The Russo-Japanese War
Background
Please proceed straight to Pages 2-5 for detail on the naval side of the Russo-Japanese War . These pages are up and completed !
Page 2 - The Russian Fleet
This page details the political background and is proving more complex in its construction . It will be up shortly so please check back soon !
Background information can be found on the following pages :-
Overview of Russia in the Far East
The missions of Putiatin
Russia in the Crimea War
The Sino-Japanese War
Japanese prizes from the Sino-Japanese War
The Boxer Rebellion
Tensions between Russia and the Japanese Empire had been building for the best part of a decade when , in early 1904 , Japan launched its surprise attack upon the Russian fleet at Port Arthur .
