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- 1 Dreaming Back to 1895 梦回一八九五 During a mission, special forces soldier Lin Feng unexpectedly returns to 1895 in a parallel universe. This world shares the same history as the one he came from, but with his arrival, a whole new chapter begins. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Card War: I Turned a Trash Card into a Nuke 卡牌战争：我把废卡改成核弹 After transmigrating to a card-based otherworld, Yi Yun gets hit by a surprise attack and blasted off the map from the start. After three days without food, all he can think about is making money and staying alive. Other people need a dust-free workshop and incense and a ritual bath to modify cards. He uses rusty pliers to blindly cut a bomb's fuse. Other people pursue higher-dimensional laws. By chance, he gets his hands on an ancient military-industrial black card, then uses the tricks of a sl —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Traveling Between Two Worlds: From the Start, I Rule the Golden Triangle as a Tusi 两界互穿开局金三角当土司 At the end of the Shuiqing era, when you can transmigrate back and forth between parallel worlds, what would you do? Support the Qing and drive out the foreigners? Give me a break. I don’t want to wear a long queue braid. Raise an army against the Qing? What a hassle. People die in wars, you know. The right way to get started is to become an imperialist power yourself and join the great wave of colonization. First, take the Great Qing Empire for a spin, then wipe out the Japanese, and finally 120Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Magic Iron Cross: Cannons Are the Empire's Ultimate Truth 魔法铁十字：大炮即是帝国真理 After transmigrating to the crisis-ridden Rhine Empire in another world, Klaus starts out as a low-ranking prison guard who can't even afford secondhand bullets. To stay alive, he uses the Truth Memorandum, a book that foretells the future, and the suspense masterpieces he read in his previous life to become the Empire's most celebrated author, raking in astronomical royalties. But his readers have no idea that this refined, genteel national author is pouring every penny of his earnings into the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Soviet Flag, 1988 苏联旗帜1988 My new work is out! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read the prologue: In 1988, the world was in the final stages of the Cold War. Under the surface, tensions were building within the Soviet Union, and society was in turmoil. The protagonist, Zhang Gaoshan, is a young man from Lingnan, China, who, through a twist of fate, sets foot on this mysterious 116Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Charles XII and the Collapse of the Swedish Empire 卡尔十二世与瑞典帝国的崩溃 This is a major work on the Great Northern War by Robert Nisbet Bain, a British historian and linguist. Why did Sweden become the dominant power in the Baltic under Charles XII? Why was Russia repeatedly defeated by the Swedish army? After ascending the throne, how did Peter the Great restore order, strengthen the military, and prepare for war? How did Charles XII lead the Swedish army from victory to victory during the Great Northern War? Faced with such promising prospects, what fatal mistake 20Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 7 Struggling in the Soviet Union 奋斗在苏联 The Volga surges on. Where are the loyal ministers? The Caucasus towers high. Behold the righteous, rising to the cause! The CIA won't touch it? I will. MI6 won't deal with someone? I will. If the Interior Ministry can handle it, I want to handle it; if the Interior Ministry can't, I want to handle it even more. Act first, report later. Your esteemed Brezhnev has authorized it. That's the KGB for you. Standing before you is the guardian of world peace, the person Brezhnev trusts most, and the so 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Steel: From the Soviet Union to the War of Resistance 钢铁：从苏维埃到抗战 Chen Yuanzhi, a graduate student from a top-tier 985 university, wakes up in the snowy wilderness of Northeast China in 1920. With temperatures at minus thirty degrees, wolves circling him, and only a one-yuan coin in his pocket, he survives the frozen wasteland. Armed with dual degrees in mechanical engineering and economics, he heads north into the Soviet Union, rising from railway worker to the Comintern. He becomes a mentor to the fifteen-year-old Pavel Korchagin, and together they experienc 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Hohenzollerns and Germany 霍亨索伦与德意志 From the last days of the Holy Roman Empire to the glory of the Second Reich, from Wilhelm I to Wilhelm II, from the Napoleonic Wars to the First World War, from Brandenburg to Germany: with perseverance, they expanded their territory; with order, they built their strength. The German people are forged from iron and blood, while the Hohenzollerns have led and witnessed Germany's many transformations. This ancient family has written countless legends. