Russo-Japanese War and Its Shaping of the Twentieth Century

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Russo-Japanese War on Land and Sea 3. Asia and the Russo-Japanese War 4. The Road to Revolution 5. Portsmouth: The First Step towards Pearl Harbor 6. Björkö, the Schlieffen Plan, and Offensive Strategies 7. Conclusion 8. Sources and Bibliography

Summary

The Russo-Japanese War was in essence a colonial conflict between the expanding interests of Russia and Japan in East Asia. However, while appearing regional, the war itself in fact had a major global impact and this book makes a strong argument for the consideration of initially minor events in the analysis of global history.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Jacob, Frank (City University of New York Jacob, Jacob Frank
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367348700
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34870-0
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Japan, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Russia, First World War, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / World, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, General & world history, Politics & government, Politics and government, Asian History, General and world history, C 1900 - C 1914, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, HISTORY / Russia / General