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The Sinking of the Gaosheng: a Microscopic History of the First Sino-japanese War

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"The Sinking of the Gaosheng" takes several ships of the Beiyang Navy, mainly the Gaosheng, during the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894 as examples. It does not follow the traditional routine of grand narratives, but restores the war with historical details. As Lucy Cheng, publisher of "Taiwan Li Bao", president of Biographical Literature Publishing House, and tenured professor of U-CLA at the University of California, USA, said: "The failure of the Sino-Japanese War shocked Chinese society to an unprecedented extent. However, after this humiliation, China began to wake up. This was a turning point in modern history. For more than a hundred years, There is no shortage of researchers, but there are many unsolved cases that make it difficult to understand the truth. The Gaosheng incident is still a major case of international law in the West. It has led to the revision of international law... The author has a profound writing style, devoted a lot of effort, collected a large number of historical materials, and rigorously researched. The narrative is both pertinent and specific, and it has solved many long-standing mysteries. "