The a to Z of the Russo-Japanese War
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- 2009
Summary
Every war leaves an imprint in history, but few have had such a pervasive impact in so many respects as the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. Politically, it fatally weakened the Russian Empire while allowing Japan to follow more dangerous paths. Diplomatically, it shook the power balance in Europe and reshaped it in the form of two coalitions, leading to World War I. With regard to the art of warfare, it emphasized the use of trench warfare and machine guns on land and the deployment of battleships and the use of torpedoes at sea. Yet, despite its importance at the time, it has become very much a forgotten war. The A to Z of the Russo-Japanese War provides considerable breadth and depth of coverage based on Japanese, Russian, and Western sources. The breadth is accomplished through a wide-ranging introduction, a detailed chronology and an extensive bibliography. The depth comes in the hundreds of entries on military and political leaders, major battles and lesser encounters, tactics and strategy as well as the weaponry and of course the causes and consequences. The result is the first major reference work on the Russo-Japanese War in English and the largest in any language.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2009
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-8108-6841-0
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-8108-7007-9
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 567
- Product type
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Table of contents
- Table of Contents No access
- List of Illustrations No access
- Editor's Foreword No access
- Preface No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Reader's Notes No access
- Acronyms and Abbreviations No access
- Maps No access
- Chronology No access
- Introduction No access Pages 1 - 24
- The Dictionary No access Pages 25 - 440
- Appendix 1: War Documents No access Pages 441 - 460
- Appendix 2: Glossary of Port Arthur Site Names No access Pages 461 - 462
- Appendix 3: Military Ranks No access Pages 463 - 464
- Appendix 4: Naval Balance in East Asia on the Eve of the War No access Pages 465 - 468
- Appendix 5: Naval Balance in East Asia on the Eve of the Battle of Tsushima No access Pages 469 - 470
- Bibliography No access Pages 471 - 536
- Index No access Pages 537 - 566
- About the Author No access Pages 567 - 567





