A good read: "Sino-Japanese Naval War 1894-1895"

[steviecee]

Sino-Japanese Naval War 1894-1895 by Piotr Olender; 225 pages; 24 chapters; many photographs; tables of the characteristics of the ships of both fleets and side view drawings
Although the title says naval War this book is about the whole of the Sino-Japanese war with emphasis on the naval aspects. It starts with a synopsis of the socio-political-military histories of China and Japan for the 30 years prior to the war and then gives the immediate causes for the war and finally discusses the war itself.
The development, organization, personnel, and capabilities of both fleets are given. While the Japanese fleet was well led and aggressive, the Chinese fleet was severely hampered by rivalries between their admirals, by government corruption, and by a reliance on defense as a strategy. Ultimately it was the defeat of the Chinese navy that allowed Japan to transport the troops and supplies that won the war in China.
Despite a few spelling and grammatical errors this is a well written book on an obscure part of naval history. There are maps of the various sea and land battles and numerous period photos of the ships and the battles. I would recommend this book to those who are interested in naval history and look forward to Piotr Olender�s next book

[biggles2]

Hmmm...interesting since I am making a Peiang S-model fleet in 1/700 . Where would this book be available from?

[Guest]

amazon or barnes & noble

[Tim Jacobs]

US:

http://www.amazon.com/Sino-Japanese-Nav ... +1894-1895

UK:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sino-Japan-Nava ... +1894-1895