The naval battle of Tsushima brought the decision in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904/05. It had a formative influence on the history of the 20th century. This book describes not only the background and course of the battle, but also how events in East Asia helped shape world history - the First World War, the Russian Revolution, Pearl Harbor.
The victory won by the Japanese Admiral Togo in the Korean Strait over the Russian squadron under Admiral Rozhestvensky set the course for the end of the Russo-Japanese War. Japan's rise to great power status in the Pacific region began. The already ailing Tsarist Empire, on the other hand, slid into an era of unrest and revolution. The fact that the modernly equipped and efficiently led Japanese armed forces were able to inflict a severe defeat on the great power Russia was perceived with astonishment by the public and the military worldwide. Could it be that clever planning, the latest military technology and rapid mobilisation meant certain victory over an opponent superior in material and personnel? A volume from the series "Battles - Stations of World History".
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Jacob, F.
Title
Tsushima 1905. Ostasiens Trafalgar
Details
24 bw-illustr., 2 bw-maps. 216 pp.
State
new
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