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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 …

…for the possibility that it might be spread out among the general populous. They had fought a war and, although they had won, it seemed that they had in fact lost. Westwood makes us aware that, as usual, the Japanese press was misinforming the people about the proceedings saying that they had been premature and were conducted suspiciously. In fact, many of their correspondents could only speak Japanese, and the Japanese delegates woul ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**