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BRIEF RJ WAR 1904- 5 COPYRIGHT F. GADEK 04/18/2003 1 TOPIC VERY BRIEF INFORMATION ON VERY BRIEF INFORMATION ON RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR 1904 – 1905 RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR 1904 – 1905 & EFFECT ON DREADNOUGHT & EFFECT ON DREADNOUGHT DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT, ALONG WITH ANTICIPATION OF ALONG WITH ANTICIPATION OF WW I EVENTS WW I EVENTS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY { “STS” } BY FRANK J. GADEK, PH.D.

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TOPIC –

“ “ VERY BRIEF INFORMATION ONVERY BRIEF INFORMATION ONRUSSO-JAPANESE WAR 1904 – RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR 1904 –

19051905& EFFECT ON DREADNOUGHT& EFFECT ON DREADNOUGHT

DEVELOPMENT,DEVELOPMENT,ALONG WITH ANTICIPATION OFALONG WITH ANTICIPATION OF

WW I EVENTS WW I EVENTS ““SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY

{ “STS” }BY

FRANK J. GADEK, PH.D.

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I AM NOT INCLUDING ANY PICTURES FOR MANY I AM NOT INCLUDING ANY PICTURES FOR MANY REASONS IN SOME PRESENTATIONS REASONS IN SOME PRESENTATIONS ––

THEY CAN DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE SIZE OF THEY CAN DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE PRESENTATION IN MEMORY & CAN NEGATIVELY THE PRESENTATION IN MEMORY & CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT DOWNLOADING AFFECT DOWNLOADING

ALSO, YOU CAN GET YOUR OWN PICTURES FROM MANY ALSO, YOU CAN GET YOUR OWN PICTURES FROM MANY SOURCES SOURCES

SUCH STS WARS ARE SO DRAMATIC & DEVASTATING,SUCH STS WARS ARE SO DRAMATIC & DEVASTATING,JUST BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS IN WORDS CAN BE ENOUGHJUST BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS IN WORDS CAN BE ENOUGHTO GET THE BASIS IDEAS ACROSSTO GET THE BASIS IDEAS ACROSS

HOPEFULLY WE WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN FROM THEM HOPEFULLY WE WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN FROM THEM FOR THE OVERALL BENEFIT OF HUMANITY !FOR THE OVERALL BENEFIT OF HUMANITY !

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BUT ONE PICTURE SHOWED A SOLDIERBUT ONE PICTURE SHOWED A SOLDIERSITTING ON TOP OF ABOUT SITTING ON TOP OF ABOUT 3 – 4 FEET3 – 4 FEETPILEPILE OF JUST ORDINARY EMPTY GUN SHEELS OF JUST ORDINARY EMPTY GUN SHEELS SO MANY WERE SHOT !SO MANY WERE SHOT !

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RUSSO - JAPANESE WAR 1904–1905IN MANY WAYS AN ACTUAL “TEST”

OF MANY NEW WAR TECHNOLOGIES

USE OF “NEW” TRENCH WARFARE, MACHINE GUNS, MINES, TORPEDOES, QUICKFIRING ARTILLERY / HOWITZERS, BREECH-LOADING RIFLES, ETC.

NAVAL BATTLES FIRST SIGNIFICANT USEOF NEW ALL BIG GUN BATTLESHIPS – E.G. DREADNOUGHT SERIES

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BIGGEST, MOST STUNNING WARWORLD HAD EVER KNOWN [UP TOTHAT TIME]

FIRST TIME ARMORED BATTLESHIPS WITH 12” GUNS MET INEQUAL CONFLICT

NAVAL BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA BIGGER& MUCH MORE DECISIVE THANJUTLAND NAVAL BATTLE OF WW I

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE,” DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#x]

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BUT FEW SEEMED TO SEE HOW THE NEXT BUT FEW SEEMED TO SEE HOW THE NEXT LAND WAR – WW I LAND WAR – WW I – WOULD BE FOUGHT – – WOULD BE FOUGHT – A MUCH BIGGER & MORE EXTENSIVE / A MUCH BIGGER & MORE EXTENSIVE / LONGER LASTING WAR !LONGER LASTING WAR !

SO PREPARATIONS / CHANGES SO PREPARATIONS / CHANGES WERE FEW IF ANY FOR THE LAND WAR, BUTWERE FEW IF ANY FOR THE LAND WAR, BUTCHURCHILL WAS MAKING EXTENSIVECHURCHILL WAS MAKING EXTENSIVEPREPARATION FOR NAVAL WARPREPARATION FOR NAVAL WAR

BOTH SIDES HAD TO LEARN THE LESSONS OFBOTH SIDES HAD TO LEARN THE LESSONS OFTHIS RJ WAR ALL OVER AGAIN !THIS RJ WAR ALL OVER AGAIN !

AT GREAT EXPENSE TO ALL HUMANITY !!!AT GREAT EXPENSE TO ALL HUMANITY !!!

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RUSSIAN MASSED GREATEST ARMY EVER ASSEMBLED AT BATTLE OF MUKDENRUSSIANS:

275,000 INFANTRYMEN, 16,000 CALVARY1219 ARTILERY PIECES

INCLUDING 60 HOWITZERS& SIEGE GUNS

ONLY 56 MACHINE GUNSJAPANESE:

200,000 INFANTRYMEN, 7350 CALVARY992 ARTILLERY PIECES SOME

OF WHICH 11” SIEGE GUNS USEDAT PORT ARTHUR SO EFFECTIVELY

992 MACHINE GUNS

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE,” DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#x,466]

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SOME SIDE ISSUES:

JAPANESE AGENTS QUICKENED PACE OF RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

TO MANY ASIANS: WW I EUROPEAN CIVIL WAR, BUTRUSSO-JAPANESE WAR SHOWEDASIANS COULD BEAT EUROPEANS

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE,” DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#x]

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ALL NEW FEARS FOR SECURITY OF BATTLESHIPS APPEARED CONFIRMED

SERIOUS JAPANESE BATTLESHIP LOSSES FROM MINES

BOTH SIDES PREOCCUPIED WITH UNDERWATER WEAPONS[E.G., TORPEDOES, SUBMARINES]

ACCURATELY SPOTTING FALL OF “MIXED” ARMAMENT SHOT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE [SO FAVORED ALL BIG GUN OF ONE CALIBER SHIPS]

[THE GREAT WAR AT SEA 1914-1918,” RICHARD HOUGH, P#9]

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RUSSIAN BATTLESHIPS OPENED ACCURATE FIRE AT 18,000 YARDS [ABOUT 10 MILES], WHILE STANDARD BRITISH BATTLE PRACTICE WAS STILL AT 3000 YARDS [ONLY ABOUT 2 MILES]

