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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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About the Author
Alexei Ivanov was born in 1969 just outside Moscow. He served in the Soviet Armed Forces for four and a half years. He is an avid collector of Russian militaria, and he is especially interested in the Russian Civil War period. He divides his time between Russia and his home in Cambridgeshire.Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961, and has always been interested in military history. His first Osprey book was the ground-breaking Men-at-Arms 306: 'Chinese Civil War Armies 1911–49'; he has since published a three-part sequence on The Italian Army 1940-45 (Men-at-Arms 340, 349 & 353). A rugby league enthusiast and amateur genealogist, he is married and lives in Leeds.
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Product details
Series: Men-at-Arms (Book 414)
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (July 25, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1841767085
ISBN-13: 978-1841767086
Product Dimensions:
7.2 x 0.1 x 9.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.2 out of 5 stars
19 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#956,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
This was an excellent book for me since I knew very little about this war before I read it. This was sort of a practice for World War I. One thing I found interesting was the Japanese military was actually more caring to the Manchurian and Chinese civilians than the Russians were. The behavior during the Second World War by the Japanese was they were uncivilized, barbaric, and degenerate killers/torturers, etc.The failure of the Russians to win any major battles directly resulted in the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty in 1917, along with a variety of other factors.
I probably own about 20 or so Osprey titles, mostly about ancient history, but a few about WWI and the time period immediately before and after that conflict. This is my favorite Osprey title, in terms of content and superlative execution.The book contains a satisfactory chronology of the war, and sections on new technology and innovations which came into play, such as machine guns, trench warfare, aerial observation, and telephone communications.There is also a section on use of local Chinese in paramilitary roles by both sides, more effectively, incidentally, by the Japanese.The authors explore the level of training, morale, and discipline on both sides. They also detail the kinds of troops that Russia employed: local Siberian militia, Cossacks, line infantry, and frontier guards, the last of which, as it turned out, were the best of the Russian troops in terms of their effectiveness. Unfortunately for Russia, the frontier guards only fielded 55 companies of 250 men each. The section on Japan has less information on troop types, focusing on their relatively good standard of living and treatment, and high level of motivation.There is a good amount of detail on uniforms, but not too much: I don't read these books to find out what color piping the 1st regiment of the 2nd brigade wore. There is just enough to satisfy one's interest in how the troops were outfitted and equipped, in a general way.The plates are simply outstanding: on the Russian side, there are pages depicting summer uniforms, winter uniforms, Cossacks, and frontier and naval uniforms. The Japanese plates show early war uniforms, which were of an old-style pattern, and also summer and winter uniforms.It was interesting to read that even though the war was well-observed by foreign military representatives, they didn't seem to take the lessons to heart, and repeated the same mistakes at the beginning of the Great War. I'm referring to such things as underestimation of the effectiveness of machine guns as an offensive & defensive weapon, and also the importance of good defensive trenches. Most notably in this respect, the reliance on elan and the "offensive spirit" in lieu of good planning and leadership, which in just over a decade destroyed the cream of France, Great Britain, and Germany.
Lately, it seems as if Osprey's Men-at-Arms series has degenerated from its previously decent summaries into a series devoted to explaining obscure military buttons and uniform features. Alexei Ivanov, a former Russian army officer, appears to have actually produced a Men-at-Arms title that is fairly fresh and original, featuring the oft-neglected Russo-Japanese War. Ivanov has not only done excellent research on the Russian side (and readers will enjoy his collection of Russian military photographs), but he has provided good insight into the Japanese side as well. Although Ivanov does discuss uniforms as well as organization, he does not get wrapped up in minor details; instead, he offers a soldier's perspective on why this piece of equipment or uniform item was important. In sum, this little volume on the Russo-Japanese War is a gem. After a decent introduction and a fairly detailed chronology, Ivanov provides a very interesting section on military innovations in the war (machineguns, communications, trench warfare, observation balloons and guerrilla warfare). For example, few other histories mention that the Russians introduced two wireless radio companies just before the end of the war. Similarly, Ivanov spends the time to discuss how the Russians and Japanese used machineguns differently. For once, a Men-at-Arms title has been written for military specialists and not just model-builders or re-enactors. Ivanov then provides a succinct but detailed summary of the Russian army in 1904, providing details on order of battle, organization, equipment and morale. Although Ivanov spends about seven pages discussing Russian uniforms, he does not beat the reader to death with minutiae. The sections on the Japanese army are noticeably shorter, but quite decent. The heart of the volume of course is the color plates, which are well worth the cost of this title. The color plates are Russian staff; Russian summer and winter uniforms; Russian Cossacks; Russian Frontier and naval troops; Japanese early war uniforms; Japanese Khaki uniforms; Japanese winter uniforms. The photographs are also quite good, including many from the author's collection.
This is indeed a picture book. It may be more suited for the younger crowd, but adults will like the colorful illustrations of the uniforms, ranks, and soldiers of the Russo-Japanese War. If you are reading a more detailed and academic text on the confrontation, odds are you won't have the kind or number of illustrations presented here showing the details, in color, of what the soldiers looked like. This little text is a great supplement for those who study the war and want a better visual of the soldiers and their uniforms. This is not just for kids.
Typically good Osprey "Cliff Notes" for the topic.A quibble: The table on p. 41 for Japanese ranks doesn't match the captions for photos on pp. 37 or 39, or the text for plates F1 or G2. According to the table, the "tough veteran" (Plate G2) would be a private 2nd class... ;)A map of the campaign area wouldn't have hurt, either.
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