Human Bullets: A Soldier's Story of Port Arthur

by Tadayoshi Sakurai and A Schinzinger

Book Overview

The impact of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 was incalculable. It was the first victory by an Asian power over a European one since the Mongol invasions of the thirteenth century. Japanese victory was ascribed to the "spirit" of the Japanese people, which helped their soldiers to overcome superior numbers and technology. A fascinating glimpse into prevailing nationalistic and militaristic attitudes in early-twentieth-century Japan, Human Bullets...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080329266X
• ISBN13: 9780803292666
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"