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The Romanovs' Forgotten War: The Siege of Port Arthur
In this episode, we turn away from the intrigues of St. Petersburg and the personal tragedies of the last Tsar to examine the military disaster that shattered Russia’s prestige on the world stage. We trace the origins of the Russo-Japanese War through the lens of Admiral Stepan Makarov, a brilliant naval commander whose death at the hands of a Japanese mine marked a turning point in modern warfare. Lucas and Luna explore the brutal Siege of Port Arthur, where General Anatoly Stoletov and his troops held out against overwhelming odds for months, only to fall into the hands of Emperor Meiji’s…
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