Research Catalog

Title

Command of the sea : William Pakenham and the Russo-Japanese naval war 1904-1905 / Quintin Barry.

Author

Barry, Quintin

Publication

Warwick, England : Helion & Company Limited, 2019.

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Details

Description

xi, 303 pages, xvi pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 25 cm

Summary

This book is a study of the Russo Japanese War of 1904-1905, as seen through the eyes of the British Naval Attache, Captain William Pakenham. The complicated set of international relations at the turn of the century is reviewed, as well as the balance of sea power in the Far East, which was a matter of considerable importance to the British government. The role of the naval attache was thus of considerable importance, particularly once war had broken out. Pakenham quickly became a trusted colleague of Admiral Togo, the Japanese commander-in-chief, and went to sea with the Japanese fleet during the great battles of the naval campaign. The war had already begun before Pakenham arrived in the Far East, commencing with a lightning strike by the Japanese at the Russian base of Port Arthur. Once there Pakenham sent a stream of comprehensive reports not only describing the naval actions but also dealing with crucial matters relating for instance to the design of warships, developments in gunnery and the use of torpedoes. These were closely studied at the British Admiralty, at a time when the revolutionary design of the new battleship Dreadnought was under consideration. Pakenham, who came from a well-known naval family, was one of those personalities around whom legends grew, and he was certainly well established as an eccentric. He was greatly admired by his Japanese hosts for the courage he displayed under fire.

Alternative Title

William Pakenham and the Russo-Japanese naval war 1904-1905

Subjects

• Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 > Naval operations
• Pakenham, William Christopher, Sir, 1861-1933
• Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
• 1904-1905

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-296) and indexes.

Call Number

JFE 19-10813

ISBN

• 9781912390663
• 1912390663

OCLC

1079209195

Author

Barry, Quintin, author.

Title

Command of the sea : William Pakenham and the Russo-Japanese naval war 1904-1905 / Quintin Barry.

Publisher

Warwick, England : Helion & Company Limited, 2019.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-296) and indexes.

Chronological Term

1904-1905

Research Call Number

JFE 19-10813