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Friday, 13 October 2023

Note to Self: Naval Kindle(?) Books - Russo Japanese War

I have a strange (hot and cold) interest in the Russo-Jap war (as in I am trying to justify a large collection of 1/3000 Navwar ships of the period). So I was thinking to myself, maybe I should re-kindle it ("Gedit", ok corny joke) with some background reading. An Amazon scan revealed: 

Russo Japanese War Titles:

  • https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maritime-Operations-Russo-Japanese-War-1904-1905/dp/1591141974  
  • https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maritime-Operations-Russo-Japanese-1904-1905-ebook/dp/B00PSSK61W/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1697060788&refinements=p_27%3ASir+Julian+S.+Corbett&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Sir+Julian+S.+Corbett
  • https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russo-Japanese-Naval-1905-Vol-Maritime-ebook/dp/B007PS9CFO/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=xAgvB&content-id=amzn1.sym.3413293e-3815-4359-96ba-1ec5110e0b30&pf_rd_p=3413293e-3815-4359-96ba-1ec5110e0b30&pf_rd_r=257-4679612-4309404&pd_rd_wg=Np39d&pd_rd_r=e23957dd-e77f-4a2f-b07a-d33a4e35a167&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk
  • https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russo-Japanese-Naval-War-1905-Vol-ebook/dp/B007PS9CTU/ref=d_pd_sbs_sccl_1_1/257-4679612-4309404?pd_rd_w=wE0Ig&content-id=amzn1.sym.35f2c042-27ab-4aa8-8df6-255fec069b2b&pf_rd_p=35f2c042-27ab-4aa8-8df6-255fec069b2b&pf_rd_r=HVT7DGNDQ3Q7W0KGPMY2&pd_rd_wg=O2N9h&pd_rd_r=d735b6d5-e8ff-4267-a830-d35553e430a7&pd_rd_i=B007PS9CTU&psc=1
  • https://www.amazon.co.uk/Imperial-Japanese-Navy-Russo-Japanese-Vanguard/dp/1472811194#:~:text=Book%20Description,in%20Asia%20and%20the%20Pacific.
  • https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russian-Battleships-Cruisers-Russo-Japanese-Vanguard/dp/1472835085/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_1/257-4679612-4309404?pd_rd_w=GXXZQ&content-id=amzn1.sym.40f919ed-e530-4b1a-8d7e-39de6587208d&pf_rd_p=40f919ed-e530-4b1a-8d7e-39de6587208d&pf_rd_r=FZYWPR69M0T1R6J7H7GH&pd_rd_wg=akY3A&pd_rd_r=c74aab2b-56ca-4ec8-bfff-6f15dae30360&pd_rd_i=1472835085&psc=1
  • https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tsushima-1905-Death-Russian-Campaign/dp/1472826833/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_2/257-4679612-4309404?pd_rd_w=0gV2P&content-id=amzn1.sym.40f919ed-e530-4b1a-8d7e-39de6587208d&pf_rd_p=40f919ed-e530-4b1a-8d7e-39de6587208d&pf_rd_r=M3KFVA2DVGKCEJMAZW4W&pd_rd_wg=iQ5PY&pd_rd_r=6201f873-7c82-45bb-bbf9-34295464d57c&pd_rd_i=1472826833&psc=1

Note: I did have the two Corbett titles but my interest in the period waned and I passed them on (mostly unread, that was the problem - I just could not get into them, unlike the WWI books by the same author, which I devoured). Also for Corbett's books it seems strange how the Kindle version is the same price as the paperback one - at least the one that is currently available!


For my reference material on this period I fell back on a game (see above), the Russo-Jap 1904-05 Avalanche Press naval campaign game and David Manley's "White Bear Red Sun" naval wargame rules. A game and a set of wargame rules instead of books, crazy but true!  



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8 comments:

  1. Simon13 October 2023 at 07:31

    I would use the Tumbling Dice ships. I have them, they are lovely. There is a two volume memoir by a Russian Naval officer who was at Port Arthur and Tsushima. These are truly excellent and give a great understanding from the Russian side. The Osprey books are good and give quite a lot of information and images/illustrations.
    Cheers
    Simon

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  2. Martin Rapier13 October 2023 at 09:16

    A decent set of Wargames rules is often n all you need, especially for a more niche period. My RJW naval stuff is almost all based on the rules and scenarios in De Bellis Navalis by Colin Standish. DBA with battleships. I have complete navies for both sides.

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  3. Geordie an Exiled FoG13 October 2023 at 09:24

    Thanks Simon

    Those Tumbling Doice miniatures are slightly (well much .. 1/2400?) bigger than 1/3000 and beautifully detailed, love them, but I had already committed to Navwar before they came around.

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  4. El Grego13 October 2023 at 14:39

    That is a good bibliography.

    Also, there is a second edition of the Avalanche Press game:

    http://www.avalanchepress.com/game1904_05.php

    A bit pricey at US$65 but there are some interesting links on that page - Russian balloon ship?

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  5. Geordie an Exiled FoG13 October 2023 at 14:46

    Thanks El Grego - I do have the Avalanche press game and in fact I was using in lieu of the naval history books ;)

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  6. Geordie an Exiled FoG15 October 2023 at 00:26

    Hello Martin,

    You are the voice of sanity and reason!
    Are you feeling well?
    Barring strange memoirs and exotica (like £200 books from Barter Books) both Avalanche Press and David Manly have covered the background nicely.
    I have seen the DBA version of RJW Naval and was intrigued ;)

    RJW is the classic Ironclad pre-dreadnought battle!

    Best Wishes
    Mark

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  7. Simon15 October 2023 at 06:27

    The DBA rules are quite good. We use a mash up of them and the WW1 “Something is wrong with our bloody ships today” rules.
    Tumbling Dice do the Tsushima rules. I have them but never played the set.
    If the memoirs are £200 now, I am tempted to sell my copies!
    Simon

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  8. Geordie an Exiled FoG22 October 2023 at 22:40

    I must admit that I think that Russo-Jap War demands actions by squadrons rather than individual ships - as per WWI

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