G. de Voogt - De Oorlog in Oost-Azië. Rusland en Japan -
Amsterdam ± , bound, 262 pp. In this book, many images, both photographs as illustrations of, amongst others, ships. The book is in perfect condition. The Russian-Japanese war between the Russian Empire and Imperial Japan for the control over Korea and Manchuria started on 8 February when the Japanese navy launched a surprise attack on the Russian navy port Port Arthur (China).It ended with the signing of the for the Russians humiliating Treaty of Portsmouth on 5 September . The war had a disastrous course for the Russians. The Russian troops had to retreat from Port Arthur, after several lostbattles. on 2 January . After the decisive see battle of Tsushima and the mutiny on the Russian battleship Potemkin on 2 July , the will to keep the fight up was broken on the Russian side. Read More