Topic: Battle of Mukden 1905  (Read 893 times)

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Re: Battle of Mukden 1905
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2004, 03:17:29 pm »
Muken and Tsushima--the twin pillars of Japan's victory in the 1905 war.

If you're interested MJ, Emperor of Japan:  Meiji and His World, 1852-1912 describes the events which led to the Russo-Japanese War
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2004, 03:50:03 pm »
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0003806.html

Had the opportunity to be the shortest, pre-armor war in history when the Germans captured Napoleon III at Sedan.  But the Frenchies refused to surrender.  The swiftness in which they were defeated led to World War I.
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