This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: They Meet the Russian Princes.IntroductionRussia was for centuries the
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Tolstoy on the Russo-Japanese War
Today's installment concludes The Russo-Japanese War,the name of our combined selection from Charles F. Horne and Leo Tolstoy. The concluding
Battle of the Tsuhima Strait
The first hour of the contest decided its issue.Continuing The Russo-Japanese War,with a selection from Article in Great Events by Famous
The Venice – Ottoman Trade
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, #19.In which John Green discusses the strange and
The Battle of Mukden
General Kuropatkin at this time had probably more than four hundred thousand fighting men at his command, while the forces under Marshal Oyama were
Port Arthur Falls
On New Year's day of 1905 its commandant, General Stoessel, surrendered.Continuing The Russo-Japanese War,with a selection from Article in Great
The Battle of Liaoyang
It is probable that more than two hundred thousand men on each side were engaged in the attack upon Liaoyang, thus making it, numerically, at least, a
Japan’s Army Crosses Into Manchuria
General Sassulitch was one of those blindly resolute old autocrats who still despised the Japanese.Continuing The Russo-Japanese War,with a
Japan Lands Army in Korea
To appreciate the difficulty of the general military situation from Russia's viewpoint, we must keep in mind that she was ill-prepared for war, and