The author in this volume has even more completely demonstrated his genius as a chronicler of war than in any of his earlier efforts. Step by step he followed the British in Africa and at the conclusion of that struggle contributed to British literature a history which was generally conceded to have been more accurate, more graphic, less warped by prejudices than any other. Step by step he followed the unfolding of our own Spanish war and the story of that struggle as told by Mr. Tyler became at once the standard not only in Great Britain, but in the several Continental countries in which it appeared. With the priceless experience of these two wars to ably equip him, Mr. Tyler has contributed one more narrative of a great war to military literature and the assertion is unhesitatingly made that it will not be equalled by any of the hosts of volumes destined to be written of this memorable war.

Along with the author went his camera. To that fact the reader is indebted to a series of illustrations never before attempted in the portrayal of military campaigns. What little the author has left to the imagination is supplied by these graphic pictures that bridge nine thousand miles and bring the sights and almost the sounds of battle to the reader.

In brief, this volume as a description of the succeeding struggles of the Japan-Russia War, for accuracy, graphic qualities, detail and literary finish; for its educational value and significance, for the hitherto unattempted excellence of its illustration is presented to the American public with confidence that an appreciative reception will not possibly be denied.

The Publishers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
Causes of the War[13]
CHAPTER II.
The First Blow[39]
CHAPTER III.
The Korean Campaign[69]
CHAPTER IV.
Naval Operations[101]
CHAPTER V.
Sinking of the "Petropavlovsk"[133]
CHAPTER VI.
Battle of the Yalu[167]
CHAPTER VII.
Cutting off Port Arthur[197]
CHAPTER VIII.
The Assault that Failed[225]
CHAPTER IX.
Battle of Liaoyang[257]
CHAPTER X.
Naval Battle off Port Arthur[289]
CHAPTER XI.
Battle of the Sha-ho[317]
CHAPTER XII.
The North Sea Outrage[347]
CHAPTER XIII.
Surrender of Port Arthur[379]
CHAPTER XIV.
The First Year of the War[409]
CHAPTER XV.
After Port Arthur[430]
CHAPTER XVI.
In Winter Quarters[453]
CHAPTER XVII.
The Battle of Mukden[467]
CHAPTER XVIII.
Retreat towards Harbin[497]
CHAPTER XIX.
The Battle of the Japan Sea[523]
CHAPTER XX.
The Treaty of Peace[557]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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A Silenced Gun at Port Arthur[Frontispiece]
Japanese Infantry Attacking a Chinese Position[21]
Map Showing the Area Affected by the Dispute[25]
The Japanese at Port Arthur[27]
Battle of the Yalu—Sinking of the Chih-yuen[38]
Japanese and Russian Admirals[48]
Japanese Generals[57]
Russian Generals[68]
The Harbor of Port Arthur[71]
Russian Fleet Trying to Leave Port Arthur[77]
Russian and Japanese Destroyers at Close Quarters[88]
The Czar[97]
The Mikado[97]
Raid by the Vladivostock Fleet[107]
The Tokio Military Hospital—Officers Quarters[118]
Sketch Plan of Port Arthur's Main Fortifications[121]
Funeral Procession of a Japanese Officer in Yokohama[125]
A Skirmish Between Japanese and Russian Cavalry[129]
Desolation in Manchuria[140]
Blowing up of the Petropavlovsk[145]
Arrival of a Dispatch for General Kuropatkin[152]
Russian Concentration on the Yalu[161]
Map Showing the Actions on the Yalu, April 29th-May 1st[169]
Hauling a Japanese Howitzer into Position under Fire[171]
Russians Collecting Wounded on the Night after the Battle[182]
A Last Gallant Stand of Russian Gunners[191]
After Three Months[199]
In the Russian Trenches[202]
A Desperate Encounter at Port Arthur[211]
General Stoessel Exhorting his Troops in the Defence of Port Arthur[222]
Outside Port Arthur[227]
A Skirmish on the Manchurian Railway[234]
Russians Charging Japanese Trenches at Port Arthur[243]
After Four Months[247]
Russian Priest in the Trenches with General Stackelberg's Army[250]
General Nogi before Port Arthur[257]
After Five Months[261]
Food for the Japanese Army[265]
Map Showing Territory Adjacent to Liaoyang[269]
After Six Months[273]
Death of Count Keller at Yang-Ze-Ling Pass[275]
The Six Days' Action Around Liaoyang, Aug. 29-Sept. 3d[281]
Map Showing Route of March and Principal Actions of the Four Japanese Armies, Feb. 7th-Sept. 4th[283]
Japanese Assault on a Russian Position at Liaoyang[286]
Russians Recapturing their Lost Guns at Liaoyang[295]
On the Deck of the "Rurik"[307]
After Seven Months[313]
Capture of the "Reshitelni" at Chifu[316]
Japanese Outpost Relieving Guard near the Sha-ho[325]
Japanese Scaling Fort at Port Arthur[335]
The Remnant of a Regiment After the Battle of the Sha-ho[347]
Huge Siege Guns before Port Arthur[355]
Thirsty Japanese Troops Crossing the Sha-ho[366]
Fight in Street of Lin-Shin-Pu, Battle of Sha-ke River[375]
Port Arthur and the Surrounding Forts[381]
Hauling Guns Up a Captured Hill at Port Arthur[386]
Japanese Eleven-Inch Mortar before Port Arthur[396]
The Evacuation of Port Arthur[405]
After Twelve Months[408]
Cossacks in Retreat After a Reconnaissance Near Liaoyang[415]
The Garrison of Port Arthur—Leaving the Fortress[426]
The Bamboo Gun at Port Arthur[435]
On the Slopes of Ojikeishan before Port Arthur[446]
A Night Attack on a Russian Position[455]
Japanese Troops Caught in Barbed Wire Entanglement[466]
Map of the Battle of Mukden[469]
Russian Retreat in Manchuria[475]
Russian Suffering after the Battle of Mukden[486]
On Board a Japanese Battle ship during the Battle of the Japan Sea[496]
The Russian Fleet in the Battle of the Japan Sea[505]
The Retreat from Mukden[519]
Peace Envoys in Session at Portsmouth[556]