北洋大时代: 以细节还原历史 让历史照亮未来

Besides incessant fighting between warlords, do we really know what happened during that period? How did the Qing Empire collapse? Why did China fail in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895? Who was the first person in Chinese modern history that defeated the Japanese soldier? How did Yuan Shikai come to power? What were the secrets of his political success? What wass the truth of 21 demands of unequal treaties? How did Duan Qirui build the republic for three times? What was the part-time president-fish seller president about? What were Xu Shichangs principles in the political world? Who was the first Chinese that appeared on the cover of The Time? Why did Sun Chunfang die miserably in the hands of a woman? How did Zhang Zuolin become the emperor of Dongbei province from a nobody? Did Cai E love Xiao Fengxian sincerely? How did Xu Shuzheng retake Mongolia? Why did Zhang Xun restore a dethroned monarch? Why was Zhang Zongchang called the general who did not know three things? Why they said the May 4th Movement was hardcore?