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- 101 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
- 102 Online Game: I Transmigrate to Europe and Become the Master 网游：穿越欧陆当主人 (The author is a beginner. This is a real-player battle royale set in Europa Universalis IV. I've tweaked some of the game's settings and added new mechanics to make things easier to calculate and understand. You can enjoy this even if you haven't played the game.) (The story focuses on political maneuvering between nations and has an ensemble cast. Please don't flame me if it's not your thing.) For some reason, Lin Tian transmigrates into a game he often plays: Europa Universalis IV. What's mor 416Reads7.1Score100Shelves
- 103 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
- 104 Chancellor! I've Transmigrated 元首！我穿越了 Game tester Li Mo is working late one night when an old arcade machine unexpectedly sucks him into a perilous pixel battlefield. While everyone else fights their way through the levels in a bloody struggle, he alone understands the underlying code and can change the rules of the game at will! Grenades become watermelons, armored trains turn to cardboard, and mechanical tyrannosaurs roar like mewling kittens. His absurd hacks crush the competition. Armed with a malfunction repair hammer and a mys 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 World History After World War II: 1945–2014 二战后的世界史：1945—2014年的世界历史 This book has long been adopted as a textbook for social science courses at Ivy League universities. This sixth revised edition places special emphasis on the diplomatic measures adopted by the world's major powers amid globalization. The end of World War II in 1945 marked a watershed in history and ushered in the modern era. The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the dawn of the nuclear age, financial crises, and independence movements across Asia and Africa... The postwar 1.6kReads9.3Score375Shelves
- 106 Striving in Another World 奋斗在异世界 (The tags were wrong, sorry) Our cause is just! It belongs to the people! It is scientific! We are the hope of the future! We are invincible! One for all, all for the revolution! Comrades! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 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. 456Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 108 The Empire Rises: The Emperor Returns 帝国崛起之帝皇归来 In the midst of this grave crisis, His Majesty Emperor Wilhelm II resolutely returned to the homeland he loved, filled with passion and unwavering conviction, ready to ascend once more to the imperial throne, the ultimate symbol of glory. His return shone like a brilliant light, illuminating the entire empire and giving its people hope as they looked forward to him leading the empire back to greatness. 108Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Reborn in World War II France, but This Time I Join the Communists 重生二战法国，但是这次爷投共了 In 1936, accounting student Wang Shikai opens his eyes to find he has become Maurice Thorez, General Secretary of the French Communist Party. The thing that transmigrated with him is the game System for Hearts of Iron IV. With the German blitzkrieg closing in, he trembles as he selects the national focus “Revolution at All Costs.” The flag of the Paris Commune rises once more, and a million armed workers march to the Maginot Line. Rommel’s diary: “The French have dug through the earth’s crust!” 251Reads6.0Score109Shelves
- 110 Reborn in the Third Reich: I Am the Führer 重生德三，我是元首 Xu Yang, a Germanophile from 2077, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Germany's head of state in 1939 while on a trip. Can he change Germany's fate without starting World War II? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 The Armored Grenadier of Another World 异世界的装甲掷弹兵 [German army + Middle Ages + technology vs. magic + military fiction that's hardcore, but not too hardcore] German troops are disappearing all over the place… The continent of Edeline is undergoing a great upheaval… Panzer IVs roll through the jungle… Bf 109s cut through the clouds… Panzergrenadiers march through cities… The SS advances into enemy territory… 2.9kReads8.9Score436Shelves
- 112 Another World: Starting as an Art School Reject 异世：从落榜美术生开始 A certain expert once said, “Never mock a rejected art student. When he finally gets angry, the result will be a global catastrophe!” Chen Lie: “Expert, I’m that rejected student…” Expert: “What? Arrest him immediately, or the whole world is doomed!” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 Doomsday Fortress: I Held Berlin for the Final Seven Days 末日要塞：我在柏林死守最后7天 At 19, I arrive in the German Empire, on the brink of collapse at the end of World War II. I am the last person who knows all the Empire's fatal vulnerabilities, the top-secret defenses on the Eastern Front, and the truth behind the collapse of its supply lines. I once thought this was the glorious age of Wilhelm II, but what I see is a sky full of bombs, walls reduced to rubble, the world-famous Fortress of Berlin, and a red tide about to swallow everything. No cheats, no reinforcements, no wa 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 My Steel and Ambition 我的钢铁与雄心 Farming and conquest, with old regrets set right. In another world, the nation is in turmoil, foreign invaders are encroaching, and the people are living in dire hardship. Chen Tong'an is possessed by a System and focuses on developing agriculture in peace. He defeats the invaders, rises in status, and ultimately establishes a nation where the people can live and work in peace, gentle toward its own people and tough toward outsiders. 1Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 115 In the End Times, I Rekindle the Spark 人在末世，重燃星火 “Spark?” Lai Wu looked at the words “Spark” written on the title page, unsure what to make of them, yet filled with anticipation. He continued reading. [I thought long and hard last night, and once again considered what you said yesterday.] [You were right. This world needs to change!] [There should be no class divisions among the people, and no oppression!] [People of every rank should live in freedom!] [Our task is to spread these ideas among the people!] [We must unite everyone and fig 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 Redshift: The Ultimate End 红移：极端终点 [Red, long live the people, entirely fictional, no real-world parallels intended, original content, decisive leadership, Cthulhu Mythos elements, world revolution, no protagonist, science fiction, strange things descend upon the world, Soviet Union, Foundation-like organization, mild sanity loss, the site's first nationwide red-themed eldritch Cthulhu story.] In this turbulent world, the collapse of the old order, the crash of the markets, the breach of the dam, the zombie hordes, and the cyberp 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 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
- 118 Moe Girls of Europe: Austria Becomes a True Dynasty 萌娘欧陆：奥地利真王朝了 [EU4 + Holy Roman Empire + alternate history + Middle Ages] Austria, darling, we love you! We love Hungary, Burgundy, and Bohemia too! Austria, darling, we love you! We love France, Spain, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth too! Reborn as the famous Austrian posthumous son, Ladislaus V, he begins by inheriting three crowns. He unites Milan with Austria and restores the Iron Crown of Lombardy, protects the Christian world by marrying into Poland and Lithuania, funds Spain’s exploration of the 1.1kReads8.4Score104Shelves
- 119 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—Score113Shelves
- 120 The Empire Falls? Or Rises? 帝国陨落？崛起？ By chance, I caught a glimpse of another world. There, the empire had succeeded, but it also faced even greater problems: the betrayal of its allies and the creation of a new world order. What path should the empire take? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 The Rout of the Military Academy 军校的溃兵 My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 589Reads8.4Score288Shelves
- 122 From Bismarck to Hitler (A Work by Sebastian Haffner) 从俾斯麦到希特勒（哈夫纳作品） From Bismarck to Hitler traces the history of how Bismarck, the “Iron Chancellor” of the Kingdom of Prussia, founded the German Empire, and how Hitler’s Third Reich ultimately led the German nation down the road to destruction. From Bismarck to Hitler offers readers a thread through the development of German history, prompting them to reflect on how Germany’s present circumstances differ from the country’s earlier development. Through an intellectual dialogue with Haffner, readers will gain a de 307Reads9.1Score108Shelves
- 123 Rifts in Time and Space: Before Berlin Awoke 时空裂隙：柏林尚未苏醒之时 Arthur is born into an era when the Nazis rule the world. To save all of humanity, he has no choice but to transmigrate back to 1918 and find a way to defeat the Nazis! Watch as Arthur leads Britain through the Roaring Twenties, builds an Imperial Federation, and makes Britain great again! 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 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 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 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
- 126 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
- 127 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
- 128 Churchill's Memoirs of the Second World War, Vol. 1: From War to War 丘吉尔第二次世界大战回忆录01：从战争到战争 Churchill's Second World War Memoirs, Volume 1: The Gathering Storm offers a panoramic account of the European situation from 1919 to 1939, assessing events from a statesman's distinctive perspective. It analyzes and describes the profound impact of the First World War on European countries under different regimes, as well as their subsequent political and military actions. Readers can gain a deeper understanding of how the European situation shifted under the Treaty of Versailles after the Firs 64Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 129 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
