The Illustrated History of the Russo-Japanese War

by John N. Westwood

Contents:
Rehearsal for Pearl Harbor --
The Causes --
The Adversaries --
The First Blows --
Challenge and Response --
The War at Sea --
The Russians Hit Back --
The Great Siege --
Eyewitness: In the Trenches of Port Arthur --
The Battle of Mukden --
Tsushima: Trafalgar of the East --
Eyewitness: Tsushima --
The End.

127 pages, Hardcover

Published November 29, 1973

About the author

Dr. John Norton Westwood, b.1931, is an honorary member of the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies at the University of Birmingham, England. He has been an honorary research fellow at Birmingham since 1976.

He has written extensively on Russian and Eurasian issues. He also writes on steam trains and international railway history.

Reviews

[Jeff]

Don't run out and buy this one.

[Knell]

Definitely has a Russia bias, but a little refreshing when all the other books on this subject have a Japan bias.

[Josh Irvin]

An incredible insight into a lesser known war. A bit of a dry read for non-history majors or history buffs, but otherwise enjoyable.

[Justinian]

Russo-Japanese War. J.N. Westwood (Author) 1973. 128 Pages.

Picked it up at a church book sale … cheap. 60% text 40% pictures. A bit pro-Russian IMHO but otherwise good. I was looking for background on the IJA for my project. I found a little, very little.