A Century After the Russo-Japanese War: Tsushima
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Map from the University of Texas Perry-Castaneda Collection
The Russo-Japanese War was the culimination of Japan's rise from the re-opening of Japan to its decisive victory over a Western power, and the seminal one for its gallop through the 20th century. By many standards, this was the first modern war, fought with battleships and machine guns, 12 inch guns and at increasing ranges. Artillery fire was starting its
