Pearl Harbor (1941) vs surprise attack of Port Arthur (1904)

Japan’s Meiji reforms

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Trans-Siberian railway & Japan’s 3-year window for empire

14:44

The most important battle in the Russo-Japanese war

29:58

China’s implosion: imperialism, civil wars, and opium

48:38

Was Russia on track to dominate Asia?

59:31

Why big countries still lose wars

1:34:03

Grand strategy for small countries

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