers, from politicians to civilians, the trajectories of countless lives converged and burned in this period of history. This was an epic battle for the European continent between the Third Reich and its rebels, and it was the first shot to dismantle the Axis powers' European defenses. When Mark Clark finally "conquered" Rome, the last obstacle before D-Day had been removed - and the end of the Third Reich was near.

This book combs the war process of the Allied forces from the invasion of Sicily to the final capture of the city of Rome, recreating the magnificent Italian campaign: the rallying trumpets accompanied by the rushing waves sent the assault boats to the golden coast of Sicily, the roaring steel chariot tracks rolled over the solid defense lines of the Salerno plain, and the roaring fighter planes dropped bombs like raindrops at the Port of Taranto... A picture of majestic and tragic scenes slowly unfolds. The overwhelmed Eisenhower, the fearless but conceited Mark Clark, the genius Patton, the paranoid and passionate Churchill, the strategizing Cunningham, the embattled Mussolini... From generals to soldiers, from politicians to civilians, countless life trajectories converge and burn in this period of history. This was the second stage of the attack on the Third Reich. The wars in Sicily and Italy forced the United States to shoulder more and more battlefield responsibilities, and also sharpened the combat effectiveness and willpower of the US military. With rugged terrain, harsh climate, and powerful enemies, the battlefield situation is already clear: kill the enemy or be killed. It was on the Italian battlefield that the American military transformed from a novice into a powerful force that dominated the situation in World War II.

Military knowledge has endless charm. It shows the beauty of power, technology and strategy. The Mongolian cavalry galloping across Europe and Asia, the heroic Greek heavy infantry, the Macedonian phalanx with a forest of spears, the unstoppable British longbow, the graceful medieval knights, and the rebellious Cossack cavalry are full of romance and aesthetics, arousing the endless imagination of today's people. Hannibal was glorious despite his defeat

"O. Henry Short Stories Collection" selects O. Henry's representative short stories: the well-known "The Gift of the Magi", "The Last Leaf", "The Furnished Room for Rent", and "The God of Wealth and Love" that took place under the background of money worship. "God", "The Polished Lamp"... The protagonists of "O. Henry's Short Stories" are mostly small people such as clerks, policemen, homeless people and poor artists, but at the same time they are loving couples, trustworthy friends, and civilian heroes who sacrifice themselves for others. The novel's conception is exquisite and clever, the plot is relaxed and relaxed, the ending is often unexpected, the overall style is optimistic and humorous, and the writing is full of wit. His story shows ironic compassion, unique humor and an ending that is absolutely unguessable until the last second, giving you an amazing reading experience. They depict a vast world, from the streets of his beloved New York to exotic locales south of the border.