The battle of Liaoyang can be divided into three phases which correspond closely to the defense and retirement from the three Russian positions. This study breaks down the three phases and describes them in detail. The author gives lessons learned,...
The operations of Stackelberg’s corps at Liaoyang illustrate from the beginning of operations on August 30 to the beginning of the retreat to Mudken, on the offensive and defensive sides, the importance of cooperation in war. Document topic...
Military operations are complex and chaotic phenomena. Current theoretical models inadequately deal with the increasing complexity and inherent uncertainty of modern warfare. Relying on mechanistic paradigms and reductionist methods of analysis,...
This study includes the defense of the 1st Siberian Army Corps against the Second Japanese Army was defeated because of poor intelligence, decisions, and misuse of force.
This paper describes the Russian forces’ plans for operations during the Russo-Japanese War. Topics include the Trans-Siberian Railway (and its important influence on Russian strategy throughout the war), early events and plans, strategical...
This study analyzes the defense by the Russian Army and concludes that defeat was caused by lack of movement and poor decision making by the commander.
Reports of an American Cavalry officer attached to the First Japanese Army and a Captain with the United States Army Corps of Engineers traveling with the Manchurian Army. They go into great detail describing the Japanese military establishment,...
This study determines that the Russian plans for defense of the Yalu River were adequate, but that Russian commanders were not united and modified the plan and interfered with the operations.
In September 1918, the United States intervened in Russia with 20,000 soldiers as part of Allied expeditions in north Russia and Siberia. U. S. officials justified the American military intervention as being necessary to assist the evacuation of...
This paper discusses the Trans-Siberian Railway, its capacity at the beginning of the Japanese-Russo War, 1904, and its probable influence in the war. Topics include the carrying capacity of the railway, construction, the inadequacy of railroad...
This study discusses the 3d Japanese Division in its preparation for the Battle of Liao-yang and the actual operations and advance on Liao-yang with an analysis of the attack.
This study discusses the Russo-Polish campaign of 1920. Topics include the enemy situation on the Vistula in 1920 (character and aims of Tuchaczewski), influence of the terrain on the decision of Tuchaczewski in 1920, disposition of the Russian...
This paper presents the Japanese objective, plans, composition, and order of battle at Wa-fan-gou, as well as questioning the relative combat strength. The document contains two maps; one is a general map of the Liao Tung Peninsula, and the second...
This monograph analyzes the Arctic region as a system by examining the strengths and weaknesses of its political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, and information sub-systems. This investigation reveals the key nodes (critical people and...
This paper discusses the operations of the Russo-Japanese War. Topics include the theater of operations, location and strength of opposing forces at the outbreak of the war, movements and dispositions of opposing forces prior to the Battle of the...
This paper is a comparison and discussion of the use of reserves by Russian and Japanese forces in the battle of the Yalu. The fighting among the battalions showed the outstanding differences in the employment of the two reserves. Three hand drawn...
There are currently two contradictory schools of thought in the historiography of General Robert L. Eichelberger’s generalship. One group of authors, John Shortal and Jay Luvaas, consider Eichelberger a brilliant World War II commander. Another...