Russian Military Intelligence in the War with Japan, 1904-05: Secret Operations on Land and at Sea

by Sergeev; Evgeny

• ISBN13: 9780415542128
• ISBN10: 041554212X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2012-06-13
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Examining Russian military intelligence in the war with Japan of 1904-05, this book, based on newly-accessible documents from the tsarist era military, naval and diplomatic archives, gives an overview of the origins, structure and performance of Russian military intelligence in the Far East at the turn of the twentieth century, investigating developments in strategic and tactical military espionage, as well as combat renaissance. It provides a comprehensive reappraisal of the role of military intelligence in the years immediately preceding the First World War, by comparing the Russian military secret services to those of the other great powers, including Britain, Germany, France and Japan.

Table of Contents

List of maps	p. ix
Preface	p. x
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Selected chronology	p. xii
List of abbreviations	p. xiv
Introduction	p. 1
Russian military intelligence at the start of the twentieth century	p. 11
Japan's war capability through Russian eyes	p. 31
The Japanese attack against the Pacific Squadron	p. 53
Russian military intelligence in the first months of war	p. 65
Inside the bastions of Port Arthur	p. 89
Russian military intelligence in the Battles of Liaoyang and Shaho	p. 102
Realignments in Russian military intelligence before and after the Battle of Mukden	p. 116
The debacle in the Strait of Tsushima	p. 141
The dilemmas of Portsmouth	p. 150
Repercussions of the war: a thorny path of reforms	p. 167
Epilogue	p. 179
Appendix: The nominal roll of the Russian intelligence staff in the Manchurian campaign, 1904-5	p. 186
Notes	p. 198
Selected bibliography	p. 227
Index	p. 242
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