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 World War II: But Germany and France Have Been One Since Ancient Times 二战：但德法自古统一 [No System] History is shaped by geography. This is one of the important conclusions reached by historians. When the Vosges Mountains disappear and the Black Forest loses its dense cover, the kingdoms of East and West Francia are joined as one. The destinies of the future French and German Empires are rewritten, and they merge into the dominant power on the continent: the Falken Empire. In the nineteenth century, Kaiser III builds on the achievements of his six predecessors. After three wars wit 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Reborn as a Soviet Hero 重生之苏联英雄 A novel about the Soviet-German War, with no mindless plotlines and no harem. It tells the story of a modern young man who, after an accident, transmigrates to the Eastern Front of World War II, inherits the spirit of a hero, and continues the fight. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Eastern Front's Stand-Down Unit 东线别动组 In the Soviet Union’s devastating Great Patriotic War, a Soviet captain serving as an intelligence officer, two Chinese officers from the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, and a band of penal troops form a special frontline operations unit. Through one daring mission after another, each puts their skills to use, repeatedly turning the tide against the odds and defeating the enemy with ingenious schemes, as they brilliantly carry out their mission to strike at the German fascist invaders... 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Central Empire of Mountains and Seas 山海中央帝国 Elite soldier Lin Hao transmigrates into the Shan Hai Empire and becomes its ninth prince. After being granted Jiangchuan Province, he sets about reforming the empire and governing it with diligence, leading it step by step to become the world’s foremost power. He transforms it into the Central Shan Hai Empire, the world’s center of power and politics. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Transmigrating to 1887 穿越1887 From the Arctic wasteland to the Burning Domain, our trains thunder onward. From the Great Eastern Ocean to the Burning Ocean, our warships race across the waves. This is the story of a nation that rose to prominence in 1887. This is a story set on Blue Star. Please don't try to match it up with Earth. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 1.4kReads—Score114Shelves
- 15 Princess Sisi: The Iron and Roses of the Danube 茜茜公主多瑙河的铁与玫瑰 A different Princess Sisi: see how a soul from the East saves her people. As Empress of Austria, the heroine breaks through the constraints of a conservative court. Using her informational advantage and modern way of thinking, she transforms Austria from the “sick man of Europe” into the heart of a united Europe, while confronting the encirclement of the great powers and internal ethnic tensions, and pursuing both technological advancement and a global strategy. 133Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 1840: I, William, Restore the Glory of the Netherlands 1840：我威廉重塑荷兰荣光 (This isn't a wish-fulfillment story from the start. Things only take off later, so don't read it if you want instant gratification.) The Concert of Europe still reigns supreme. The conservative order established after 1815 keeps nationalism and liberalism in check. Nationalist passions simmer beneath the surface. The Germans, Italians, and Poles are all restless. The Revolutions of 1848 are eight years away. Transmigrating into the year 1840 as William Alexander Paul Frederick Ludwik, the man k 119Reads—Score116Shelves
- 17 The Ridiculous Holy Roman Empire: Bluffing My Way to Ruling Europe 沙雕神罗：靠忽悠称霸欧洲 Lin Chen wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to Europe in 1848 and become Franz, heir to the Austrian Empire. A hellish start, with rebels and insurgents everywhere? No worries. Franz maxes out his scheming, underhanded sidekick talent! Rebellion at home? Wonderful! He dangles the “996 Blessings Act” as bait, then pulls up a little stool to sip tea and watch the show. Once the rebels have looted his political enemies and capitalists clean, he leads troops to put down the uprising like a s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 A History of the Royal Navy 皇家海军史 This book traces the Royal Navy’s transformation from a weak medieval force into a mighty modern power, providing a detailed account of its rivalry, battles, and ultimate dominance over the navies of Europe. What role did the Royal Navy play in the Hundred Years’ War? Why did Spain’s plan to invade England with the Armada fail during the reign of Elizabeth I? What contributions did England’s infamous privateers make to the Royal Navy’s development and the growth of England’s maritime trade? Why 20Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 19 Red Shield 1927: I Became a Spy in the Early Red Army 红盾1927：我在红军初期当金 Li Wei, a top financial analyst in 2024, transmigrates to 1927, joining a Red Army guerrilla unit on the Hunan-Jiangxi border that has run out of ammunition and food. The coin he carries activates the Red Shield System, giving his financial expertise an entirely new battlefield: bullets are strategic investments, homemade cannons are risk hedges, and victory in the revolution is the greatest long-term investment of his life! Using the System to exchange for technical blueprints, he makes grenad 106Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Storm of World War II: The Shadow of Dictatorship 二战风云：独裁的阴影（全彩图本） World War II: The Shadow of Dictatorship (Full-Color Edition) depicts