Rising Sun And Tumbling Bear
Russia's War with Japan
$39.79
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2004
Summary
The Russians were wrong-footed from the start, fighting in Manchuria at the end of a 5,000-mile single-track railway. The Japanese were a week or so from their bases. The Russian command structure was hopelessly confused, their generals old and incompetent, the Tsar cautious and uncertain. The Russian naval defeat at Tsushima was as farcical as it was complete.
The Japanese had defeated a big European power, and the lessons for the West were there for all to see, had they cared to do …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780304366576 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0304366579 |
| Author: | Richard Connaughton |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2004 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 30mm |
| Series: | W&N Military |
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Connaughton writes well with a serving officer’s unfussy grasp– INDEPENDENT
A remarkably lively and enjoyable account * THE ECONOMIST *
Connaughton writes well with a serving officer’s unfussy grasp * INDEPENDENT *
Connaughton…has done an important service by reconstructing in detail the land campaign…that presaged the horrors of the First World War to come * US NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW *
About The Author
Richard Connaughton
Colonel Richard Connaughton spent two years as Head of the British Army’s Defence Studies, the culmination of a twenty-two year career in the army, retiring in 1992. He now undertakes studies in the politico-military field on an international basis for client governments and the military, and has an intimate knowledge of military and special forces’ involvement in the trouble spots of recent years.
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