SO BIG GUNS MORE DECISIVE AT LONG RANGE, BEFORE MEDIUM GUNS COULD COME INTO RANGE

ALSO, THIS LONG RANGE MINIMIZED TORPEDO BOATS GETTING IN CLOSE TO ATTACK

[THE GREAT WAR AT SEA 1914-1918,” RICHARD HOUGH, P#9]

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BUT LITTLE SUCCESS BOMBARDINGBUT LITTLE SUCCESS BOMBARDINGFORTS FROM SEAFORTS FROM SEA

RUSSIANS CLAIMED 2 OF 4 MODERNRUSSIANS CLAIMED 2 OF 4 MODERNJAPANESE BATTLESHIPSJAPANESE BATTLESHIPSWITH 1 SMALL MINE FIELDWITH 1 SMALL MINE FIELD

[THE GREAT WAR AT SEA 1914-1918,” RICHARD HOUGH,[THE GREAT WAR AT SEA 1914-1918,” RICHARD HOUGH,P#149, 180]P#149, 180]

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SURPRISE JAPANESE NAVAL ATTACK ON SURPRISE JAPANESE NAVAL ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR ANTICIPATED SURPRISEPORT ARTHUR ANTICIPATED SURPRISEJAPANESE PEARL HARBOR AIR ATTACKJAPANESE PEARL HARBOR AIR ATTACK37 YEARS LATER37 YEARS LATER

YAMAMOTO OF WW II WAS AT BOTH [REF???]YAMAMOTO OF WW II WAS AT BOTH [REF???]

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BRITISH HAD OPFFICIAL OBSERVERS BRITISH HAD OPFFICIAL OBSERVERS ON JAPANESE NAVY SHIPSON JAPANESE NAVY SHIPS[E.G. CAPTAIN PAKENHAM WAS[E.G. CAPTAIN PAKENHAM WASSENIOR OBSERVER & OTHERS]SENIOR OBSERVER & OTHERS]

[WARRIOR TO DREADNOUGHT, D. K. BROWN, P#171]

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BOER LAND WAR SHOWED CASUALITES VERY HIGHBOER LAND WAR SHOWED CASUALITES VERY HIGH

SOME THOUGHT BOERS GOOD MARKSMENSOME THOUGHT BOERS GOOD MARKSMEN

HOWEVER, COLONEL LAWSON NOTED -HOWEVER, COLONEL LAWSON NOTED -A LOT OF LEAD FIRE NEEDEDA LOT OF LEAD FIRE NEEDEDBY BOTH SIDES TO DO ANYBY BOTH SIDES TO DO ANYDAMAGE, AFTER PROLONGEDDAMAGE, AFTER PROLONGEDSKIRMISH JUNE 1900SKIRMISH JUNE 1900

INTENSITY & VOLUME OF FIRE CAUSED HIGHER INTENSITY & VOLUME OF FIRE CAUSED HIGHER CASUALTIESCASUALTIES

SO WAR TRANSFORMED INTO A TEST OF INDUSTRIAL SO WAR TRANSFORMED INTO A TEST OF INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY TO MASS PRODUCE WEAPONSCAPACITY TO MASS PRODUCE WEAPONS

THIS CONNECTION BETWEEN PRODUCTIVITY & THIS CONNECTION BETWEEN PRODUCTIVITY & FIREPOWER NOTED BY BRITISH OBSERVERS IN RUSSO-FIREPOWER NOTED BY BRITISH OBSERVERS IN RUSSO-JAPANESE WARJAPANESE WAR

[WARRIOR RACE: A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH AT WAR, LAWRENCE JAMES, P#402]

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LAND OPERATIONS AROUND PORTLAND OPERATIONS AROUND PORTARTHUR IN NORTH CHINA INVOLVEDARTHUR IN NORTH CHINA INVOLVED3 MILLION TROOPS 3 MILLION TROOPS & ARTILLERY DUEL& ARTILLERY DUEL

IN FUTURE WARS, STEADY FLOW OF AMMUNITION IN FUTURE WARS, STEADY FLOW OF AMMUNITION NEEDED - SO VAST NUMBERS OF TROOPS & LARGENEEDED - SO VAST NUMBERS OF TROOPS & LARGESUPPLY SYSTEM REQUIRED TO MAINTAINSUPPLY SYSTEM REQUIRED TO MAINTAINNEW INCREASED FIREPOWER AVAILABLENEW INCREASED FIREPOWER AVAILABLE

CONSCRIPTION OF TROOPSCONSCRIPTION OF TROOPS

HIGHLY ORGANIZED / MECHANIZEDHIGHLY ORGANIZED / MECHANIZEDTRANSPORT SYSTEMSTRANSPORT SYSTEMS

[WARRIOR RACE: A HISTORY OF THE BRITISHAT WAR, LAWRENCE JAMES, P#402]

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ATTACK ON NANSHAN NORTH OF DALNY / PORT ARTHUR ATTACK ON NANSHAN NORTH OF DALNY / PORT ARTHUR MAY 1904MAY 1904

LIGHT JAPANESE LOSSES 739 KILLED & 5459 WOUNDEDLIGHT JAPANESE LOSSES 739 KILLED & 5459 WOUNDEDBUT IN THIS ONE ACTION TROOPS EXPENDEDBUT IN THIS ONE ACTION TROOPS EXPENDEDMORE AMMUNITION THAN ALL JAPANESE ARMIESMORE AMMUNITION THAN ALL JAPANESE ARMIESFIRED DURING SINO-JAPANESE WARFIRED DURING SINO-JAPANESE WAR

JAPANESE WORE KHAKI FOR FIRST TIME, BEFOREJAPANESE WORE KHAKI FOR FIRST TIME, BEFOREUSED MORE CONSPICUOUS BLUEUSED MORE CONSPICUOUS BLUE

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,

P#296, 294, 292, 295

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RUSSIANS POORLY SUPPLIEDRUSSIANS POORLY SUPPLIEDWITH MORE COMMON WITH MORE COMMON ITEMS – HAD TO EVENITEMS – HAD TO EVENWEAR CHINESE CLOTHES,WEAR CHINESE CLOTHES,SHORT OF MAPS, ETC.SHORT OF MAPS, ETC.