a world in the 1930s, with storm clouds gathering on the horizon. The warmonger Hitler takes center stage, leading Germany astray and plunging the entire world into turmoil. In this unprecedented “game of death,” heroes and warlords emerge in droves, while good and evil clash at close quarters amid the smoke of war. The militaristic fascists set battlefields ablaze across the world, and the fighting continues to escalate. On e 49Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 21 The History of World War II: Exposing the Hoax 第二次世界大战史·揭露骗局 This book reveals the truth hidden behind a number of historical events from World War II, lifting the veil of mystery for readers. What happened behind the scenes of the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact? Who came up with the justification for invading Poland? How did the “Pearl Harbor attack” happen? Why did Hitler let the British and French forces escape? Did Hitler build an atomic bomb? What was the truth behind Wang Jingwei’s death? Why didn’t China reclaim Hong Kong after World War II? And w 15Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 22 War of Resistance: I Became the Vice Principal of Whampoa 抗战：我成了黄埔副校长 A parallel world, not real history, so please don't compare it to actual events. [No System] [Transmigration to the Republic of China] [Knowledge of Future History] [Industrial Military Expansion] [Saving the Nation Through Industry] [Military and Arms Industry] [Large-Scale Army Operations] Liu Yan, a genius young man from the new century, transmigrates to the Republic of China. Armed with knowledge of history and the advantages of transmigration, he carefully plots his development amid a turbu 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 World War II: I Transmigrated to the Soviet-German Front from the Start 二战，之开局穿越苏德战场 Su Yun was an ordinary university student, until an accident sent his soul into the Soviet-German War. Fortunately, he had a World War II Legion System. From then on, he made a name for himself on battlefields drenched in blood and fire, fighting for Germany and completing missions so he could return home... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 A Qing-Dynasty Crossover: Divine Weapons Descend! I Fight the Foreigners and Overthrow the Qing 综清穿：神兵天降！我灭洋反清 Lin Wen unexpectedly transmigrates to the late Qing Dynasty, and activates an invincible System from the start. At a time when the country is growing ever weaker, he has only one thing on his mind: kill! Kill the invaders, and kill every rotten soul! From that day on, he becomes a terrifying God of War. One astonishing machine and piece of equipment after another makes its debut, leaving the world stunned... 9.7kReads7.0Score1.2kShelves
- 25 A New Dawn for the Huaming Longhan 重起华明龙汉 See how Zhang Kaiping, a young man from the modern era, rises to the very top after returning to a world where people prey on one another. Discover how he uses his memories and abilities to rebuild Longhan, and how a new-generation youth clashes with people from the old society to spark fresh ideas. Are new ways of thinking better, or is change itself the answer? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Why Didn't the Steel Melt? 钢铁为什么没有融化 On October 18, 1990, the first snow fell early in Moscow. Andrei, a physics student, woke in his unheated dormitory to find that the memories of a transmigrator had become his heaviest burden. He knew when this giant would fall, but not how to catch the people tumbling with it. While his classmate Sergei spoke fluent English about “growing pains and rebirth,” trading gold-embossed invitations for tickets to the new world, Andrei gripped a cold wrench. He started by repairing the first burst hea 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Napoleon Bonaparte and the Wars of the Anti-French Coalitions 拿破仑·波拿巴与反法同盟战争 Napoleon Bonaparte and the Wars of the Coalitions follows Napoleon Bonaparte’s dramatic military career to tell the stirring story of the French people, led by Napoleon, fighting back against the combined forces of Europe’s great powers. What inevitable connection was there between France’s export of revolution and the formation of the coalitions against it? Why did major European monarchies such as the Kingdom of Prussia, the Russian Empire, and the Holy Roman Empire regard the French Revolutio 53Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 28 The Dawn of an Empire 帝国的曙光 Leopold von Hohenzollern, a seasoned historian, was caught in a sudden lightning mishap late one night in 2024 and transmigrated to 1914, where he found himself Emperor Wilhelm II of the German Empire. At first shocked and at a loss, he eventually accepted his new reality and resolved to change Germany’s fate with his deep understanding of history. In a lavish yet unfamiliar palace, he knew that the clouds of war were gathering. Under his leadership, Germany reassessed its foreign policy, adju 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Greater Austrian Empire 大奥地利帝国 A modern young man is killed by a drone while traveling in a certain country, and ends up in Vienna, the heart of Europe. A modern young man, killed by a drone while traveling in a certain country, transmigrates to nineteenth-century Europe and becomes Franz Joseph I, the emperor