(1904–1905). Japan's use of Western-style military organization and armaments to triumph over Russia in 1905 was a turning point in relations between Asia and the West, in part because it was seen by many as a race war or a clash of...

The Russo–Japanese War (Japanese: 日露戦争 Nichi-Ro Sensō, Russian: Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna, Chinese: 日俄戰爭　Rìézhànzhēng, February 10, 1904–September 5, 1905) was a conflict that grew out...

Japan's unparalleled victory over the Tsar's fleet unleashed a nation's pent-up pride and set in motion ambitions of Asian dominance which resulted in World War II The roots of the Russo-Japanese War lay in a previous conflict between China and Japan, which took...

There are few wars so thoroughly documented but about which so little is known, as the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War. It was far more important than is commonly imagined, prefiguring much of the military history of the twentieth century. Yet awareness is slowly growing...

Today is Thursday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2007. There are 326 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her...

Today is Sunday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2006. There are 21 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:One hundred years ago, on Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for helping to...