JAPANESE BETTER SUPPLIED WITHJAPANESE BETTER SUPPLIED WITHMORE COMMON ITEMS, BUTMORE COMMON ITEMS, BUTSHORT OF AMMUNITION ONSHORT OF AMMUNITION ONSEVERAL OCCASIONSSEVERAL OCCASIONS

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,P#389, 390, 391, 395, 397, 363

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RUSSIANS LACKED MORALE, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT,RUSSIANS LACKED MORALE, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT,FOOD & MEDICAL ATTENTIONFOOD & MEDICAL ATTENTION

BUT NOT ALCOHOL, SEX & RELIGIOUS FERVERBUT NOT ALCOHOL, SEX & RELIGIOUS FERVER

JAPANESE LUXURIES WERE DRINKING TEA, SMOKINGJAPANESE LUXURIES WERE DRINKING TEA, SMOKINGCIGARETTES & COOLING WITH FANSCIGARETTES & COOLING WITH FANS

ENTERTAINMENT WRITING LETTERS & FISHINGENTERTAINMENT WRITING LETTERS & FISHING

NEAREST SAKE / BEER SHOP 50 MILES AWAYNEAREST SAKE / BEER SHOP 50 MILES AWAY

FIGHTING THEIR TASK / DUTY & DEVOTED ALL –FIGHTING THEIR TASK / DUTY & DEVOTED ALL –INCLUDING THEIR LIVESINCLUDING THEIR LIVES

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,P#390, ]

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BUT SOME JAPANESE WENT INTO BATTLE INTOXICATEDBUT SOME JAPANESE WENT INTO BATTLE INTOXICATEDAS IN WW IIAS IN WW II

ALCOHOL PROBABLY FROM SHOCHU, DISTILLED BUT NOT ALCOHOL PROBABLY FROM SHOCHU, DISTILLED BUT NOT COMPLETELY COMPLETELY REFINED SPIRITS FROM GRAIN, SINCE REFINED SPIRITS FROM GRAIN, SINCE BRANDY IMPORTED FROM FRANCE & TOO EXPENSIVE BRANDY IMPORTED FROM FRANCE & TOO EXPENSIVE DURING RUSSO-JAPANESE WARDURING RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

MANY SURVIVORS DRUNK & LARGE NUMBERS HALF EMPTYMANY SURVIVORS DRUNK & LARGE NUMBERS HALF EMPTYLIQUOR BOTTLES FOUND ON FIRESHIPS / BLOCKSHIPS LIQUOR BOTTLES FOUND ON FIRESHIPS / BLOCKSHIPS TRYING TO BLOCK PORT ARTHUR HARBORTRYING TO BLOCK PORT ARTHUR HARBOR

INDICATES NOT EVEN JAPANESE NERVES COULD FACE TRULYINDICATES NOT EVEN JAPANESE NERVES COULD FACE TRULYHELLISH SITUATION OF THESE FIRESHIPS ON SUCHHELLISH SITUATION OF THESE FIRESHIPS ON SUCHSUICIDE MISSIONSSUICIDE MISSIONS

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#274, 275

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SOCIETAL ISSUES:SOCIETAL ISSUES:

MORALEMORALE ––JAPANESEJAPANESE FIGHTING MAN LOOKS FIGHTING MAN LOOKSDEATH CALMLY IN THE FACE & DEATH CALMLY IN THE FACE & PREFERS IT TO IGNOMINYPREFERS IT TO IGNOMINY

[OBSERVATION OF COLONEL REPINGTON[OBSERVATION OF COLONEL REPINGTONDURING RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR]DURING RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR]

EUROPEAN WORKING MAN EUROPEAN WORKING MAN – – APPARENT DEVITALISATIONAPPARENT DEVITALISATIONOF NERVE & BECOMING WEAKEROF NERVE & BECOMING WEAKER

BUT OFFICER CLASS RETAINED ANCIENTBUT OFFICER CLASS RETAINED ANCIENTSELFLESS PATRIOTISMSELFLESS PATRIOTISM

BUT SOLDIERS BEGAN TO QUESTIONBUT SOLDIERS BEGAN TO QUESTIONWISDOM OF SUPERIORSWISDOM OF SUPERIORS

[WARRIOR RACE: A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH AT WAR, LAWRENCE JAMES, P#447-9]

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INDEED, 1 / 3 RECRUITS DURING BOER WAR TURNED INDEED, 1 / 3 RECRUITS DURING BOER WAR TURNED DOWN ON GOUNDS OF DEBILITYDOWN ON GOUNDS OF DEBILITY

INDEPENDENT SURVEYS CONFIRMED DECLINE SO INDEPENDENT SURVEYS CONFIRMED DECLINE SO PUBLIC HEALTH & WELFARE PROGRAMS INTRODUCEDPUBLIC HEALTH & WELFARE PROGRAMS INTRODUCED

BRITAIN BOY SCOUT PROGRAM OF MAJOR GENRALBRITAIN BOY SCOUT PROGRAM OF MAJOR GENRALSIR ROBERT BADEN-POWELL INTRODUCEDSIR ROBERT BADEN-POWELL INTRODUCED

GERMANY HAD 750,000 JUNGDEUTSCHLAND BUNDGERMANY HAD 750,000 JUNGDEUTSCHLAND BUNDMEMBERS TO RECOVER THE OLD TEUTONICMEMBERS TO RECOVER THE OLD TEUTONICWARRIOR SPIRIT WARRIOR SPIRIT

[WARRIOR RACE: A HISTORY OF THE BRITISHAT WAR, LAWRENCE JAMES, P#448]

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RUSSIAN RUSSIAN ARMY DID NOT LACK COURAGE, BUT ARMY DID NOT LACK COURAGE, BUT TECHNICALLY INCOMPETENT & FAILURE OF TECHNICALLY INCOMPETENT & FAILURE OF COMMANDCOMMAND

JAPANESE - ?JAPANESE - ?

