Title details Help Title The Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 / Geoffrey Jukes Books Name(s) Jukes, Geoffrey (Main Author) Publication Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2002 Physical Details 95 p.; ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports.; 25 cm. Series Essential histories Subjects Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 ISBN 9781841764467 (pbk.) Classmarks 952.031 Notes Bib. & Index: Includes bibliographical references (p. [93]) and index. Summary: "The Russo-Japanese war saw the first defeat of a major European imperialist power by an Asian country. When Japanese and Russian expansionist interests collided over Manchuria and Korea, the Tsar assumed Japan would never dare to fight. However, after years of planning, Japan launched a surprise attack on the Russian Port Arthur, on the Liaoyang Peninsula in 1904 and the war that followed saw Japan win major battles against Russia. This book explains the background and outbreak of the war, then follows the course of the fighting at Yalu River, Sha-ho, and finally Mukden, the largest battle anywhere in the world before the First World War."--Publisher's description. Availability Barcode Location Shelf Shelfmark Status Category 00441491 Jafet Library J 952.031:J939r:c.1 Available Standard Loan

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