Armies First Sino-Japanese War 1894-95 by Gabriele Esposito (.PDF)
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Armies of the First Sino-Japanese War 1894–95 (Men-at-Arms) by Gabriele Esposito (Author), Giuseppe Rava
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Overview: After the Meiji restoration of the Japanese imperial regime in 1868–77, modernization along Western lines of Japan’s industry, communications and land and naval forces advanced with remarkable speed and, by the 1890s, the rejuvenated nation was ready to flex its muscles overseas. The obvious opponent was the huge but medieval Chinese Empire, and the obvious arena for war was Korea, a nearby Chinese protectorate that Japan had long coveted.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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