ON NOVEMBER 14, 1904 AFTER BATTLE OF SHA-HO –ON NOVEMBER 14, 1904 AFTER BATTLE OF SHA-HO –RUSSIANRUSSIAN VICTORY??? – LARGE LOSSES ON VICTORY??? – LARGE LOSSES ONBOTH SIDES:BOTH SIDES:

RUSSIANSRUSSIANS ABOUT 41,000 CASUALTIES ABOUT 41,000 CASUALTIESJAPANESE ABOUT 20,000JAPANESE ABOUT 20,000

JAPANESEJAPANESE OUT OF AMMUNITION OUT OF AMMUNITIONRUSSIANSRUSSIANS OUT OF MORALE OUT OF MORALE

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,P#400, 401, 365

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SOME RUSSIANS ABANDONED POSTS EVENSOME RUSSIANS ABANDONED POSTS EVENWITHOUT THEIR RIFLESWITHOUT THEIR RIFLES

EVEN SOME JAPANESE TROOPS REFUSEDEVEN SOME JAPANESE TROOPS REFUSEDTO FIGHTTO FIGHT

SO WELL BEFORE WW I - SO WELL BEFORE WW I - TROOPS WERETROOPS WEREBEGINNING TO REBEL AGAINST THE BEGINNING TO REBEL AGAINST THE FUTILITY OF MODERN WAR WITH SUCHFUTILITY OF MODERN WAR WITH SUCHMUCH MORE POWERFUL WEAPONS & MUCH MORE POWERFUL WEAPONS & LEADERSHIP THAT WAS QUESTIONABLELEADERSHIP THAT WAS QUESTIONABLEWITH RESPECT TO HOW MODERN WARWITH RESPECT TO HOW MODERN WARHAD CHANGED THE MILITARY !HAD CHANGED THE MILITARY ![THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#350,349, 347

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SUGGEST VERY ROUGH RULE OF THUMBSUGGEST VERY ROUGH RULE OF THUMB::TAKES TAKES 20 LARGE HITS 20 LARGE HITS TO DISABLE BATTLESHIPTO DISABLE BATTLESHIP

SEEMS TO FIT ALL 20SEEMS TO FIT ALL 20THTH CENTURY WARS CENTURY WARS

CONSIDERING VERY LARGE NUMBER SHIPSCONSIDERING VERY LARGE NUMBER SHIPSIN SERVICE, NUMBER LOST IS IN SERVICE, NUMBER LOST IS VERY SMALLVERY SMALL,,PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF MAJORPARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF MAJORSUBMARINE THREATSUBMARINE THREAT

TIGER ONE OF MOST HEAVILY HIT SHIPS ATTIGER ONE OF MOST HEAVILY HIT SHIPS ATJUTLAND – 15 HITS BY 11” SHELLS – BUT COULDJUTLAND – 15 HITS BY 11” SHELLS – BUT COULDSTILL FIGHTSTILL FIGHT

BATTLE FALKLANDS 1914, INVINCIBLE HIT BYBATTLE FALKLANDS 1914, INVINCIBLE HIT BY12 – 8.2”, 6 –5.9” & 4 UNIDENTIFIED – FIRED AT12 – 8.2”, 6 –5.9” & 4 UNIDENTIFIED – FIRED ATLONG RANGE SO FELL STEEPLY – NO SERIOUSLONG RANGE SO FELL STEEPLY – NO SERIOUSCONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES[THE GRAND FLEET: WARSHIP DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT1906 – 1922, D. K . BROWN, P#156]

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BUT INVINCIBLE AT JUTLAND QUICKLYBUT INVINCIBLE AT JUTLAND QUICKLY& DRAMATICALLY SUNK WHEN SHELLS & DRAMATICALLY SUNK WHEN SHELLS HIT HIT MAGAZINES !!!MAGAZINES !!![THE GRAND FLET: WARSHIP DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT1906 – 1922, D. K . BROWN, P#155]

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TRENCHES / TUNNELS: TRENCHES / TUNNELS: BEFORE WW IBEFORE WW IJAPANESE AT PORT ARTHUR SEPTEMBER 1904:JAPANESE AT PORT ARTHUR SEPTEMBER 1904:

SINCE HUMAN WAVE ATTACKS FAILEDSINCE HUMAN WAVE ATTACKS FAILED

13 MILES OF UNDERGROUND TUNNELS13 MILES OF UNDERGROUND TUNNELS1.2 MILLION BAGS OF DIRT FOR BREASTWORK1.2 MILLION BAGS OF DIRT FOR BREASTWORK

COST ABOUTCOST ABOUT ££40,000 [BRITISH POUNDS] 40,000 [BRITISH POUNDS] ALONE FOR SANDBAGS [AT ABOUT ALONE FOR SANDBAGS [AT ABOUT $2 / BRITISH POUND = $80,000 $2 / BRITISH POUND = $80,000 AT THAT TIME]AT THAT TIME]

CHISEL THRU SHEER ROCK / LIMESTONECHISEL THRU SHEER ROCK / LIMESTONEZIGZAG TRENCHES ADVANCED TOZIGZAG TRENCHES ADVANCED TOOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

RUSSIANS FORTIFIED PORT ARTHUR WITH MILES OF RUSSIANS FORTIFIED PORT ARTHUR WITH MILES OF INTRICATE HONEYCOMBED TUNNELSINTRICATE HONEYCOMBED TUNNELS

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,P#378, 374, 376

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EXAMPLE OF A TRENCHEXAMPLE OF A TRENCH::

600’ LONG, 4 ‘ WIDE, 7’ DEEP600’ LONG, 4 ‘ WIDE, 7’ DEEPMAIN DEFENSE OF HILL 203MAIN DEFENSE OF HILL 203TWISTED UP TO BREASTWORKTWISTED UP TO BREASTWORKAT SUMMITAT SUMMIT

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,P#432

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HAND GRENADESHAND GRENADES: : BEFORE WW IBEFORE WW I

RUSSIANS USED TO DEFEND HILL 203RUSSIANS USED TO DEFEND HILL 203MORE THAN 7000MORE THAN 7000SOMETIMES THROWN AT A DISTANCE OFSOMETIMES THROWN AT A DISTANCE OF

ONLY A FEW YARDSONLY A FEW YARDSMADE IN PORT ARTHUR – REF???MADE IN PORT ARTHUR – REF???

HAD TO USE SINCE GUNS FULL OF DUSTHAD TO USE SINCE GUNS FULL OF DUST& OVERHEATED FROM CONTINUAL& OVERHEATED FROM CONTINUALFIRINGFIRING

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#433

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11” SIEGE GUNS:11” SIEGE GUNS:JAPANESE USED 11” 8 TON GUNS WITH 500 POUND SHELLSJAPANESE USED 11” 8 TON GUNS WITH 500 POUND SHELLS

ON HILL 203 & PORT ARTHURON HILL 203 & PORT ARTHURHILL 203 DEFENSE WORKS CONVERTED INTO SHAPELESS HILL 203 DEFENSE WORKS CONVERTED INTO SHAPELESS

HEAPS OF RUBBLE & BROKE THE DEFENSES – HEAPS OF RUBBLE & BROKE THE DEFENSES – SINCE INFANTRY COULD NOT DO THISSINCE INFANTRY COULD NOT DO THIS

EVERY INCH OF GROUND PLOUGHTED BY PROJECTILES, EVERY INCH OF GROUND PLOUGHTED BY PROJECTILES, ROCKS GROUND TO POWDER & HILL GREAT ROCKS GROUND TO POWDER & HILL GREAT MOUND OF SOFT YIELDING DUSTMOUND OF SOFT YIELDING DUST

