Russia Against Japan: A Review of J.N. Westwood’s Book on the war When I first picked up J.N. Westwood’s book about the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), I had very little knowledge of the conflict. I remember studying it briefly in high school, but as I recall, it was only mentioned for the simple fact that it was the first time an Asian country had taken on and defeated a major world power …showed first 75 words of 2680 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2680 total…prevalent for many years despite the war, but I doubt that any Russian could find an account of the war that said they had defeated the Japanese. If this view persists, how do Russians explain the Japanese fighting so strongly? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography Westwood, J.N. Russia Against Japan, 1904-05: A New Look at the Russo-Japanese War. State University of New York Press. Albany. 1986. Lieven, D.C.B. 1989. History: The Journal of the Historical Association. 74(240): 168.