The Rise and Fall of the Late Qing Navy/晚清海军兴衰史 - Paperback

This book meticulously chronicles the Qing government's endeavors to establish a modern navy during the late Qing era, enriched by the author's scholarly insights and supported by well-documented authenticity. 本书细致地叙述了晚清时期清政府创办海军的历程及作者的研究心得，史料翔实，让读者读之可信。 Beginning with pivotal phases-trial initiatives in naval development, founding of shipbuilding industries, nascent fleet formation, the Sino-French Naval War of 1884, comprehensive naval expansion, establishment of the Beiyang Fleet, the First Sino-Japanese War, and post-war naval revival-it details the trajectory of China's naval modernization. The narrative contextualizes the rise and fall of the late Qing navy within broader frameworks of coastal defense and maritime sovereignty. Strategically dissecting the Beiyang Fleet's defeat, its analysis remains profoundly insightful and retains its power to provoke thought even today. 从清政府试办海军、创办造船工业、初建海军、甲申中法海战、大治水师、北洋海军成立、甲午中日海战、兴复海军等主要节点入手，细致地叙述了晚清时期清政府创办海军的历程，把晚清海军的兴衰提高到整个海防甚至整个海权的高度来研究，从战略角度分析了北洋海军失败的原因，现在看来仍然振聋发聩。