Tsushima 1905: Death of a Russian Fleet

by Mark Lardas

Japan was closed to the world until 1854 and its technology then was literally medieval. Great Britain, France, and Russia divided the globe in the nineteenth century, but Japan was catching up. Its army and navy were retrained by Western powers and equipped with the latest weapons and ships. Japan wanted to further emulate its European mentors and establish a protectorate over Korea, yet Japanese efforts were blocked by Imperial Russia who had their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472826833
• ISBN13: 9781472826831
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.7"