The Russo-Japanese War Impact on Western Military Thought Prior to 1914

Abstract

Ten years before the outbreak of World War I, Russian and Japan fought a war in the Far East that generated avid world interest and served as a prelude to the events of August 1914. Initiated by the Japanese with a naval attack against the unsuspecting Russian fleet at Port Arthur, the Russo-Japanese War erupted during a period of intense worldwide political, economic, and military uncertainty; moreover, all the major powers had either political or economic agreements with one or the other of the belligerents. Thus, the situation in the Far East in 1904-1905 was somewhat akin to the Middle East today. Keywords: Belligerents; Japan; Russia; Thesis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223727

Entities

People

  • Charles T. Payne

Organizations

  • University of Georgia

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Artillery Tactics
  • Civil War
  • Employment
  • Indirect Fire
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies