staff officer's scrap-book during the Russo-Japanese war / Ian Hamilton Tagebuch eines Generalstabsoffiziers während des russisch-japanischen Krieges / Jan Hamilton ; autoris. deutsche Bearb. von Paul van Heydebreck und Georg Schröder Muscovy in Manchuria: scenes of the Russian military preparations. The European and Asiatic rivals in the Far East: the Mikado. The war-cloud in the Far East: the threatened Russo-Japanese hostilities. A unique Russian fighting unit: the “Hunter scouts”. The opponents in Manchuria: the Japanese leader. The exploit of Skrydloff’s command: the controlling spirit. Skrydloff’s pursuer: rear-admiral Kamimura, the watcher of Vladivostok. Before Port Arthur a second time: marshal Oyama, commander of the Japanese field forces. When the Russian bear is out for the day: a scene in the Japanese secret haven of refuge. Russia’s second navy: equipping the Baltic fleet at Cronstadt.