Books written by William Doyle

法国大革命

本书先是探讨法国大革命的那些熟悉意象,有来自狄更斯,奥希兹女男爵和托尔斯泰的,还有"没有面包,就让他们吃蛋糕"的传说以及三色旗.随后,通过简要考察旧制度及其崩溃 ...
The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

This book looks at how the ancien regime became ancien as well as examining cases in which achievement failed to match ambition, and explores its legacy in the form of rationality in public affairs and responsible government, and completes ...
A Soldier's Dream: Captain Travis Patriquin and the Awakening of Iraq

“Travis was really proud of that one,” recalled Baker. Now, in the summer of 1999, Patriquin and Baker found themselves in Jordan, on the northwestern edge of the great Arabian Desert, which sprawls into Iraq and the Saudi Arabian ...
Let the Children Play: How More Play Will Save Our Schools and Help Children Thrive

They boycotted the schools, wrote protest letters, and reported Cheng to government officials. In response, Cheng sent copies of the Chinese government's pro-play The Great Global Play Experiments □ 269.
Aristocracy and its Enemies in the Age of Revolution

As the rector of Etrépigny was secretly propounding the natural equality of all men in the silence of his presbytery, across the English Channel the same doctrine was being openly proclaimed in more philosophical terms. John Locke's ...
Aristocracy and Its Enemies in the Age of Revolution

See William H. Sewell, Jr, A Rhetoric of Bourgeois Revolution: The Abbé Siey`es and What is the Third Estate? (Durham, NC, 1994), 54–6, 60–2. 38. i.e., not the clergy to which he belonged, despite the argument in What is the Third ...
Beyond Valor: A World War II Story of Extraordinary Heroism, Sacrificial Love, and a Race against Time

23 “I sat up nights”: Richard Rhodes, Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995), 21. p. 23 “He was around a few days, said almost nothing to anybody”: Thomas Coffey, Iron Eagle: The Turbulent Life of ...
The French Revolution

THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY Michael Hoskin THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY William H. Brock THE HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD James ... Tuck HOLLYWOOD Peter Decherney THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE Joachim Whaley HOME Michael Allen Fox HOMER Barbara Graziosi ...
An American Insurrection: The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962

“That nigger's had it”; “Lord, that boy”: Rick Tuttle, “Meredith Effigy Hangs at Dormitory,” Miami Herald, ... 1997, 1 J. “I'm glad”; old men back on benches: Edward P. Moore, Jr., “Oxford Is Returning to Life as Traces of Rioting Fade ...
Napoleon Bonaparte: pocket GIANTS

In the space of less than twenty years, Napoleon turned Europe upside down.
An American Insurrection: James Meredith and the Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962

Describes James Meredith's efforts to become the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi, the battle of segregationist Governor Ross Barnett to block it, and the armed rebellion that resulted.
Napoleon Bonaparte: Emperor

This book features detailed accounts of Napoleon_s various triumphs_as well as his biggest blunders_in battle and the reputation he left behind as a result of his exile.
The Oxford History of the French Revolution: Third Edition

This comprehensive, authoritative book traces the turbulent history of France from the 1774 accession of Louis XVI, through revolution, terror, and counter-revolution, to the final triumph of Napoleon in 1802.
Letters of Life

In these letters, addressed to individuals seeking answers to perplexing problems, the Reverend Doyle shares his insights gleaned from a lifetime of ministry to people from all walks of life.
PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy

Equally fascinating is the story's second act, in which Doyle explores in new detail how this extraordinary episode shaped Kennedy's character and fate, proving instrumental to achieving his presidential ambitions: "Without PT 109, there ...
Origins of the French Revolution

First published in 1980, this book rapidly established itself as the indispensable guide to what brought about the French Revolution, and to the debates of historians about the issue.
Musical Voyages

Musical Voyages
Smash the Pyramid

100 secrets of success from top executives who have made it to the top before the age of 40. The executives profiled come from a broad cross section of large, medium and small industries, including banking, investment and corporate law.
Officers, Nobles and Revolutionaries: Essays on Eighteenth-Century France

This collection brings together the more important contributions of one of the leading British participants in these debates. Some of the essays explore the motivations and achievements of the old monarchy's aristocratic opponents.
American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FOLLOW-UP TO AMERICAN SNIPER Join Chris Kyle on a fascinating journey to discover “how 10 firearms changed United States history” (New York Times Book Review) Drawing on his legendary firearms knowledge ...