who ruled for nearly seventy years. Faced with the empire's glory and its crises, court intrigue, the rising tide of nationalism, and the Balkan powder keg, every step could change the course of history. Franz subdues 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Reborn in 1918: My German Empire 重生1918我的德意志帝国 Reborn as a German soldier in the final battle of the apocalypse, Karl grinned. The armistice was only a month away. Why risk his life fighting? Staying alive was victory. When everyone else faced unemployment after demobilization, he was already stockpiling food and guns and recruiting brothers who had faced death alongsi 139Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 William: The Rise of an Empire 2 威廉：帝国的崛起2 In late nineteenth-century Germany, beneath the glory of iron and blood, the decay of the Junker aristocracy collided with the tide of the Industrial Revolution. The young Crown Prince Wilhelm refused to become a puppet controlled by the Junkers and conservatives, and could not bear to see the empire fall behind in the face of industrial change. An agricultural reform begun in East Prussia became the first cornerstone in his bid to reshape the empire. As his vision of technological breakthroughs 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Eastern Front: The Coldest Winter 东线：最寒冷的冬天 A sweeping war epic of the Eastern Front, where a transmigrator experiences one classic battle after another. The clashes between massive German and Soviet forces reveal the unique allure of wartime history. 1.7kReads—Score147Shelves
- 33 War of Fantasy: From the Start, I Became a German Soldier 幻想战争之开局成为德军士兵 Fantasy warfare! As the name suggests, it means using imaginative techniques to tell fantastical stories. So anything goes, and even the most unrealistic scenarios might come true in this work! Come to think of it, the title, "Fantasy Warfare: From the Start, I'm a German Soldier," doesn't sound very good. Maybe I should rename it Fantasy War. One last thing: F-right! Look, look, I finally wrote it. I wrote a novel! Quick, what do you think? Surprised? Happy? Oh, right, I almost forgot this is t 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Lord of France 法兰西之主 Reborn during the French Revolution, he becomes the ten-year-old orphan Louis XVII, fresh from escaping prison. In this mad age of the guillotine, the abandoned crown prince has no choice but to grow up fast. Watch him reclaim his rightful throne under the name of a tyrant's last surviving heir and be crowned ruler of France! 247Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 1860: I Rebuild the Ming Dynasty on the West Coast 1860我在西海岸重建大明 [Founding a country overseas + returning to reclaim the homeland + the great powers] In 1860, the Yuanmingyuan, built by squeezing the people dry, came crashing down amid the laughter of two thieves. The signing of the Treaties of Tianjin and Beijing also turned the leading civilization of East Asia into a plaything for the Western powers. Meanwhile, the country's ruler, the Pigskin Emperor, remained mired in his ancestral doctrine that the Han Chinese were a greater threat than foreigners. That 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 1453, but Rome Did Not Fall 1453，但罗马没有灭亡 In 1453, Constantinople fell, and the Byzantine Empire perished. The 2,206-year history of Rome came to an end at that moment. What if Constantine XI, who had ability and ambition but no opportunity, had become Despot of Morea earlier, had won the defense of the Hexamilion Wall, or had helped Hunyadi and Skanderbeg win the Second Battle of Kosovo? How might Rome’s fate have changed? This story explores that possibility. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 From the Start, Exiled to the Armored Battalion 开局流放装甲营 He was a modern-day military enthusiast whose greatest wish before entering the game was to touch a real tank. Once inside the game, his wish came true: he became the commander of the worst armored battalion in the entire empire. Just how bad was it? The soldiers sold tanks as scrap, and the quartermaster reported scrap metal as brand-new vehicles. The whole battalion waited to see how the young master would break down and cry. Then he crouched in front of a “scrapped” tank, felt it over for ten 257Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 War of Resistance: Starting with the New First Regiment 抗战：从新一团开始 Ye Fei transmigrates to the War of Resistance period and becomes the commander of the Eighth Route Army's New First Regiment, part of the 386th Brigade. Starting in northwestern Shanxi, the Japanese invaders gain a new nightmare... 745Reads6.9Score103Shelves