- 130 As a Future Rising Star, I Have to Pull for Characters Now! 身为未来将星，我必须立刻抽卡！ [Comedy]+ [War]+ [Politics]+ [System] (Guided by Otto Apocalypse, so there's no hand-waving or making things up.) My name is Otto, and I'm panicking right now. I'm an imperial officer who doesn't know how to fight a war, and I'm sorry. What? You're saying I can draw cards?! And the generals I draw come with a lifetime of experience?! Damn, why didn't you say so earlier? Holy crap! A golden legend, General Mackensen! The drop rate really is high. No, don't trade, don't trade, don't trade. Who eve —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 Another World's Continent: Starting as a Failed Candidate 异世大陆：从落榜开始 What terrifying thing happens when an art student fails to get into college? Zhang Yang: I’ll tell you. Wherever my sword points becomes imperial territory. Let those despicable invaders pay the price! 5Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 132 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
- 133 Another World: Naval Storm 异世：海军风暴 What? You’re the strongest power in the Far East, and your Combined Fleet rules the seas? You’re exactly who I’m here to fight! I’ll bombard Kyoto and scare the Emperor half to death! What? You’re the world’s reigning superpower, and the Royal Navy commands the oceans? You’re exactly who I’m here to fight! The new world will be divided, starting with Leo! Who’s Leo, you ask? He’s the best-looking guy at Carey Academy (according to himself), a strategic genius of the Drak Empire (by popular opi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 The Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's Last Gamble 阿登战役：希特勒的最后一搏 In June 1944, nearly three million Allied troops landed in Normandy, successfully opening a second front in Europe. In September, Operation Market Garden, the plan to capture the bridge at Arnhem by airborne assault, failed, but German forces on the Western Front were steadily nearing collapse. On December 16, Hitler launched his “last throw of the dice”: he massed his forces in the Ardennes, where Belgium, Germany, and Luxembourg meet, and mounted a counteroffensive to seize Antwerp, the Allies 143Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 135 All Things of Iron and Blood 铁与血的一切 A slightly history-savvy archaeologist is sent back by a twist of fate to a Germany where nothing much is happening. Follow him as he leads the country to survive once more in this version of the world! A reporter interviewing Yang Zhengxian asked, “Now that you’ve become the leader of the Third Reich, what are you going to do?” Yang Zhengxian replied, “Kill a few million Jews and one shoeshiner.” The reporter was puzzled. “Why kill a shoemaker?” Yang Zhengxian grinned smugly and turned to M 5Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 136 The Complete Memoirs of the Second World War by Winston Churchill (12 Volumes) 丘吉尔第二次世界大战回忆录全集（全十二册） Winston Churchill was one of the world's eight most persuasive orators of the past century, one of the greatest Britons of all time, and a Nobel Prize winner in Literature. This sweeping historical work by the former British prime minister is also one of the most authoritative and comprehensive accounts of World War II, published in commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the victory in the global war against fascism. It reveals little-known secrets of World War II and offers penetrating insigh 228Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 137 Reborn in Germany 重生之我在德国 (Just started getting ratings) (Slow-paced) (This is a power fantasy, so readers don't need to get too hung up on the details. Thanks for your support.) (This story will take a dark path.) After the war to end all wars came to an end, the French basked in victory and reparations, while the British continued to uphold the world order as its undisputed superpower. Defeated Germany, meanwhile, was firmly shackled by the Treaty of Versailles. Almost everyone believed the country had lost the ability 191Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 138 TNO: The Night Before Dawn TNO黎明前夜 The Iron Hoof trampled the Alliance's homeland. Darkness swallowed the world. But the spark of hope never went out. Beneath the shadow of Greater Germany, we are the West Russian Revolutionary Front. We have returned from hell. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 The Strange Invasion: My Third Reich Arsenal 诡异入侵：我的第三帝国军火库 Entering the ghost realm at eighteen, while the whole world watches a live-streamed death game? Others awaken supernatural powers and tremble in fear, but Su Zhou activates the [Ironblood Conscription System]! **When the A-rank "Suffocator Behind the Door" corners him in a blood-soaked bedroom:** "RIP!!!" An MG42 machine gun erupts in a metallic storm! The giant hand of black mist and the Door of Despair are torn to shreds in an instant! The live stream goes wild! From then on, the ghost rea 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 A Complete Record of the Japanese Invasion of China and the Jiawu Massacre 日本侵华甲午大屠杀全纪录 This book provides a detailed record of the massacres and atrocities committed by Japan during its invasion of China in