TRENCHES FILLED TO LEVEL OF GROUND WITHTRENCHES FILLED TO LEVEL OF GROUND WITHRUSSIAN CORPSESRUSSIAN CORPSES

5000 RUSSIANS & 14,000 JAPANESE DIED5000 RUSSIANS & 14,000 JAPANESE DIEDOVER BATTLE FOR THIS 1 SMALL HILLOVER BATTLE FOR THIS 1 SMALL HILL

PORT ARTHUR & RUSSIAN SHIPS IN HARBOR PORT ARTHUR & RUSSIAN SHIPS IN HARBOR SHELLED BY THESE SIEGE GUNS FROM CAPTURED SHELLED BY THESE SIEGE GUNS FROM CAPTURED HILL 203 & LED TO SURRENDER OF PORT ARTHURHILL 203 & LED TO SURRENDER OF PORT ARTHUR

MORE THAN 350 SHELLS / DAY DROPPEDMORE THAN 350 SHELLS / DAY DROPPED [REF FROM PICTURE #46, P#8 ? ][REF FROM PICTURE #46, P#8 ? ]

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#435, 436, 440, 447, 427

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DISEASEDISEASE::JAPANESEJAPANESE – 10,000 INCAPACITATED BY BERI-BERI, – 10,000 INCAPACITATED BY BERI-BERI,

DYSENTERY & TYPHOID, SINCE LATRINESDYSENTERY & TYPHOID, SINCE LATRINESTOO CLOSE TO EATING AREASTOO CLOSE TO EATING AREAS- MANY COMMITTED SUICIDE RATHER THAN- MANY COMMITTED SUICIDE RATHER THANSURRENDERSURRENDER

RUSSIANSRUSSIANS – SCURVY [SINCE VEGETABLES SCARCE[ & TYPHOID – SCURVY [SINCE VEGETABLES SCARCE[ & TYPHOID& SELF INFLICTED WOUNDS& SELF INFLICTED WOUNDSCALLED DYSENTERY UNIVERSAL BUTCALLED DYSENTERY UNIVERSAL BUTCALLED “INFLUENZA” FOR PR REASONSCALLED “INFLUENZA” FOR PR REASONSVENEREAL DISEASES – VENEREAL DISEASES – MORE THAN 1 / 4 MORE THAN 1 / 4 THTHMOVED BEYOND MUKDEN HAD SYPHILIS ORMOVED BEYOND MUKDEN HAD SYPHILIS ORGONORRHEA, LITTLE REGULATION OF GONORRHEA, LITTLE REGULATION OF PROSTITUTES, DESPAIR CAUSED SUICIDES, PROSTITUTES, DESPAIR CAUSED SUICIDES, DESERTIONDESERTION

ALSO STENCH FROM DEAD ALSO STENCH FROM DEAD UNBEARABLE!!! UNBEARABLE!!! – USED STRIPS OF– USED STRIPS OFCLOTH SOAKED IN CARBOLIC ACID & CAMPHOR TO CLOTH SOAKED IN CARBOLIC ACID & CAMPHOR TO COMBAT ODORCOMBAT ODOR

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#380, 38, 383,

386, 387, 381, 388, 351, 351, 274 ]

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NOTE NOTE ––

VENERIAL DISEASES VENERIAL DISEASES WERE VERY SIGNIFICANTWERE VERY SIGNIFICANTEVEN IN THE EARLY COLONIAL ERA FOR EVEN IN THE EARLY COLONIAL ERA FOR BRITISH TROOPSBRITISH TROOPS

OTHER PRESENTATIONS ALSO GO INTO THATOTHER PRESENTATIONS ALSO GO INTO THATASPECT IN GREATER DETAIL SINCE IT ASPECT IN GREATER DETAIL SINCE IT NEGATIVELY AFFECTED THE EFFECTIVENESSNEGATIVELY AFFECTED THE EFFECTIVENESSOF THEIR ARMY !OF THEIR ARMY !

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NO TEMPORARY ARMISTICE NO TEMPORARY ARMISTICE ALLOWED AS IN SOME OTHER ALLOWED AS IN SOME OTHER CONFLICTS – SO BOTH SIDES COULD CONFLICTS – SO BOTH SIDES COULD NOT GATHER WOUNDED & DEAD NOT GATHER WOUNDED & DEAD FROM BATTLEFIELDSFROM BATTLEFIELDS

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,

P#380, 38, 383, 386, 387, 381, 388, 351, 351

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CARNAGECARNAGEBATTLE OF FORT AT EAST PAN-LUNGBATTLE OF FORT AT EAST PAN-LUNG::

SOME BODIES OF JAPANESE SOLDIERS LAYEDSOME BODIES OF JAPANESE SOLDIERS LAYED 8 FEET DEEP 8 FEET DEEP IN NARROW CREVICES & RAVINESIN NARROW CREVICES & RAVINES

ADVANCING JAPANESE SOLDIERS TRIED TO ADVANCING JAPANESE SOLDIERS TRIED TO NOT STEP ON THE DEAD, BUT INSTEAD KICKED NOT STEP ON THE DEAD, BUT INSTEAD KICKED THE WOUNDEDTHE WOUNDED

TRENCHES OVERFLOWING WITH DEADTRENCHES OVERFLOWING WITH DEAD

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,

P#349, 348

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TACTICSTACTICS::

RUSSIANS RUSSIANS FIRED IN VOLLYS AS TRAINED ORFIRED IN VOLLYS AS TRAINED ORAS MUCH AS THEY WERE TRAINED AT ALLAS MUCH AS THEY WERE TRAINED AT ALL

COMMUNICATIONS - MADE USE OF RUNNERS /COMMUNICATIONS - MADE USE OF RUNNERS /COURIERS & PASSING WRITTEN MESSAGES – COURIERS & PASSING WRITTEN MESSAGES – SLOW SLOW VS PHONES, HELIOGRAPHS, FLAG VS PHONES, HELIOGRAPHS, FLAG SIGNALS, ETC. { REF? } SIGNALS, ETC. { REF? }

LIKED TO USE BAYONET { REF? } LIKED TO USE BAYONET { REF? }

JAPANESEJAPANESE NAVY TRAINED BY BRITISH & GOT NAVY TRAINED BY BRITISH & GOTSHIPS FROM THEM & ARMY FIRST BY FRENCH SHIPS FROM THEM & ARMY FIRST BY FRENCH & THEN GERMANS REF?& THEN GERMANS REF?

