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100 1 _aKuropatkin, A. N.
_q(Alekseĭ Nikolaevich),
_d1848-1925
245 1 4 _aThe Russian Army and the Japanese War, Vol. 1 (of 2) :
_bBeing Historical and Critical Comments on the Military Policy and Power of Russia and on the Campaign in the Far East
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-11-11
508 _aE-text prepared by Brian Coe, David Tipple, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"The Russian Army and the Japanese War, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by A. N. Kuropatkin is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on the military policy, strategy, and failures of the Imperial Russian Army during its campaign against Japan in the Russo-Japanese War, particularly highlighting the author's experiences and insights as a commanding general." The book serves as a retrospective examination of the reasons behind Russia’s defeats, providing a detailed analysis of military operations and the ensuing political context that affected the war's outcome. "The opening of this historical account presents the author's intention to clarify the complexities surrounding Russia's military failures in the war against Japan." It begins with a summary of the issues facing the Russian War Department over the past two centuries, addressing both the readiness of the Russian army and the strategic missteps that hindered their success. General Kuropatkin delves into various battles, the operational challenges faced in Manchuria, and the mistakes of command, while asserting that many of these failures stem from political mismanagement and a lack of vital resources. The narrative establishes a critical tone as Kuropatkin laments that the war ended prematurely despite opportunities for a decisive Russian victory, framing his observations within the context of broader historical military practices and national policy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aRusso-Japanese War, 1904-1905
700 1 _aSwinton, E. D.
_q(Ernest Dunlop),
_d1868-1951
700 1 _aLindsay, A. B.
_q(Alexander Bertram),
_d1872-1914
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58256
999 _c99083
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