the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894. It vividly depicts Japan's invasion from its initial conspiracies and careful organization and preparations through to its execution, along with the many atrocities committed during the invasion. From every angle, it records the suffering inflicted by this war of Japanese aggression against China. Japan's brutal war of aggression against Ch 223Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 141 Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940–1941 命运攸关的抉择：1940-1941年间改变世界的十个决策 In ten chapters, Ian Kershaw examines ten interconnected political decisions with enormous military consequences, made by six major powers, Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, and Japan, between May 1940 and December 1941. From Britain's decision to keep fighting Germany, to Germany's decision to declare war on the United States after Pearl Harbor, to Hitler's decision to exterminate the Jews of continental Europe, these choices transformed two separate wars across Euro 173Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 142 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
- 143 Reborn as the Last Empress? I Have a National Policy System! 重生末代女帝？我有国策系统！ [This book contains cuddling, Paradox games, and military content. It’s not hardcore, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] [Please don’t read too much into this book. It has nothing to do with reality (just covering my bases).] Reborn overnight as the last empress? Rebels threaten from within, while powerful nations eye the country from without. With the guillotine looming, fortunately, she has a National Policy System. As long as she unlocks the right policies, every difficulty can be overc 16Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 144 The Battlefield Demon Only Wants to Escape the Imperium 战场恶魔只想逃离帝国 “The Empire is defeated by the Allied Powers.” The future can be summed up in one sentence, and it is gradually becoming reality. Now, having met the Emperor because of my defeat, I can’t help feeling happy. If the Emperor scolds me, I’ll prostrate myself and beg forgiveness, then resign, clear my name, and escape to a little island where no one can find me. My toil on the battlefield will finally be over. A wonderful life is about to begin. I could laugh until my stomach hurts, but since I’ve b —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 The Deserter from Berlin 从柏林来的逃兵 Take a look at the author's new book. Nobody wants it, and I'm going to starve to death () Three transmigrators ended up in the 1945 Battle of Berlin, becoming three Germans. They were a deserter, a schoolboy, and a civilian, each with his own name: Steffen, Tobias, and Emil. But from the very beginning, only one of the three was left: Steffen. Like his identity suggested, Steffen was a deserter. He had no intention of throwing his life away for Germany. He wasn't Germanic, nor was he German, s 360Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 146 The Rise of the German Cat 汉斯猫的崛起 A young man from the modern era transmigrates back to the turbulent period of the World Wars, becoming a powerful figure of that age. But this time, things are different. Armed with an unprecedented System and his memories, he is determined to change the course of history at its roots and lead the world toward a completely different future of nuclear peace and prosperity. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 I Transmigrated, but Got the Hearts of Iron System 穿越，但是钢铁雄心系统 Hearts of Iron IV + Millennium Dawn mod Technology + fantasy + magic + superpowers + the uncanny + Cthulhu + subversion of tropes A world of top-tier technology, born beneath the game’s “console,” becomes intertwined with a world from the previous century and a vast civilization of immortal cultivators. As the will of a civilization embodied by the United Earth Government, a world with boundless industry and an overwhelming technological advantage, they will defeat powerful foes with a well-deve 2.3kReads5.6Score174Shelves
- 148 1914: When the Train Headed East 1914：当列车驶向东方 July 1914. War is about to break out in Europe. In the original course of history, Germany staked everything on the Western Front. But on this timeline, someone makes a different choice. The main force is sent east. The enemy is lured deep into the territory. Using the rail network's interior lines to maneuver, the army encircles and destroys the enemy in an unprecedented battle on East Prussian soil. In two weeks, two Russian armies are wiped out. But the war has only just begun. The We 4.3kReads7.6Score329Shelves
- 149 Green Laurel Is Rome 绿罗也是罗马 My laid-back life is over for good. Somehow, I’ve ended up in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. I was already a terrible student, and now the empire is in its final years. How can I save the country without a cheat? (The setup at the beginning is extremely complicated, so it’s recommended to start with Volume Three.) 513Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 150 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
