THE ROAD BACK
After four grueling years the Great War has finally ended. Now Ernst and the few men left from his company cannot help wondering what will become of them. The town they departed as eager young men seems colder, their homes smaller, the reasons their comrades had to die even more inexplicable.
For Ernst and his friends, the road back to peace is more treacherous than they ever imagined. Suffering food shortages, political unrest, and a broken heart, Ernst undergoes a crisis that teaches him what there is to live for--and what he has that no one can ever take away.

Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to World War I. With attention to fascinating detail, and an intense knowledge of her subject and its characters, Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time, just how the war started, why, and why it could have been stopped but wasn't. A classic historical survey of a time and a people we all need to know more about, The Guns of August will not be forgotten.

《天朝的崩溃》是作者系统研究鸦片战争十余年所得的成果。作者详尽考订了与战争相关的一系列重要史实，力图以当时的道德观念、思维方式与行为规范去理解历史，使许多在今人看来是荒谬的现象得以显示其在当时环境中的“合理性”。同时，通过对有关人物及其言行活动分析，观察清王朝在历史转折关头的作为，揭示历史进程中的偶然与必然。鸦片战争在中国近代史上影响重大，有关著述已出版不少。这本书的研究可谓推陈出新，作者一系列独到创见可能在学术界引起争议，相信这种争议将有助于深化中国近代史研究。

第九届小林秀雄奖获奖作品、日本近现代史研究前沿之作、畅销日本十年的近代史经典。
从甲午战争到日俄战争，直到二战战败，日本人缘何一次次走向战争？上至世界顶尖的优秀人才，下至普通的日本百姓，为何认定“唯有战争才是出路”？东京大学历史学教授加藤阳子通过层层推进的多维分析，深入浅出地探究了当时日本为政者和国民如何看待世界局势、为何每一次都最终选择了战争。在这本被称为 “日本近代史研究最前沿”的著作中，她回答了历史是如何推进的、战争是如何发生的等一系列问题，帮助读者从更多元的视角理解日本近代史上几次改变国运的战争。