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,

P#265, 315,

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RUSSIANS RESTRICTED EDUCATION &RUSSIANS RESTRICTED EDUCATION &ADVANCEMENT FROM PRESENTADVANCEMENT FROM PRESENTSTATUS IN LIFESTATUS IN LIFE

BUT NEW / MORE COMPLEX SCI / TECHBUT NEW / MORE COMPLEX SCI / TECHWARFARE REQUIRED MOREWARFARE REQUIRED MOREEDUCATION & INITIATIVEEDUCATION & INITIATIVE

{ NEED MORE REF } { NEED MORE REF } [THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#60, ]

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SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATIONSOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION::

RUSSIARUSSIA CONVERED 1 / 6 TH SURFACE OF CONVERED 1 / 6 TH SURFACE OF THE EARTH & LARGE, DIVERSE THE EARTH & LARGE, DIVERSE POPULATIONPOPULATION

1775 LARGEST FLEET IN BALTIC1775 LARGEST FLEET IN BALTIC

JAPANESEJAPANESE – FEW UNDERSTOOD EXTENSIVE – FEW UNDERSTOOD EXTENSIVE PROGRESS MILITARY MADE PROGRESS MILITARY MADE

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#57, 51, 77]

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MACHINE GUNSMACHINE GUNS::

JAPANESE - 992JAPANESE - 992RUSSIANS - ONLY 56RUSSIANS - ONLY 56

PROVED DEVASTATING – USING ONLY PROVED DEVASTATING – USING ONLY “ “ 1 ” MACHINE GUN1 ” MACHINE GUN

180180 OF 220 KILLED BY OF 220 KILLED BY RUSSIANS RUSSIANS AT HEI-KOU-TAIAT HEI-KOU-TAI

19991999 KILLED BY KILLED BY JAPANESEJAPANESE AT AT PAO-TAI-TZUPAO-TAI-TZU

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#466-7, 464]

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BAYONETBAYONET::

RUSSIANS PREFERED IT RUSSIANS PREFERED IT { REFS ??? } { REFS ??? }

JAPANESE USED IT FOR SILENT ATTACKJAPANESE USED IT FOR SILENT ATTACK

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,P#430

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SMOKE:SMOKE:COULD PROVIDE DETECTION OF SHIPS, ESPECIALLYCOULD PROVIDE DETECTION OF SHIPS, ESPECIALLY

OVER THE HORIZON & GUNSOVER THE HORIZON & GUNS

SMOKELESS COALSMOKELESS COAL[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,P# 403

SMOKELESS GUN POWDERSMOKELESS GUN POWDER

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P# ]

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UNIFORMSUNIFORMS::

IN WINTER WHITE SNOW IN WINTER WHITE SNOW ––

JAPANESEJAPANESE COVERED DARK COVERED DARK BLUE UNIFORMSBLUE UNIFORMS

RUSSIANS RUSSIANS - ???- ???[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,P#430

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COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION::BOTH SIDES AVOIDED VISUAL SIGNALS BOTH SIDES AVOIDED VISUAL SIGNALS - HELIOGRAPHS, FLAGS- HELIOGRAPHS, FLAGS

BOTH SIDES HAD FIELD TELEPHONES & TELEGRAPHSBOTH SIDES HAD FIELD TELEPHONES & TELEGRAPHS

RUSSIANS RUSSIANS – PREFERRED RUNNERS / COURIERS,– PREFERRED RUNNERS / COURIERS,HAND PASSED WRITTEN MESSAGES – COULDHAND PASSED WRITTEN MESSAGES – COULDTAKE HOURS TO SENDTAKE HOURS TO SEND

JAPANESEJAPANESE – – COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WORKED BETTER –COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WORKED BETTER –OPERATORS BETTER TRAINED / EFFICIENT OPERATORS BETTER TRAINED / EFFICIENT &&MESSENGERS USED VERY INFREQUENTLY WHENMESSENGERS USED VERY INFREQUENTLY WHENNO OTHER MEANS AVAILABLENO OTHER MEANS AVAILABLE

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#396 ]

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ODDITIESODDITIES::PILES OF VODKA IN CASES – TENS OF THOUSANDSPILES OF VODKA IN CASES – TENS OF THOUSANDS

GENERALLY THOUGHT RUSSIANS WOULD EASILYGENERALLY THOUGHT RUSSIANS WOULD EASILYBEAT JAPANESEBEAT JAPANESE

RUSSIANS IN PORT ARTHUR SCARCELY CONSIDEREDRUSSIANS IN PORT ARTHUR SCARCELY CONSIDEREDJAPANESE TO BE PEOPLE !!!JAPANESE TO BE PEOPLE !!!

RUSSIANS WOULD START WAR ON THEIR TERMS &RUSSIANS WOULD START WAR ON THEIR TERMS &NOT JAPANESE ????NOT JAPANESE ????

LARGE RUSSIAN FLEET USED PORT ARTHUR HARBORLARGE RUSSIAN FLEET USED PORT ARTHUR HARBOR

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER,P#5 OR 7??/, 7, 11,13

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PORT ARTHURPORT ARTHUR::

CENTRAL AREA DURING WARCENTRAL AREA DURING WAR

WEST OF NORTH KOREA NORTH OF SHANGHI SPWEST OF NORTH KOREA NORTH OF SHANGHI SP

AT TOP OF YELLOW SEAAT TOP OF YELLOW SEA

1860 LT. WILLIAM ARTHUR OF ROYAL NAVY ABOARD1860 LT. WILLIAM ARTHUR OF ROYAL NAVY ABOARDH.M.S. ALGERINE, SCREW-STEAMER GUNBOAT,H.M.S. ALGERINE, SCREW-STEAMER GUNBOAT,ENTERED PORT ENTERED PORT

“ “ AT POINT OF THE GUN ” – BRITISH & FRENCH NEGOTIATEDAT POINT OF THE GUN ” – BRITISH & FRENCH NEGOTIATEDNEW TRADE TREATIES WITH CHINESENEW TRADE TREATIES WITH CHINESE

HARBOR SUPERBLY SHELTERED FROM STORMS OF HARBOR SUPERBLY SHELTERED FROM STORMS OF YELLOW SEAYELLOW SEA

SO LITTLE MANCHURIAN VILLAGE OF LUSHUN BECAME SO LITTLE MANCHURIAN VILLAGE OF LUSHUN BECAME PORT ARTHURPORT ARTHUR

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#5]

