An accredited Russian war correspondent inside Port Arthur describes the long Japanese siege of 1904 and 1905, the defence led by General Smirnoff, and the quarrels, rumours and failures among the Russian command that ended in surrender. The English edition was abridged by Captain A. B. Lindsay and edited by E. D. Swinton.
A frank eyewitness account of one of the decisive sieges of the Russo-Japanese War. Download the free EPUB.