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This book is a work by the famous historian Yang Tianshi that reveals the historical truth of Chinese politics, culture, and characters during the period before and after the Revolution of 1911. The work interprets a series of events that occurred on the Chinese political stage in the 30 years from the 1898 Coup to Sun Yat-sen's reorganization of the Kuomintang, such as the economic and political reasons behind Sun Yat-sen's forced resignation as interim president and Yuan Shikai's coming to power; The relationship between Zhang Taiyan, Huang Xing, Liao Zhongkai and others, Sun Yat-sen's attitude towards the relationship between Huang Xing and Kang Youwei and its consequences, etc., Reveal many little-known and obscure historical facts from the Reform Movement of 1898 to the May Fourth Movement.

Chiang Kai-shek is an important figure in China's modern history and a complex figure. His life was full of merits and demerits. Mr. Yang Tianshi's book "Chiang's Secret Archives and the Truth about Chiang Kai-shek" is an important result of research on Chiang Kai-shek. This book uses the archives collected in the National Second Historical Archives, Taiwan's Kuomintang Party History Association Archives, Daxi Archives, Harvard University, Library of Congress and other places in the United States, and combines specific historical events to conduct an in-depth discussion of Chiang Kai-shek by topic - such as Chiang Kai-shek's assassination of Tao Chengzhang, Chiang Kai-shek's exchange affairs in Shanghai, Chiang Kai-shek in the Zhongshan ship incident, the conflict between Chiang Kai-shek and Hu Hanmin, the conflict between Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang leftists during the Northern Expedition, Chiang Kai-shek's strategy against Japan, etc.

The work is mainly based on Chiang Kai-shek's diary, supplemented by other important relevant historical materials at home and abroad, leading readers to explore Chiang Kai-shek's life and inner world. The author uses a large number of quotes and analysis to study Chiang Kai-shek's diary. With solid academic foundation and authoritative information, the author shows readers Chiang Kai-shek's political activities, war strategy against Japan, international diplomacy, personal life, family life and inner world in the form of special topics. Through the excavation of historical materials, we can get closer to the inner world of the characters and explore their ideological development process.

This book gives a panoramic account of the history from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 to the fall of the Qing Dynasty. The author uses fresh language and solid historical materials to explain the ins and outs of the Revolution of 1911 concisely and yet importantly. The book is full of moving details of historical events and characters, restoring the historical scenes at that time, giving people a strong sense of being on the scene. This book uses many new materials that have not yet been used by the academic community, and there is no shortage of new perspectives. The book is also equipped with more than one hundred illustrations, including photos of people, photos of major events, photos of military operations, images of documents and newspapers, current affairs cartoons, propaganda posters, etc., Many of which are rare pictures. These pictures intuitively and vividly explain the historical process, confirm historical facts, and improve readers' perceptual understanding of history.

"Searching for the Real Chiang Kai-shek: Interpretation of Chiang Kai-shek's Diary 2" is a monograph written by the famous historian Yang Tianshi on the study of Chiang Kai-shek's life and thoughts. It is compiled from a series of papers interpreting Chiang Kai-shek's diary, including the cooperation and division between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the strategy against Japan during the Anti-Japanese War, the relationship between China and major European countries during World War II, Chiang Kai-shek's reflection after his defeat in Taiwan, and Chiang Kai-shek's family, etc. In the book, Yang Tianshi adopts a unique perspective starting from Chiang Kai-shek's diary. Based on various versions of Chiang Kai-shek's diary and related historical materials stored in archives and archives at home and abroad, through careful reading, comparison, careful textual research and full interpretation, Yang Tianshi deeply explores Chiang Kai-shek's life experience, ideological evolution and true psychology, and uses vivid writing to reveal the roots of Chiang Kai-shek's many decisions and actions in historical events.

The famous historian Yang Tianshi traveled back and forth between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, the United States, Japan and other places for more than ten years. He searched for original materials scattered in overseas libraries and archives. He organized, verified and explained the obtained materials. He saw what no one had seen before and what no one had said before. He used a large number of first-hand materials to cross-check each other, which brought to light the historical secrets behind some important people and events in modern Chinese history.

The main content of the book is divided into four parts: the Anti-Japanese War period, the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, post-war China, and the retreat to Taiwan. By quoting and studying Chiang Kai-shek's diary and other relevant materials, it conducts an in-depth and detailed analysis and explanation of the important events that Chiang Kai-shek personally experienced during the relevant historical period, and puts forward views and conclusions with academic value. Contents include: Suiyuan Anti-Japanese War and the change of Chiang Kai-shek's policy towards Japan, a supplementary account of Chiang Kai-shek and Germany's anti-Nazi underground activities, Chiang Kai-shek's efforts to regain the sovereignty of Xinjiang, why Chiang Kai-shek refused to sign the "Yan'an Agreement", before and after Chiang Kai-shek proposed that Hu Shi can run for president, and Chiang Kai-shek's gun The killing of Kong Xiangxi's cronies and their anti-corruption aspirations, the "tiger hunt" in Shanghai between Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo, the sovereignty dispute between Chiang Kai-shek and the Diaoyu Islands, why Chen Jieru's memoirs were kept in dust for nearly thirty years, Chiang Kai-shek's plan to cooperate with the Soviet Union to counterattack the mainland, the relationship crisis between Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling in his later years, etc.