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Off Topic => Ten Forward => Topic started by: Mentat Jon on December 01, 2004, 08:25:57 pm

Title: Battle of Mukden 1905
Post by: Mentat Jon on December 01, 2004, 08:25:57 pm

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0009814.html

Title: Re: Battle of Mukden 1905
Post by: kmelew on December 02, 2004, 03:17:29 pm

Muken and Tsushima--the twin pillars of Japan's victory in the 1905 war.

If you're interested MJ, Emperor of Japan:  Meiji and His World, 1852-1912 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/023112340X/qid=1102021725/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-3072662-6625665?v=glance&s=books) describes the events which led to the Russo-Japanese War

Title: Battle of Sedan 1871
Post by: Lieutenant_Q on December 02, 2004, 03:50:03 pm

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0003806.html

Had the opportunity to be the shortest, pre-armor war in history when the Germans captured Napoleon III at Sedan.  But the Frenchies refused to surrender.  The swiftness in which they were defeated led to World War I.