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Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear
Richard Connaughton
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The definitive history of the Russo-Japanese war 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 so. From this curious war, ... Read more
The definitive history of the Russo-Japanese war 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 so. From this curious war, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Cassell Military Paperbacks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780304366576
SKU
V9780304366576
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About 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear
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 A remarkably lively and enjoyable account
The Economist Connaughton writes well with a serving officer's unfussy grasp
INDEPENDENT
US NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW A remarkably lively and enjoyable account
The Economist Connaughton writes well with a serving officer's unfussy grasp
INDEPENDENT