The pattern of the international situation in the Far East has undergone profound changes. The war ended in China's fiasco, and it was the most westernization movement that lasted for more than 30 years.
The symbol of post-failure has become an important turning point in China's national awakening since modern times. However, the research on the history of the Sino-Japanese War in China started late and developed rapidly.
The road was not smooth sailing, and it was not until the last twenty years that remarkable achievements were made.
Since the Sino-Japanese War, the development process of post-war historical research can be roughly divided into four stages: First, the 25 years after the Sino-Japanese War were research work.
Slow start-up stage; Second, from the 1930s, it was the stage when research started and laid the foundation. Third, after the 1950s, research work appeared.
Transfer and development stage; Fourthly, since the late 1970s, the research work has been further broadened and deepened.
25 years after the Sino-Japanese War: A Slow Start
The failure of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 brought an unprecedented national crisis to China and began to face the danger of national subjugation and extinction, which greatly shook the people of China and formed a huge
The great ideological impact contributed to the awakening of the nation. It is worth noting that while the Chinese people are increasingly awakening, the research on the history of the Sino-Japanese War has failed to keep up. only
Make a comparison between China and foreign countries, and the problem will be clear.
From the late Sino-Japanese War to the early 20th century, Japan published a large number of books about the Sino-Japanese War. Among them, books on war history are the main ones, and there are two main categories.
: First, private writings, such as Nissin Ocean History by Kawasaki Zishan (Tokyo Chunyangtang, 1896) and Battle of the Yellow Sea by Hirata Katsuma (Tokyo Bo)
Museum, 1896), Kawasaki Saburo's History of the Nissin War (Tokyo Bowen Museum, 1897), etc. The second is official writings, such as Meiji compiled by the Japanese General Staff Headquarters.
History of Japanese War in 278 (Tokyo Printing Co., Ltd., 1904) and Meiji Naval Battle in 278 (Tokyo Spring)
Tang Yang, 1905), etc. Most of these works on the history of war are lengthy and huge, and they are good at enriching historical materials. For example, Kawasaki Saburo, the author of the History of the Nissin War, used to be
He went to war as an army reporter. After the war, he collected documents about the Sino-Japanese war, as well as the accounts and comments of westerners, and visited Japanese soldiers.
The war generals wrote according to this book. The book has a wide range of materials, a large number of rare first-hand materials, and high reference value. It is still a must-read for researchers.
This book. As for the official writings, they are compiled by the Japanese military authorities, which are easy to collect and detailed, and naturally have certain reference value. but
These Japanese works not only described the war process and summarized the war experience from a military perspective, but also focused on the Meiji government's foreign expansion policy.
Singing praises, distorting facts and covering up Japan's crime of deliberately provoking trouble and launching a war of aggression can never be regarded as faithful history.