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1894 1894 AFTER BATTLE WITH JAPANESE IN BATTLE OF YALU AFTER BATTLE WITH JAPANESE IN BATTLE OF YALU RIVER, CHINESE NAVY LIMPED INTO PORT ARTHUR,RIVER, CHINESE NAVY LIMPED INTO PORT ARTHUR,BUT JAPANESE FORCED THEM OUTBUT JAPANESE FORCED THEM OUT

PORT ARTHUR FOR THE JAPANESE BECAME A PORT ARTHUR FOR THE JAPANESE BECAME A FOOTHOLDFOOTHOLD IN IN & IT DID NOT INTEND TO BE DISLODGED& IT DID NOT INTEND TO BE DISLODGED

BUT BUT GERMANS, FRENCH & RUSSIANS GERMANS, FRENCH & RUSSIANS ALSO HAD INTERESTSALSO HAD INTERESTS

RUSSIANS MOVED IN RUSSIANS MOVED IN 1896 1896 – NEEDED – NEEDED “ WINDOW TO THE EAST ““ WINDOW TO THE EAST “

VLADIVOSTOK 1220 MILES TO THE NORTH WAS NOT ADEQUATE, VLADIVOSTOK 1220 MILES TO THE NORTH WAS NOT ADEQUATE, ICE BOUND MORE THAN 3 MONTHS / YEARICE BOUND MORE THAN 3 MONTHS / YEAR

19041904 PORT ARTHUR LIKE CHICAGO AT ITS WORST – ROUGH, PORT ARTHUR LIKE CHICAGO AT ITS WORST – ROUGH,IMMORAL & VULGARIMMORAL & VULGAR

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#6]

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18,000 SOLDIERS, 18,000 SAILORS, 20,000 DOCK18,000 SOLDIERS, 18,000 SAILORS, 20,000 DOCKWORKERS & CIVILIANS – CHINESE, RUSSIANWORKERS & CIVILIANS – CHINESE, RUSSIAN& ADVENTURERS FROM ALL AROUND WORLD& ADVENTURERS FROM ALL AROUND WORLD

PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF WOMEN – 1 AT LEASTPLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF WOMEN – 1 AT LEASTFOR EVERY OFFICERFOR EVERY OFFICER

MOUNTAIN OF VODKAMOUNTAIN OF VODKA

PROVIDED INGREDIENTS FOR RAW FRONTIER LIFEPROVIDED INGREDIENTS FOR RAW FRONTIER LIFE

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENIS & PEGGY WARNER, P#7]

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JAPANJAPAN::18531853 “INVASION” OF THE WEST CAUSED MUCH DISMAY & “INVASION” OF THE WEST CAUSED MUCH DISMAY &

DISPAIR PEOPLE EVEN FLED HOMES IN PANIC BUT DISPAIR PEOPLE EVEN FLED HOMES IN PANIC BUT HAD NO IDEA WHERE TO GO BROKE 2 CENTURIES HAD NO IDEA WHERE TO GO BROKE 2 CENTURIES OF ISOLATIONOF ISOLATION

BUT AMERICANS ONLY WANTED TRADE & COALING FACILITIESBUT AMERICANS ONLY WANTED TRADE & COALING FACILITIES

STARTED MOST REMARKABLE INDUSTRIAL & NATIONAL STARTED MOST REMARKABLE INDUSTRIAL & NATIONAL REVOLUTIONREVOLUTION

WITHIN 50 YEARS WITHIN 50 YEARS JAPANJAPAN READY TO GO TO WAR WITH RUSSIA READY TO GO TO WAR WITH RUSSIA OVER TRADEOVER TRADE

BIGGEST & MOST STUNNING WAR TO DATE! !! - SIGNIFICANT BIGGEST & MOST STUNNING WAR TO DATE! !! - SIGNIFICANT NAVAL & LAND BATTLESNAVAL & LAND BATTLES

[THE TIDE AT SUNRISE, DENNIS & PEGGY WARNER, P# ix, x, ]

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MANY OTHER MORE DISTANT IMPORTANT ASPECTS ALSO MANY OTHER MORE DISTANT IMPORTANT ASPECTS ALSO OCCURRED [ME / FJG]OCCURRED [ME / FJG]

ASIAN NATIONALISM INCREASED – SHOWED COULD DEFEAT ASIAN NATIONALISM INCREASED – SHOWED COULD DEFEAT OTHERS IN WAR !!!OTHERS IN WAR !!!

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SOME OF MANY OTHER FACTORSSOME OF MANY OTHER FACTORS

INVOLVED WITHINVOLVED WITH

RUSSO - JAPANESE WAR RUSSO - JAPANESE WAR

OF 1904 - 1905OF 1904 - 1905

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FIRST SINO – JAPANESE WAR OF FIRST SINO – JAPANESE WAR OF 1894 – 18951894 – 1895[[SECOND 1937 – 1945SECOND 1937 – 1945]]

OFFICIALLY DECLARED OFFICIALLY DECLARED AUGUST 1 1894,AUGUST 1 1894,BUT LAND & NAVAL FIGHTING BEFOREBUT LAND & NAVAL FIGHTING BEFORE

DISPUTE OVER KOREADISPUTE OVER KOREA

JAPANESE JAPANESE DEFEATED CHINESE ARMY AROUND SEOUL & DEFEATED CHINESE ARMY AROUND SEOUL & PYONGYANG & MOVE TOWARD CHINAPYONGYANG & MOVE TOWARD CHINA

EASY VICTORY FOR MORE MODERN EASY VICTORY FOR MORE MODERN JAPANESEJAPANESE ARMY ARMY[WWW.INFOPLEASE.COM/CE6/HISTORY/A0845361.HTML][WWW.INFOPLEASE.COM/CE6/HISTORY/A0845361.HTML]

NOVEMBER 21, 1894 NOVEMBER 21, 1894 JAPANESE TAKE PORT ARTHURJAPANESE TAKE PORT ARTHUR

CHINA FLEET ”MAULED” – LOST 8 OF 12 WARSHIPSCHINA FLEET ”MAULED” – LOST 8 OF 12 WARSHIPS& LAND ATTACK SHATTERED SHIPS BY SHELLING& LAND ATTACK SHATTERED SHIPS BY SHELLING

[WWW.COMPSOC.NET/~GEMINI/SIMONS/HISTORYWEB/SINO-WAR.HTML]

