Description: This book examines the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5, a seminal event in world history.
Brief description: S. C. M. Paine is Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy at the US Naval War College and author of Imperial Rivals: China, Russia, and Their Disputed Frontier, winner of the 1997 Jelavich Prize for diplomatic history.
Review Quotes: "...an important (and) engaging book...that delights and informs." David Curtis Wright, The International History Review