Articles contributed to the Times during the course of the Russo-Japanese war, most of which have been translated into Japanese by Mr. Mori and republished in book form by the leading Japanese paper, the Jiji-Shimpo. cf. Pref.

The outlook for Japan -- The outlook for Russia -- Russian troops, reinforcements, and communications -- The Pacific squadron leaves port -- The surprise at Port Arthur -- The lesson of Port Arthur -- 1812? -- Preliminary operations February 15-March 7, 1904 -- Russian ideas on things Japanese -- Japan's strategical problem -- The Chinese factor -- Amphibious power -- The Cossacks -- The entanglement of Port Arthur -- The situation in April, 1904 -- The battle of the Yalu -- The landing of the Second Army -- The army of Manchuria -- The situation towards the end of May, 1904 -- The Battle of Kinchou -- The tribulations of a general -- Japan's debt to Meckel -- Concerning first-class impregnable fortresses -- The Russian counter-offensive, June 14-23, 1904 -- Events from June 24 to August 10, 1914 -- The situation in mid-August, 1904 -- The Battle of Liauyang -- The Germans at sea -- War and finance -- Japanese lines of communication -- The situation at the end of September, 1904 -- Russian armies and the Russian people -- The soul of a nation -- The battle of the Shaho -- The North Sea incident -- The situation at the end of November, 1904 -- De profundis -- The fall of Port Arthur -- The situation in January, 1905 -- The Battle of Heikautai -- A year of war -- The campaign of 1905 -- The Battle of Mukden -- Cause and effect -- Clausewitz in Manchuria -- Kuropatkin's supersession -- The progress and fate of the Russian armada -- Admiral Togo's report of the battle of the Sea of Japan -- Our warning from Manchuria -- Nunc dimitis.