Russo-japanese Relations, 1905-17: From Enemies to Allies

"Russo--Japanese Relations, 1905--1917 offers the best and virtually only available overview of Russo--Japanese relations during the final years of Tsardom and while Japan began crystallizing its craving for territorial control in East Asia. It also provides a perceptive analysis of the bilateral motives for the rapid and unexpected recovery of these relations based on a large array of Japanese and Russian primary sources. For these reasons alone the book is going to be the standard work on this topic for years to come. Moreover, it is highly recommended to anyone dealing with Russian, Japanese, and East Asian modern history, as well as for those interested in the sources of World War I and in the mechanisms underlying international treaties and alliances in modern times." - Rotem Kowner, Professor of Japanese History and Culture, University of Haifa; The Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs VI : 2 (2012)