THE SPECIAL CAMPAIGN SERIES: THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR 1904 to 1905: The Campaign in Manchuria, Second Period The Decisive Battles 22nd Aug to 17 Oct 1904

Part of the acclaimed "Special Campaign" series of works intended for serious professional students of military history each volume is interspersed with strategical and tactical comments and illustrated by numerous sketches. Introductory. - The Plans of Campaign. - Synopsis of the Battle of Liaoyang. - Order for Advance and Preliminary Movements, 22nd to 25th August. - Actions of the 26th August. - Note to Chapter V: Events of the 26th in Detail. - Retreat to the "Advanced Position of Liaoyang". - The Second Day of the Battle of Liaoyang. - Note to Chapter VIII- Employment of the Reserves by the Russians. The Fighting of the 5th, 3rd, and 6th Division. - The Russian retreat to the "Main Position of Liaoyang." - Advance of the Japanese Armies. The Capture of Manjuyama. - The Russian Counter-Attack. - The Retreat of the Russians to Mukden. - Both Sides Recuperate After the Struggle. - Synopsis of the Battle of the Shaho. - 4th to 10th October. - 11th October. - Night Operations, 11th - 12th October. Notes to Chapter XVII: the Night Attacks, 11-12th October. - 12th October. Notes to Chapter XVIII: Action of the Guards and 2nd Divisions. - 13th October. - 14th October. - 15th, 16th and 17th October: The End of the Battle. - Conclusion. Print size 21x29.7 cm to accommodate the oversized maps.