Armies of the First Sino-Japanese War 1894-95

by Gabriele Esposito

Describes how newly modernized Japan waged war against China in its first overseas campaign, marking its rapid transition into Asia's leading military power only 30 years after emerging from centuries of feudalism.

After the Meiji restoration of the Japanese imperial regime in 1868-77, modernization along Western lines of Japan's industry, communications and land and naval forces advanced with remarkable speed and, by the 1890s, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472851331
• ISBN13: 9781472851338
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.1"