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TREATY SHIMONOSEKI TREATY SHIMONOSEKI APRIL 1895 APRIL 1895 [AFTER 9 MONTH WAR][AFTER 9 MONTH WAR]KOREA BECAME KOREA BECAME JAPANESE JAPANESE PROTECTORAGEPROTECTORAGECHINA PAY WAR INDEMNITY 200 MILLION TAELS ETC.CHINA PAY WAR INDEMNITY 200 MILLION TAELS ETC.BUT WITHIN 1 WEEK, TRIPLE INTERVENTION OF BUT WITHIN 1 WEEK, TRIPLE INTERVENTION OF RUSSIA, FRANCE & GERMAN MODERATED THE TREATYRUSSIA, FRANCE & GERMAN MODERATED THE TREATYCONDITIONSCONDITIONS

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CHINA OUTRAGED SO MORE RADICALLY MODERNIZEDCHINA OUTRAGED SO MORE RADICALLY MODERNIZED

JAPAN JAPAN ENCOURAGED TO ENCROACH CHINA MOREENCOURAGED TO ENCROACH CHINA MORE

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JAPAN TOOK OVER ISLAND OF TAIWAN [FORMOSA] & NOT JAPAN TOOK OVER ISLAND OF TAIWAN [FORMOSA] & NOT RETURNED TO CHINA UNTIL AFTER WW IIRETURNED TO CHINA UNTIL AFTER WW II

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IN MODERN CHINESE HISTORY SINO - IN MODERN CHINESE HISTORY SINO - JAPANESEJAPANESE WAR ONE WAR ONELANDMARK THAT CHANGED POLITICAL & MENTAL IDENTITYLANDMARK THAT CHANGED POLITICAL & MENTAL IDENTITY

WAR EMERGED FROM WAR EMERGED FROM JAPANESEJAPANESE AMBITIONS IN KOREA AMBITIONS IN KOREA

JAPANESEJAPANESE WANTED TO SHOW THEY WERE “CENTER” OF WANTED TO SHOW THEY WERE “CENTER” OF MODERN ASIA & NOT “TRADITIONAL ELDER BROTHER”MODERN ASIA & NOT “TRADITIONAL ELDER BROTHER”CHINACHINA

SHOWED CHINA’S POWER & PRESTIGE LOSTSHOWED CHINA’S POWER & PRESTIGE LOST

IDEMNITY OF 200 MILLION TAELS IDEMNITY OF 200 MILLION TAELS ALMOST ALL OFALMOST ALL OF250 MILLION TOTAL YEARLY TAX INCOME250 MILLION TOTAL YEARLY TAX INCOME

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SPHERES OF ECONOMIC INTERESTSSPHERES OF ECONOMIC INTERESTSOPENLY CLAIMEDOPENLY CLAIMED

JAPAN, RUSSIA, GERMANY, FRANCE,JAPAN, RUSSIA, GERMANY, FRANCE,UNITED STATESUNITED STATES

CHINA GAVE SPACE & OPPORTUNITYCHINA GAVE SPACE & OPPORTUNITY

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JAPANESEJAPANESE HAD MODERNIZED THEIR ARMY & NAVY HAD MODERNIZED THEIR ARMY & NAVYFRENCH / GERMAN ADVISORS FOR ARMYFRENCH / GERMAN ADVISORS FOR ARMYBRITISH / AMERICAN ADVISORS FOR NAVYBRITISH / AMERICAN ADVISORS FOR NAVYMANY NEW SHIPS BUILT IN US SHIPYARDS,MANY NEW SHIPS BUILT IN US SHIPYARDS,

ESPECIALLY PHILADELPHIA, PAESPECIALLY PHILADELPHIA, PA

SUCH “CULTURAL IMPORTATION” SHOCKED THE RUSSIANSSUCH “CULTURAL IMPORTATION” SHOCKED THE RUSSIANS

CHINA FELT SECURE IN SUPERIOR NUMBERS, BUT LOT OFCHINA FELT SECURE IN SUPERIOR NUMBERS, BUT LOT OFCORRUPTIONCORRUPTION

CHINESE NAVY RAN OUT OF GUNPOWDER & SUNK CHINESE NAVY RAN OUT OF GUNPOWDER & SUNK DEFENSELESS TRYING TO FLEE DURING BATTLE OF DEFENSELESS TRYING TO FLEE DURING BATTLE OF YALUYALU

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JAPANESEJAPANESE FLEET FOR WAR ALMOST ALL OF SHIPS IN NAVY FLEET FOR WAR ALMOST ALL OF SHIPS IN NAVY

JULY 25, 1894JULY 25, 1894 FIRST SHOT IN NAVAL BATTLE & 2 CHINESE FIRST SHOT IN NAVAL BATTLE & 2 CHINESE SHIPS SHIPS SUNK + LEASED BRITISH TANSPORTERSUNK + LEASED BRITISH TANSPORTER

AUGUST 1, 18AUGUST 1, 1894 WAR DECLARED94 WAR DECLARED

SEPTEMBER 17, 1894 SEPTEMBER 17, 1894 BATTLE OF YELLOW SEA – MAIN NAVAL BATTLE OF YELLOW SEA – MAIN NAVAL ENGAGEMENT OF WARENGAGEMENT OF WAR

NOVEMBER 21, 1894 NOVEMBER 21, 1894 JAPANESEJAPANESE TAKE LUSHUNKOU TAKE LUSHUNKOU [PORT ARTHUR] [PORT ARTHUR] MASSACRE 18,000 PEOPLE MASSACRE 18,000 PEOPLE & LEAVE & LEAVE 36 ALIVE 36 ALIVE TO DIG GRAVES FOR DEADTO DIG GRAVES FOR DEAD

JANUARY 1, 1895 JANUARY 1, 1895 CHINESE NAVY ANNIHILATED IN BATTLE CHINESE NAVY ANNIHILATED IN BATTLE OF WEIHAIWEI]OF WEIHAIWEI]

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WAR COST WAR COST JAPAN JAPAN 200 MILLION YEN200 MILLION YEN10051005 KILLED KILLED49224922 WOUNDED WOUNDED16,866 16,866 DEATHS FROM DISEASEDEATHS FROM DISEASE

HAD PLACED IN FIELD HAD PLACED IN FIELD 120,000 MEN120,000 MEN

CARRIED COMPLEX CAMPAIGN WITHCARRIED COMPLEX CAMPAIGN WITHREMARKABLE SUCCESSREMARKABLE SUCCESS

CHINA’S DEFEAT A “MIXED BLESSING”CHINA’S DEFEAT A “MIXED BLESSING”SHOWED FAULTS IN SYSTEMSHOWED FAULTS IN SYSTEMCONVINCED MANY OF REFORM NEEDCONVINCED MANY OF REFORM NEEDSO NO ILL WILL BETWEEN COUNTRIESSO NO ILL WILL BETWEEN COUNTRIES

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