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- 51 Foundations: The 156 Soviet Aid Projects in China, Their Origins and End (Two-Volume Set) 奠基：苏联援华156项工程始末（全两册） From 1953 to 1957, the People's Republic of China carried out its First Five-Year Plan. During this period, the Soviet Union helped China build 156 industrial projects, filling enormous gaps in the country's industrial base. For the first time in its history, China began to form an independent industrial system, establishing the foundations of a relatively complete basic industrial and defense-industrial system and laying a solid foundation for socialist industrialization. The 156 projects marke 53Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 52 I Opened a Door for Russia in 1993 我给1993的大俄开了个门 Lu Mingyuan went to Russia to invest in the timber trade. On the frozen tundra, he found a skeleton and took a strange finger bone from it. Thanks to that bone, he gained the ability to return to Russia in 1993, and could travel back and forth between the two worlds. Russia in 1993 was suffering from a ruined economy, scarce supplies, and rampant inflation. Making use of the convenience the finger bone offered, Lu Mingyuan shuttled between the two worlds, smuggling and trading goods. He started 7Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 53 The Purple Chamber and the Double-Headed Eagle: 1259 紫室与双头鹰：1259 In 1259, Constantinople remains occupied by the Latin Empire, while across the strait, the Empire of Nicaea has polished its last Roman eagle banner in blood and prayer. Emperor Michael Palaiologos, known to the world as Michael VIII, feigns goodwill toward Epirus, Bulgaria, and the Turkish beys even as he secretly sets his pieces in motion: bribing Venetian oarsmen and even winning over the Genoese. Yet the empire's true enemy may not be Latin Emperor Baldwin, but Michael himself. His eyes, plo 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Transmigrating as Some Art Student Who Failed the Exam 穿越成某落榜美术生 The protagonist is a Hearts of Iron IV player with a passion for history. By a twist of fate, he transmigrates into the body of a certain failed art student, then overhauls the economy and military, “leading” the world into rapid development. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Germany Will Not Be Enslaved 德意志不为奴 As Napoleon’s fury swept across Prussia and the wings of the Prussian eagle were broken at Jena, August, who had long been content to coast through life, was forced to shoulder the banner of Prussia. The young man told his subjects that he would save Germany. Losing sovereignty and suffering humiliation do not mean the end. A true man knows when to yield and when to stand firm. 221Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 56 The Rise of an Empire: From Prussia to Germany 帝国的崛起：从普鲁士到德意志 In 1415, the Margraviate of Brandenburg, forerunner of the Kingdom of Prussia, was still the most insignificant of the Holy Roman Empire’s electorates. On the eve of the First World War, 500 years later, it had risen to become a European power vying for global supremacy. How did it achieve this, step by step? During its rise, Prussia suffered four periods of decline and even faced the threat of extinction. Yet at pivotal moments in history, great figures emerged: the Great Elector, Frederick the 582Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 57 Cross of Ashes 灰烬十字架 Amid the flames of war, two souls carrying memories of the future discover that they are not only agents of historical change, but observers whose fates shape each other. In this battle across time and space, with millions of souls at stake, the sharpest weapon turns out to be the rhythm of each other's beating hearts. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 Germany, 1875: From Crown Prince to Emperor 德意志1875：从太子到皇帝 Siegfried steps into the year 1875, a world that has strayed from the course of history. Here, Germany remains divided instead of being unified, and Prussia and a powerful Austria vie for leadership of the German people. The smoke of the Franco-Prussian War has yet to clear, and a vengeful France has already marched to war again. North America remains under the control of the British Empire, which still sits firmly atop the world. He is the sole crown prince of the Kingdom of Prussia, and from t 389Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 59 In the Name of the German Emperor 德皇之名 My soul has entered the body of Wilhelm II. Europe is in turmoil. We must prepare for a world war. We must seize our place in the sun. Only iron and blood can uphold Germany’s glory. 610Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 The Alexios Chronicles: The Rise of Rome 阿莱克修斯传：罗马崛起 He was the second ruler since Alexander the Great to usher in a new age of Hellenization. He treated the Mediterranean like his bathtub and crushed the First Crusade. Honors were just passing clouds. What pleased him was the new order he had created for Rome and the world. 749Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 61 The Nightmare Era: The Axis Powers' Hard-Won Victory 噩梦时代：轴心国的艰难胜利 This book will give the Soviet Union an epic-level power-up, turning the tide of the war for the Axis powers under immense pressure. I’ve summed up the shortcomings of my first two books, and I guarantee you’ll be satisfied with this one. 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 The Third Reich in Power 当权的第三帝国 What was Nazi Germany like in peacetime? When the Nazi Party first came to power, no one thought it would unleash another devastating war. In just six short years, it implemented a series of iron-fisted policies: crushing political movements, overhauling the job market, stimulating economic recovery, bringing civic organizations into line, and forging a national community. As Germans adjusted to the rapid changes brought by the new order, basking in the illusion of prosperity and stability, they 72Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 63 Reborn as a Line Infantryman in World War II 重生二战填线散兵 Reborn as a German infantryman sent to plug gaps in the line, Wills struggles to survive amid the deadly symphony of BM-13 rockets. From the thunder of Tiger tank 88 mm guns to the lethal threat of the PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle, he has to hack out a path to survival in the permafrost with a frostbitten entrenching shovel. When flares bleach the night white, he finally understands that war has no heroes, only survivors. The zombies are merely the failed by-product of Group 935's research. The tele 13Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 64 Cuosen II: Spring in Berlin 措森II：柏林之春 After stabilizing the Spree-Nies-Oder front, the mysterious “Witte” makes his move. He turns out to be a traitor in our midst! With infighting over power on the inside and powerful enemies closing in from outside, a campaign to suppress the chaos must be launched: codenamed “Vulture.” Yet the higher-ups obstruct it at every turn. Those in charge are blind to the situation, just as Gareth said while watching the Oder River on April 29: “We really should have arrested that old bastard. He’s a comp 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 The Iron Cross in the Ashes 灰烬中的铁十字 What should you do when you've joined the wrong organization and don't want to stay? Swept along by the tide of events, an individual's strength is as insignificant as a bubble! The choices before you are simple: wait to die, or go looking for death! Where is the way out? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Make Czechoslovakia the Pride of Europe! 让捷克斯洛伐克成为欧洲之光！ [Transmigration + System + Farming + War + Development] Transmigrated into a World War II setting from Hearts of Iron. Lin Yuwen is a history student at Jianghai University with a keen interest in World War II. He never expected to wake up in a parallel world's Europe, lying in a luxurious bedroom, only for the System to tell him, “You are in Slovakia. You are the Führer.” “The Führer?” Lin Yuwen was astonished. Had he really become the Führer? With his knowledge of history, he knew Slovakia was 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 1915: I Build the Strongest Germany from the Start 开局1915，我打造最强德意志 In 1915, as the fighting reached its fiercest, a soul from the future arrived. With war raging on, famine at home, and the United States watching hungrily from the sidelines, this ancient empire seemed doomed to sink into the abyss. But this soul from the future made one decision after another, gradually pulling the empire back from the brink. From then on, it became the world’s leading power. 326Reads6.2Score183Shelves
- 68 Reborn as a Tank Ace 重生之坦克王牌 In a war to defend their country, four tank crewmen fought bravely until the very last moment. But their souls and bodies returned to the Soviet-German battlefield of 1941. “We have nowhere left to retreat, because Moscow is right behind us.” 212Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 69 I Am Yakov 我是雅科夫 A gunshot rang out, and Yakov fell heroically beneath the fascists’ guns. From that day on, a red specter haunted Europe... Now Yakov has returned to that passionate era once more... 166Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 70 1453: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire 1453奥斯曼的毁灭 In 1444, the Hundred Years' War between England and France was still raging. Faced with the blustering provocations of the Western European crusaders, Murad II was convinced of Europe's weakness. As a result, he was beheaded in the Battle of Varna by the “Scourge of Christ,” Edward Newgate. The door to the Roman Empire's eastward expansion had now swung open... 566Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 Late Qing: Deceiving the Emperor and Rebelling to Save China 晚清：欺君造反救华夏 Set in the second year of Xianfeng, during the Taiping Rebellion. The protagonist, born a bandit, impersonates a county magistrate and takes up the post, planning to make a quick buck and run. But life is a drama, and somehow he just keeps climbing the official ranks… I eat the Qing’s food and wear the Qing’s clothes, yet I’m also going to rebel against the Qing. Watch me drive out the Tartars and rebuild China! 268Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 72 Dreaming of the Soviet Union 梦回苏维埃 My name is Ouyang Qin, and I'm an ordinary construction worker. I originally came with a construction crew from the Xia Li Kingdom to build natural gas and oil pipelines in the Xiong Si Kingdom. One day, while clearing the soil beneath a pipeline, I found a Soviet medal. At first, I didn't think much of it and assumed it was an ordinary medal. It wasn't until I washed it clean that night that I realized it was a medal commemorating the Soviet Union's glorious achievements. Just as I was lamentin 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 On the Anti-Japanese Battlefield: I’ll Fight for the Nation’s Rise 抗日战场：我要为民族崛起努力 Our great nation endured years of bitter fighting, with more than twenty million military personnel and civilians killed or wounded. If you and I had been fortunate enough to live through this war, what could we have done for our country? 24Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 74 The History of the Peloponnesian War 伯罗奔尼撒战争史 The History of the Peloponnesian War is the enduring masterpiece of Thucydides, the renowned historian of ancient Greece. Rich in historical sources and profound in its ideas, the work has long been held in high regard by scholars and thoughtful readers alike. This translation was made directly from the ancient Greek text, with reference to numerous English translations. Its notes incorporate extensive research by Western scholars, and maps and appendices make it especially useful for reading an 197Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 75 Armed Peace: 1871–1914 (A Global History in Chinese) 武装和平：1871-1914（华文全球史） The “Armed Peace” is widely regarded by European historians as the “key” to understanding the outbreak of World War I. The Franco-Prussian War defeated France and brought about German unification, so why was France not destroyed? What role did the Concert of Europe play at the Congress of Berlin? Why was the transition of the German Empire from the Bismarck era to the era of Wilhelm II a strategic mistake? Why were Austria-Hungary’s ambitions in the Balkans irreconcilable with the Russian Empire 10Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 76 The Battle of the Somme: The Ghosts of the First World War 索姆河战役：第一次世界大战的幽灵 The Battle of the Somme offers a detailed account of this major World War I campaign, examining everything from the terrain and forces on both sides to their commanders, weapons, deployments, marches, and engagements. Drawing on the most comprehensive historical sources available, the author strives to present a complete picture of the extraordinarily brutal battle, which resulted in a million casualties. Unlike many dry and difficult military histories, this book has a strong literary quality. 82Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 77 1945: Beneath Zossen, South of Berlin 1945：柏林城南措森下 “The Moor has completed his mission. He may leave.” In Martin Gareth’s account, beneath the setting sun on the banks of the Oder, a band of beaten and battered soldiers had fled from the Vistula. Across the East, disaster was spreading like an avalanche. To boost morale, the words “The Oder is the main line of defense. We must not retreat another step” had been added to the end of every document since late March, reminding everyone that there was nowhere left to fall back to. Against this backdr 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 A History of World War II: The Bone-Crushing Jackal 第二次世界大战史・呲骨豺狼 A war begins with people, and it ends with people. There are heroes who fight for survival and freedom, and there are jackals who wage war for oppression and conquest. Driven only by their own selfish interests, they plunge all living things into misery. This book brings four of the major commanders on the fascist side in World War II, jackals gnashing their teeth, back before the public, offering us a fresh perspective on that tragic history and a chance to reflect on it anew. 45Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 79 Great Qing: I Will Never Be a Puppet Emperor Again! 大清：朕不会再做傀儡皇帝！ Top-tier political intrigue + historical comeback + no golden finger + no System + not a feel-good power fantasy Japanese pirates invade our land. We will slaughter them all! The great powers humiliate us. We will punish them, no matter how far away they are! Modernization and reform: carry them out without fail! Rule from behind the curtain? Sorry, that violates ancestral law! See how the most timid and humiliated emperor in modern history turns his fortunes around in a crumbling, corrupt feu 5Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 80 I Run a Beerhouse, So How Did I Become the Power Behind the Throne? 