《中国海军抗日战争史诗:铁甲家族(套装上下册)》是一部从文化角度审视两个中日海军世家从甲午海战到抗日战争逾时半个世纪对决的长篇小说。通过福州海军林中天世家和日本海军别浦左卫门世家的生歌哭死、情天恨海、悲欢离合的命运贯穿了抗日战争中一系列重大事件：淞沪抗战、南京大屠杀、江阴血战、武汉会战、长江布雷战、长沙会战、衡阳保卫战、重庆大轰炸，使之栩栩如生，历历在目。书中对中日两军的大会战和两个家族海战的再现，场面恢宏，气势磅薄，又交织着人物命运，起伏跌宕，独树一帜。中日甲午海战正是铁甲战舰时代的一曲悲歌，林中天家族失败于无法在晚清时代用鲜血书写维护中国海权的理想。可歌可泣的是在铁甲舰时代终结后的八年抗战中，林中天家族仍用铁甲战舰打败了拥有潜艇、飞机和用统一口径主炮武装战舰的别浦左卫门家族。中国近代海军是一支以福州人为主体的精英，中日甲午海战是他们第一次悲壮的毁灭，八年抗战则是他们第二次英勇的殉国。战争异化了人类，甚至使战争变成了家族间的恩仇，乃至个人间的对决，《中国海军抗日战争史诗:铁甲家族(套装上下册)》首次揭露了这种嬗变。

要真正了解一个民族，最重要的是去了解它的军事。大日本帝国海军，从建立初期的猴唯诺诺到令全世界瞩目不过用了四十年时间，之后又经过近四十年，便彻底从地球上消失了。
这是一支充满赌徒性质的军队，也是一支很有创意的军队，它能够无视一切既存的政治经济军事规则和定论而孤注一掷，从而创下了不少“首次”作战的方式和创意，同时，这又是一支极为保守、固步自封、思维方式滞后子时代达数十年之久的军队。
两种极为矛盾的性质相互依存，恰好正是日本民族性格的所在，这也预示着它除了悲剧性的下场之外，不可能有其他结局。最终．它的归宿也只能是大洋深处——那片与其说是它们的战场，还不如说是赌场，更是坟场的地方。
军舰是成了残骸，但日本海军的软件遗产却几乎原封不动地被保留了下来。如果仔细观察日本杜会，就会发现：来自旧日本陆军的影响确实不大，甚至可以说几乎消失了，而来自旧日本海军的影响则很可观。很多被现今人们认为是日本社会所特有的现象或行为方式，其历史远不像人们想象的那么久长．里面不少是日本海军留下来的遗产，仅仅只有几十上百年的历史而已。那是一笔有正有负的遗产，日本战后的复苏有不少地方要归功于那笔遗产，后来日本经济的停滞和徘徊，似乎也能从那笔遗产中发现端倪。

本书为“经典战史回眸”系列丛书之一，对日本沿海军从明治建军，通告中日甲午战争，日俄战争的胜利，一跃成为世界海军强国，直到挑起太平洋战争，最终走向灭亡的历程进行了具体的、绘声绘色的描述。
菊花与锚
——近代日本的变革与日本海军的创设
从浪速到吉野
——明治维新初期日本海军的扩充与发展
菊纹龙旗之战
——1894年甲午海战及分析
走向战争的道路
——日俄战争的政治与外交背景
帝国的重组
——日俄战争及其后果
“六六舰队”时代的日本海军
“八八舰队”的发端
旧日本帝国海军金刚级战列巡洋舰
旧日本帝国海军长门级战列舰

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