"Wow, it sounds like you should be nicer to the Jews if they're so powerful." - Japan
"That'll show Japan! Funny they're so close to Britain, though"
JAPANESE WARSHIPS OFF THE COAST OF BRITAIN!? ALL GUNS OPEN FIRE
Freshly blogged: “Knock-Out Blow to the Russian Bear: Postcard from 1904–05”
This was the last in a series of six postcards that marked the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05).1 I chose it because its caption speaks to Russia’s current war against Ukraine. The Russian Bear’s smaller opponent says, “Your size and weight don’t count in my style of wrestling.”… (continued at https://markstoneman.com/2025/03/04/knockout-blow-to-the-russian.html)
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Both Russia and Japan were desperate to end the Russo-Japanese War by the summer of 1905. However, the conditions of that peace would not bring an end to domestic turmoil in Russia, and would inaugurate entirely fresh domestic turmoil in Japan.
After securing the southern portion of Liaodong Province, the Imperial Japanese Army proceeded to besiege Port Arthur while simultaneously fighting Russian forces to their north in increasingly costly and difficult battles.
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