The Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5 (8 Vols.)

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-1-901903-06-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 3200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 180 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 7599 g

An in-depth look at reports, documents, etc. describing one of the most important conflicts of the twentieth century. It was the first time that the East (Japan) fought and defeated the West (Russia). It has been described as the first step on the way to the First and Second World Wars.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nish, Ian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Ian Nish, CBE, is Emeritus Professor of International History, London School of Economics and Political Science and known internationally for his scholarship relating to the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, Japanese foreign policy and Anglo-Japanese relations in the twentieth century. Most recently, he was UK Coordinator of the Anglo-Japanese History Project, and to mark the centenary of the Russo-Japanese War compiled and introduced an 8-volume collection of important historical works and documents, The Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5 (2004). In 2001, two volumes of his Collected Writings were simultaneously published in Britain and Japan by Japan Library and Edition Synapse. In 1991, he received the Order of the Rising Sun (3rd class) as well as the Japan Foundation Award for 1991. In 2007, he was elected Hon. Member of the Japan Academy.