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DescriptionThis is a first-edition Japanese military history book titled “Memoirs of Famous Generals: Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War – Land Campaigns,” published by the Asahi Shimbun in 1935.The timing of its publication is especially important.The Russo-Japanese War ended in 1905, so this book was issued exactly thirty years later, at a time when many officers and soldiers who had actually experienced the war were still alive. Rather than being a modern historical study written generations later, it preserves the way the war was remembered and described in prewar Japan.The book begins with an overview of the major land campaigns of the Russo-Japanese War, including the Yalu River, Nanshan, Liaoyang, Shaho, Port Arthur, Heikoutai, and the Battle of Mukden.It then focuses on the personalities and memories surrounding leading Imperial Japanese Army commanders, including Iwao Oyama, Gentaro Kodama, Maresuke Nogi, Tamemoto Kuroki, and Michitsura Nozu.The contents include portraits of senior officers, battlefield photographs, maps, former battlefields, military positions, and accounts describing commanders, their decisions, and episodes from the campaigns in Manchuria.What makes this book particularly interesting is that it is not simply a chronological military history.It is also a record of how the generation that lived through the Russo-Japanese War remembered its generals and battles thirty years later. In that sense, it provides insight not only into the war itself, but also into Japanese military culture and historical memory during the 1930s.Published by the Asahi Shimbun in 1935 and containing numerous photographs, portraits, and maps, this is an atmospheric prewar Japanese military history volume for collectors interested in the Imperial Japanese Army, the Russo-Japanese War, Port Arthur, Manchuria, and early 20th-century military history.The cover and binding show age-related wear, scratches, and deterioration consistent with a book approximately 90 years old. Please examine the photographs carefully for condition.Own a Piece of History.Shipping
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