我开啤酒馆的，怎么成幕后大佬了 Mu Chen transmigrates to a parallel world in 1930s Europe, a continent in turmoil, and takes over a small tavern on the verge of bankruptcy. He plans to get by in peace with secret braised dishes and mellow drinks from his System, keeping his little haven safe. Who knew that a few casual remarks about modern common sense, economics, and how to handle life would unexpectedly open the eyes of confused heroes from every walk of life? He knows nothing of political intrigue and wants no part in confl 65Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 81 The Romantic Little Tyrant of Troubled Times 乱世多情小霸王 No System! This is a genuine transmigration story: no bragging, no mindless wish fulfillment, just a realistic tale of transmigration, taking one solid step at a time! There is danger, love and hate, and plenty of bluffing. Its sole guiding principle is passion, patriotism, and romance. A historical fantasy novel. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 The Third Reich: Starting Out as the God of War's Son 第三帝国：从军神之子开始 [Another World]+ [Alternate History]+ [Fierce Warfare]+ [Wargame Simulations]+ [God’s-Eye View] Military enthusiast Lin Xuan wakes up one morning to discover that he has transmigrated to another world. But he soon realizes his identity is no ordinary one: his father is the god of war of the Rhine Empire. Having awakened with a god’s-eye view, he immediately gives the order: Move the machine-gun position 50 meters to the left! Get out of the way of that Gustav gun, and let me handle it! 235Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 83 The Last Roar of the Tiger 最后的虎啸 Germanophiles, rejoice. It feels like there aren't many history novels on Tomato these days, especially ones about World War II, so give this one a try. Just look at the title! I'm no good at writing blurbs, so head straight to the story~ 30Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 84 What Do You Mean, You Introduced the 36 Rifle During the Guangxu Era? 什么叫你在光绪，点出36步枪？ Transmigrate to a parallel world. Rise from 1889, then start flipping the table in 1895. Flip it, flip it, flip it. I want this world to never again be able to hide the truth from people like us. A power fantasy. 3.4kReads7.3Score106Shelves
- 85 Reborn in 1886: Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany 重生1886之德皇威廉一世 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 92Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 86 A German Regimental Commander's System-Fueled Comeback in 1945 1945德军团长的系统逆袭 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 18Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 87 Late Qing: My Arsenal Guards Sweep Away the Japanese Invaders 晚清：我兵工厂的护卫队横扫倭奴 Alternate-history twists + mighty cannons and battleships + a modern army + war + farming + political intrigue A parallel Blue Star world Back from the South Seas, Liu Zhenhua starts from the start with smokeless powder! He builds an arsenal, expands his guard force, and takes on the diminutive Wa with a modern army! The Maxim gun knows no tears. Battleships always inspire awe! Friends are welcomed with fine wine, enemies with shotguns! In this life, everything must change!!! 161Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Reborn in Prussia: Building an Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 重生普鲁士打造日不落帝国 Li Xi was an ordinary history graduate student in the twenty-first century. After a car accident, he was reborn in Prussia as its future king, Friedrich Wilhelm III. Watch as he makes waves throughout history and builds the empire of eternal sunshine he dreams of. 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 The Empire's Sunset: Witnessing the German Army's Final Hours 帝国落日：见证德国军队的最后时刻 The author of this book, Albert Kesselring, known as the “Eagle of the Reich,” was one of Germany’s 26 field marshals during World War II. He served in the German military for many years and played an important role in the creation and expansion of the German air force. He fought in both world wars, particularly in the campaigns in Poland, the Soviet Union, North Africa, and Italy during World War II, where he planned, commanded, and carried out many major operations. In 1945, as commander in ch 31Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 90 A History of Serbia: The Powder Keg That Haunted the Balkans for 1,500 Years 塞尔维亚史：困扰巴尔干半岛一千五百年的火药桶 A History of Serbia recounts the tangled history of Serbia, which has troubled the Balkan Peninsula for fifteen hundred years. In the 6th century, how did the South Slavs’ southward invasion of the Byzantine Empire first ignite the Balkan powder keg? How did they go on to establish independent principalities such as Serbia and Slovenia? What was the connection between the Ottoman Empire’s northward advance into the Balkans and the fall of the Serbian Empire? Why did the Battle of Kosovo determin 97Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 91 1944: The Third Reich's Bloody Dawn 1944第三帝国的血色黎明 In 1944, Germany is in dire straits, its empire on the verge of collapse and defeat seemingly inevitable. But its generals discover a glimmer of hope. Can Germany defy fate and turn things around? 1.6kReads—Score115Shelves
