What we’re about
This is a group for anyone interested in military history, from Mesopotamian times to recent conflicts. We will choose book detailing a conflict/battle in history, and discuss the strategies, politics and outcomes. Everyone is welcome!
Looking forward to learning new stuff.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Tide At Sunrise: History of the Russo-Japanese War Denis and Peggy WarnerLink visible for attendees
we will continue to read about Russo-Japanese conflicts, this conflict is before Nomonhan, and will cover the Russo-Japanese War, (1904–05), military conflict in which a victorious Japan forced Russia to abandon its expansionist policy in East Asia, thereby becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power using modern weapons.
Blurb:
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan during 1904 and 1905 over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major theatres of military operations were in the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden in Southern Manchuria, the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan.Book is only available as used paperback, published 1974. It is available online at Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine. also, check your local libraries.
Book is 680 pages so we will meet in early December in between the holidays.
