ODYSSEYA - "A fascinating and moving Australian immigrant saga set against the backdrop of ancient and modern Russian history."

My biographical novel has some interesting historical asides - dispersed throughout the book which should interest history-thinkers. To arouse your interest I have included the beginning of Chapter 24 from my book, which has an indirect relationship to my story. It describes the opening gambit to the Russo/Japanese war of 1904-05. In retrospect decades later, it becam...