A History of the Peasant War at the End of the Ming Dynasty
明末农民战争史
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This is a good book, I was very touched after reading it. Compared with being loyal to the emperor and observing etiquette, I think Li Zicheng and other heroes of the peasant uprising, as well as the spirit of resistance of the broad masses of working people in feudal society, are more worthy of praise.
This is a book that has a good evaluation of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty. It has a thorough study from the rise to decline of the peasant uprising. The author Gu Cheng is also a great writer. I recommend everyone to read his other book "History of the Southern Ming Dynasty". This is a companion volume to this book and can better connect the development of events. From the late Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty, these two books describe the decades of struggle very well. The transformation from class conflicts to national conflicts is the best choice for us to understand the history of this period.
It's a good book, and it's rare to have a perspective that speaks for the common people at that time.
It is a relatively systematic book that tells the history of the late Ming Dynasty from the basics to the inside. No one can surpass the height of the works written decades ago.
The content is more credible than the novel describing the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty.
Li Zicheng is really in a hurry to reincarnate Surrendering generals without losing military power Officials and gentry do not slaughter evildoers Elite troops Fighting with bandits Defeat is certain!
Wow, this book is so rich in content! It tells the history of the Peasants' War in the late Ming Dynasty and allowed me to understand the reasons for Li Zicheng's failure. I especially like the part about the strategic mistakes of the Dashun Army in the book. It made me understand that we need to have an overall perspective in doing things. Moreover, I think the author's research is very in-depth and the historical details in the book are very interesting. All in all, this is a book well worth reading!
A book worthy of study by all emperors and Han Dynasties. It has an objective stance and truly authentic Qingyuan people's view of history.
It tells about the current situation in the late Ming Dynasty that we don't know. From many aspects, we can see the decay of the ruling class in the late Ming Dynasty. It is not as cold as a day, and the disease is difficult to cure. The energy is exhausted. Under this dark rule, the countryside is desolate, thousands of miles away from people, and bones are exposed in the wild. The entire ruling class structure has basically fallen apart, and the powerful have abused the people and enriched themselves. The thieves looted the front, the ice scraped the bones behind, this is the hell on earth.
The author of this book wrote quite well. But maybe a little too attached to subjective views Maybe the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty was like that, maybe Only then could we clearly see what kind of team they were.