Red Mutiny: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin11 reviews
Neal Bascomb

Mariner Books, 2008

A Great Read - and a lesson in politcal leadership

+ A well-crafted adventure
+ Exceptional
+ Page-Turner
  
  











  



  
Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear: Russia's War with Japan (Cassell Military Paperbacks)8 reviews
Richard Connaughton

Cassell, 2007

An Rich, Detailed Military History

+ Excellent Book

There are not a great number of modern histories of the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War, but Richard Connaughton's Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear is clearly the best. The author, with 30 year's experience in the British Army and access to British official records on the war, brings a richer and more ...
  
  











  



  
FLEET THAT HAD TO DIE: New Edition5 reviews
Richard Hough

Birlinn, 2004

The Perfect Naval Epic

+ What could be more funny than clueless Russians?
+ The loss of the Russian fleet in the Straits of Korea.
+ Ballantine Version Used to Be 50 Cents
  
  











  



  
The Russo-Japanese War 1904-05 (Men-at-Arms)6 reviews
Alexei Ivanov

Osprey Publishing, 2004

Balanced overview of the Armies

+ Men at Arms Russo-Japanes War
+ Osprey Publishing At Its Best
+ One of the best Osprey MAA titles
  
  











  



  
Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War (Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest)
Rotem Kowner

The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2006

Through a wide-ranging introduction, a detailed chronology, a photo spread, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on military and political leaders, major battles and lesser skirmishes, tactics, strategy, weaponry, and the causes and consequences, a full picture of this pivotal war is provided. For the enterprising researcher, a useful bibliography is also included.
  
  











  



  
Theodore Rex (Modern Library Paperbacks)201 reviews
Edmund Morris

Modern Library, 2002

A Whirwind Hits the White House

+ Very worthy effort that leaves me wanting more, not less,
+ An Excellent Portrait of a Great President
+ A Window into Roosevelt's Presidency
  
  











  



  
The Russo-Japanese War 1904-19056 reviews
Geoffrey Jukes

Osprey Publishing, 2002

The Difference Between Competent and Incompetent Militaries

+ Good intro to this conflict
+ First War of Expansion in the 20th Century

Not all books by Osprey Publishing are created equal. This book, however, is one of the better ones in the Essential Histories series. The book is well organized and follows a clear chronological path. The largest chapter in the book deals with Russian and Japanese maneuvers. Although the last ...
  
  











  



  
Russian Battleship vs Japanese Battleship: Yellow Sea 1904-05 (Duel)
Robert Forczyk

Osprey Publishing, 2009

The first major clash between a European and Asian state in the modern era signalled the beginning of Japan's rise as a major power on the world stage. What began as differing expansionist interests in Manchuria and Korea developed into a full-blown war in 1904, with an unexpected outcome. Watched by the rest of the world's superpowers, this incredibly violent war was disastrous for the Russians ...
  
  











  



  
Human Bullets A Soldier's Story Of Port Author1 review
Tadayoshi Sakurai, Count Okuma

Kessinger Publishing, 2004

Don't Step On the Corpses!

The titanic struggle between the Russian Army of Tsar Nicholas II and the Imperial Japanese Army for the fortress of Port Arthur-- The Imperial Russian Navy's most important Far Eastern Naval Base -- is the setting for this enlightening but troubling memoir by Lieutenant Tadayoshi Sakurai. Very ...
  
  











  



  
The Tides at Sunrise : A History of the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905
Denis; Warner, Peggy Warner

Charterhouse, 1974
  
  











  



  
With Russian, Japanese And Chunchuse: The Experiences Of An Englishman During The Russo-Japanese War1 review
Ernest Brindle

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007

Embeds: Back In The Day

More than 600 journalists traveled with U.S. forces in Iraq as part of the Pentagon's embedded journalist program. Sent to make first-hand accounts of the war, these reporters signed contracts with the military that limited who they were allowed to report on. The Iraq War was not the first time ...
  
  











  



  
Much Recorded War: The Russo-Japanese War In History And Imagery, A3 reviews
Sebastian Dobson, Anne Nishimura Morse, ...

MFA Publications, 2005

An exceptional testimony to both art and reporting

+ Great Artwork Becomes Great Propaganda

A Much Recorded War: The Russo-Japanese War In History And Imagery could just as easily have been featured in our 'Art' review section: it's that packed with lovely woodblock prints, postcard reproductions, and other visuals which represented the first fully reported struggle. It's featured here so ...
  
  











  



  
The Tides at Sunrise : A History of the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905
Denis; Warner, Peggy Warner

Charterhouse, 1974
  
  











  



  
With Russian, Japanese And Chunchuse: The Experiences Of An Englishman During The Russo-Japanese War1 review
Ernest Brindle

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007

Embeds: Back In The Day

More than 600 journalists traveled with U.S. forces in Iraq as part of the Pentagon's embedded journalist program. Sent to make first-hand accounts of the war, these reporters signed contracts with the military that limited who they were allowed to report on. The Iraq War was not the first time ...
  
  











  



  
The Russo-Japanese War 1904-19056 reviews
Geoffrey Jukes

Osprey Publishing, 2002

The Difference Between Competent and Incompetent Militaries

+ Good intro to this conflict
+ First War of Expansion in the 20th Century

Not all books by Osprey Publishing are created equal. This book, however, is one of the better ones in the Essential Histories series. The book is well organized and follows a clear chronological path. The largest chapter in the book deals with Russian and Japanese maneuvers. Although the last ...
  
  











  



  
Russian Battleship vs Japanese Battleship: Yellow Sea 1904-05 (Duel)
Robert Forczyk

Osprey Publishing, 2009

The first major clash between a European and Asian state in the modern era signalled the beginning of Japan's rise as a major power on the world stage. What began as differing expansionist interests in Manchuria and Korea developed into a full-blown war in 1904, with an unexpected outcome. Watched by the rest of the world's superpowers, this incredibly violent war was disastrous for the Russians ...
  
  











  



  
Human Bullets A Soldier's Story Of Port Author1 review
Tadayoshi Sakurai, Count Okuma

Kessinger Publishing, 2004

Don't Step On the Corpses!

The titanic struggle between the Russian Army of Tsar Nicholas II and the Imperial Japanese Army for the fortress of Port Arthur-- The Imperial Russian Navy's most important Far Eastern Naval Base -- is the setting for this enlightening but troubling memoir by Lieutenant Tadayoshi Sakurai. Very ...
  
  











  



  
The Russo-Japanese War 1904-05 (Men-at-Arms)6 reviews
Alexei Ivanov

Osprey Publishing, 2004

Balanced overview of the Armies

+ Men at Arms Russo-Japanes War
+ Osprey Publishing At Its Best
+ One of the best Osprey MAA titles
  
  











  



  
Much Recorded War: The Russo-Japanese War In History And Imagery, A3 reviews
Sebastian Dobson, Anne Nishimura Morse, ...

MFA Publications, 2005

An exceptional testimony to both art and reporting

+ Great Artwork Becomes Great Propaganda

A Much Recorded War: The Russo-Japanese War In History And Imagery could just as easily have been featured in our 'Art' review section: it's that packed with lovely woodblock prints, postcard reproductions, and other visuals which represented the first fully reported struggle. It's featured here so ...
  
  











  



  
FLEET THAT HAD TO DIE: New Edition5 reviews
Richard Hough

Birlinn, 2004

The Perfect Naval Epic

+ What could be more funny than clueless Russians?
+ The loss of the Russian fleet in the Straits of Korea.
+ Ballantine Version Used to Be 50 Cents