Russian infantry in the last wars of the Russian Empire. Biryuk S.

The Russian-Japanese war, despite the large number of specialized academic research, is overshadowed in the mass consciousness by more serious conflicts-the First World War, Civil and Great Patriotic Wars. Nevertheless, in this conflict there was a place for heroic exploits, the complex confrontation of headquarters and intelligence, the intense work of the rear services and units of support.

in the book of S.N. Biryuka “Russian Infantry in the last wars of the Russian Empire” refers to the role of reserve and field troops in the Russo-Japanese War, methods of forming units, their equipment, weapons and methods of use on the battlefield. Based on genuine documents of that era and memoirs of eyewitnesses of the described events, the author speaks of strategic plans, successful decisions and failures of command, bloody battles and heroes that covered themselves with eternal fame.

Thanks to the neat work with sources and the literary language of the presentation This book will be interesting to a wide range of history lovers.