- 92 A Fight for Survival Amid the Flames of World War II 炮火连天二战求生之路 This is not a power fantasy. If that bothers you, don’t read it! (This book absolutely does not promote Nazi ideology or have any other such intent. Please don’t misinterpret it!) Christel Hoffman, a junior officer in the German Empire, is swept along against his will on the runaway train of war. Luckily, he gets a new mind, straightens out his thinking, and works hard to rise through the ranks, his career taking off like a raging fire. If he doesn’t work hard, he’ll end up as cannon fodder. I w 6Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 93 World War II: I Followed Konev and Became a General 二战，跟着科涅夫混成了将军 Grisa transmigrates to the era of the Great Patriotic War and becomes a low-ranking soldier under the famous general Konev. Armed with historical knowledge from the future, Grisa serves alongside Konev, escaping danger time and again and even turning several battles that were all but lost into victories. As he racks up one military merit after another, he somehow finds himself a general in the Soviet Army. 739Reads6.1Score104Shelves
- 94 Rebuilding the Roman Empire from the 19th Century 从19世纪重建罗马帝国 In 1453, in Constantinople, capital of the Roman Empire, Basileus Constantine XI seized upon an uncanny omen to send a child out of the city. No one could have imagined that the child’s descendants would rebuild the Roman Empire in the 19th century and forge an immortal legend. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 I, Heisenberg, Built the Third Reich! 我，黑森伯格，建立第三帝国！ When lies that manipulate people's minds dress themselves up as “truth,” “justice,” and “nation,” then spread by exploiting the weaknesses of group psychology, they can create a terrifying force beyond reality, distorting every normal logic and value. More often than not, they ultimately lead to collective madness and ruin. 443Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 96 The Daily Life of an SS Soldier 一名SS士兵的日常 “The morning rain has soaked my shell. It’s nothing; in fact, it feels rather nice. What do you think of that? Well… I suppose this has been the most fearless morning I’ve had in quite some time, wouldn’t you say, sir?” He paused, as if deep in thought, though perhaps he was simply staring into space. Before long, a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. “After all…” He abruptly cut himself off, his voice turning stiff, and laughed. But the laughter vanished as quickly as it had com 157Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 The Third Reich 第三帝国 The Third Reich spans from January 1933, when Hitler took the reins from Hindenburg, to May 8, 1945, when the war in Europe ended. Hailed by Nazi devotees as the "Thousand-Year Reich," the Third Reich lasted just twelve years and four months before reaching its end. During those twelve years, Adolf Hitler used his ambitions of conquest to build a dictatorial, brutal empire that trampled every moral principle and plunged all of Europe into its darkest, most agonizing age. Warsaw, with nine out of 524Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 98 Who Says the Holy Roman Empire Doesn't Count as Rome? 谁说神罗不算罗 The Holy Roman Empire: Once, whenever the German people spoke its name, their hearts swelled with incomparable pride. Emperor Otto the Great, Emperor Charlemagne, Emperor Frederick the Great, Emperor Conrad the Great: each had a reputation that resounded through the ages. In those days, the Empire stretched across Europe. In those days, it dominated the continent. In those days, its glory knew no bounds. Poland, France, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Italy: even these mighty European powers had to bo 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 A New World Order in World War II: Restoring Greece’s Glory 二战新秩序：重铸希腊荣光 [World War II] [Greece] [Farming] [Military] [Alternate History] [Transmigration] Europe enters the 1930s amid a turbulent, unpredictable landscape, and a fateful war is about to erupt once more. The struggles of a failed art student draw the whole world into the quagmire of war. In just a few short years, countless European nations fall beneath the invaders’ iron hooves. The Balkans, for the past century Europe’s powder keg, miraculously become the last bastion of justice on the continent. With 3.3kReads6.1Score213Shelves
- 100 I Failed the College Entrance Exam, Transmigrated to 1931, and Launched a Blitz on Tokyo 高考落榜穿越1931闪击东倞 (The beginning is a little rough, but it gets better. From then on, he beats everyone he meets. There’s no female lead. Later, Hitler becomes his subordinate, and they take on the American Empire.) Art student Ye Daofu fails the college entrance exam... 605Reads5.5Score—Shelves
