The Russo-Japanese War in Global Perspective
The Russo-Japanese War in Global Perspective

Author: John Steinberg

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2006-12-01

Total Pages: 631

ISBN-13: 9047411129

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Like Volume one, Volume two of The Russo-Japanese War in Global Perspective examines the Russo-Japanese War in its military, diplomatic, social, political, and cultural context. In this volume East Asian contributors focus on the Asian side of the war to flesh out the assertion that the Russo-Japanese War was, in fact, World War Zero, the first global confl ict of the 20th century. The contributors demonstrate that the Russo-Japanese War, largely forgotten in the aftermath of World War I, actually was a precursor to the catastrophe that engulfed the world less than a decade after the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth. This study also helps us better understand Japan as it emerged at the beginning of its fateful 20th century.

The Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905
The Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905

Author: Geoffrey Jukes

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-06-06

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 1472810031

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The Russo-Japanese war saw the first defeat of a major European imperialist power by an Asian country. When Japanese and Russian expansionist interests collided over Manchuria and Korea, the Tsar assumed Japan would never dare to fight. However, after years of planning, Japan launched a surprise attack on the Russian Port Arthur, on the Liaoyang Peninsula in 1904 and the war that followed saw Japan win major battles against Russia. This book explains the background and outbreak of the war, then follows the course of the fighting at Yalu River, Sha-ho, and finally Mukden, the largest battle anywhere in the world before the First World War.

Port Arthur
Port Arthur

Author: Margaret Scott

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1741665612

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The events of April 28, 1996 in Port Arthur left Australia and the world stunned. How as a country do we ever recover, ever come to terms with what happened? How do the people who were there on the day, and those who continue to live and work at Port Arthur, move on from such a horrendous experience? Through the stories of people who were there and those left to pick up the pieces of their lives afterwards, a glimmer of hope emerges, and the possibility of healing and understanding. Writer and local resident Margaret Scott interviewed many of the people who were at Port Arthur on the day as well as local residents and families of the victims. This book contains their stories- simple acts of courage, stories of incredible bravery and inspiring tales of unexpected strength and a determination to remain hopeful in the face of indescribable horror. Honest and confronting but ultimately uplifting, this book should be read by every Australian.

Over Our Dead Bodies
Over Our Dead Bodies

Author: Simon Chapman

Publisher:

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9781864030372

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Insiders account of the long campaign for gun law reform in Australia. It analyses why politicians across the board moved so quickly to support Howard's agenda, despite an historical reluctance to legislate in this area and despite intense pressure from an organised and vocal gun lobby.

Convict-era Port Arthur
Convict-era Port Arthur

Author: David W. Cameron

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2021-06

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 0143795104

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Detailing the development of the prison and its outlying stations, including its dreaded coal mines and providing an account of the changing views to convict rehabilitation, Convict-era Port Arthur focuses in on a number of individuals, telling the story through their eyes. Charles O'Hara Booth, a significant commandant of Port Arthur; Mark Jeffrey, a convict who became the grave digger on the Island of the Dead; and William Thompson, who arrived just as the new probation system started and who was forced to work in the treacherous coal mines. Convict-era Port Arthur will for the first time provide a comprehensive history of Port Arthur, its horrors and its changing role over a fifty-year period. In gripping detail, using the experiences and words of the convicts, soldiers and administrators who spent time there, David W. Cameron brings to life these deeply miserable days.

After Port Arthur
After Port Arthur

Author: Carol Altmann

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9781741761306

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A decade on, journalist Carol Altmann looks at how the people, the place, the killer, and the whole country has changed since the horrific massacre at one of Australia's most infamous historic landmarks.

Texaco's Port Arthur Works, a Legacy of Spindletop and Sour Lake
Texaco's Port Arthur Works, a Legacy of Spindletop and Sour Lake

Author: Elton N. Gish

Publisher:

Published: 2003-10

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9780971277724

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"The book details the 100-year history (1903 to 2003) of Texaco's Port Arthur refinery, Port Arthur Terminal, and Port Neches refinery. It contains 408 pages with more than 1200 photographs that show every aspect of running a refinery. Many of them have no"