- 39 Steel Sky 1945 钢铁苍穹1945 A temporal anomaly brings a scholar from the future to 1944. He shifts the course of World War II with cutting-edge technology, from missiles to nuclear energy, from fighter aircraft to... A transmigrator carves out a new beginning on the apocalyptic battlefield, taking to the stars on the wings of technology. 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 I Transmigrated to Another World with the German System 我穿越到异世界携带德意志系统 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Greatest Landlord of the Late Qing Dynasty 清末之最强大地主 My future does not lie among the stars, but across vast expanses of land. There is no problem that cannot be solved by staking out a plot of land. If one plot is not enough, stake out another. “I stake out land, and I’m happy.” These are the musings of a transmigrator from an agrarian civilization about planets and the earth. 408Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 1945: The British Empire's Ledger 1945：大英帝国账本 London, 1945 The salutes celebrating the end of World War II had barely faded when the British Empire found itself standing on the edge of a precipice. The treasury was empty, foreign debts had piled up like mountains, workers lived on black bread mixed with sawdust, and strikes had snuffed out the last blast furnace in the mines. Lin Bai, a graduate student in history, transmigrated here during a thunderstorm and became the “scapegoat prime minister” pushed into the spotlight by competing facti 141Reads6.3Score136Shelves
- 43 The Great Warlord: From the Start, I Become a Second-Generation Military Governor 大军阀：开局成为二代督军 When Li Jue woke up, he found people holding his funeral. Then he suddenly came back to life, scaring a whole group of servants to tears. Later, Li Jue discovered that he had transmigrated to a Great Xia that was strikingly similar to the world of his previous life at the start of the last century. Great Xia was beset by warlords fighting among themselves at home and powerful enemies surrounding it from abroad. And he had become the military governor of Jiang Province. His father had left him no 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Third Reich at War 战时的第三帝国 Until 1939, most Germans still believed Europe would not be plunged into another all-out war. They believed Hitler would restore Germany’s glory while preserving peace through diplomacy. That last glimmer of hope vanished on September 1, when 1.5 million German troops invaded Poland. The Second World War had officially begun, and Germany started sweeping across the European continent with blitzkrieg. As the occupied territories expanded, the Third Reich imposed a new racial order and eugenics pr 215Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 45 War of Resistance: In 1935, I Became Commander of an Upgraded German-Armed Division 抗战：1935当加强德械师师长 [Synopsis] Transmigrating back to 1935, Chen Feng discovers he has become the eldest grandson of the foremost Chinese-American family in the United States! Behind him stands the Chen clan, powerful enough to sway America. His eldest uncle is a governor, his third uncle is a congressman, and 100,000 private troops guard 300 overseas islands. The family monopolizes energy, finance, and shipping across half the Americas! As for Chen Feng, he graduated from the fourth class at the Whampoa Militar 268Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 46 The Black Eagle's Crown: The Habsburg Revival 黑鹰的王冠：哈布斯堡的复兴 1866: twilight of the empire. To save a civilization doomed to perish, and preserve nearly a thousand years of Habsburg heritage, a modern man transmigrates into the body of an emperor. He faces: More than a dozen peoples, divided and scattered; powerful neighbors watching hungrily; and a history written as one long series of failures. His choice: dismantle the rigid empire and forge an inclusive, powerful “Danube Federation.” With railways, ships, and revolutionary ideas, he will breathe a stee 55Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 47 Transmigrate to the Late Qing: The Tiger Warriors of Troubled Times 穿越晚清之乱世虎贲 Yuan Xiao transmigrates once again, this time to Changbai Mountain on the eve of the First Sino-Japanese War, where a twist of fate makes him the mountain chief. So what if he’s a mountain chief? A hero’s origins don’t matter. With the land shattered, China fallen, and the great powers bullying the nation, I, a mere mountain chief, will rewrite this humiliating chapter of history! A sweeping heroic saga of outlaws in a chaotic age and peerless warriors! 2Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 48 The Shadow Emperor of Germany 德意志的影子皇帝 Pure industrial development, with no golden finger. The protagonist transmigrates to an alternate timeline in Germany and becomes a down-and-out prince. Watch as he turns the tables against the odds and defeats all his rivals. 33Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 49 Fighting On in 1945 1945再奋斗 With Berlin teetering like a candle in the wind and the Empire on the verge of collapse... Congratulations, Host! You've drawn the nightmare death instance, “The Tiger's Last Stand”! Zhao Yan: Th-this can't be right! Who's trying to frame me...? The Allies: Bro, we're begging you! Stop fighting, just stop fighting! It's 1945 and Germany is still fighting... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Observations on Everyday Life in the West (5-Book Series) 西方日常生活观察笔记系列（全五册） A book series that reveals the details of everyday life in the West that you won't see on a trip or find online! Experience the customs and culture of 18 countries across Europe, Australia, and America. This acclaimed series is by Bill Bryson, author of the bestselling popular science book A Short History of Nearly Everything! The Accidental Englishman delves into every aspect of daily life to paint a vivid, authentic portrait of Britain! The Lost Continent punctures America's image of prosperit 28Reads8.1Score—Shelves
