This book reviews the process of establishing the Beiyang Navy in a popular style, reproduces the magnificent scenes of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, meticulously combs through the diplomatic origins of the struggle for supremacy among the three countries in Northeast Asia, deeply reveals the confusing truth behind the Beiyang Fleet's disastrous defeat, and strives to restore the true images of many historical figures such as Li Hongzhang, Ding Ruchang, Deng Shichang, Liu Buxian, and Lin Taizeng. At the same time, it also intersperses the reader's unique interpretation of the traditional culture, national psychology, popularity, and official intrigue of China and Japan, which will help readers to have a deeper understanding of the historical background of the war and observe the historical details of the war in more detail.
本书用通俗笔法回顾了创建北洋海军的历程，再现了甲午海大战的恢宏场面，细致梳理东北亚三国争雄的外交源流，深刻揭示北洋舰队惨败的迷离真相，力争还原李鸿章、丁汝昌、邓世昌、刘步蟾、林泰曾等众多历史人物的真实形象，同时还穿插了个人对中日两国传统文化、民族心理、人望以及官场权谋的独特演绎，有助于读者更深层次地认知战争的时代背景，更细致入微地观察战争的历史细节。
本书用通俗笔法回顾了创建北洋海军的历程，再现了甲午海大战的恢宏场面，细致梳理东北亚三国争雄的外交源流，深刻揭示北洋舰队惨败的迷离真相，力争还原李鸿章、丁汝昌、邓世昌、刘步蟾、林泰曾等众多历史人物的真实形象，同时还穿插了个人对中日两国传统文化、民族心理、人望以及官场权谋的独特演绎，有助于读者更深层次地认知战争的时代背景，更细致入微地观察战争的历史细节。
