NOTE: This professor is a bit eccentric, and wanted this essay in a letter format, as if I were a Command & Staff Officer assigned to report on the performance of the Czar's (Russian) Imperial Army during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904. Letter Begins: Your Excellency, As the ripples of the Japanese affair finally diminish I humbly submit that your Imperial Army is in dire need of restructuring--some of which has already had the foundation established …showed first 75 words of 1062 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1062 total…these positive points as well as learn from the negative and insure we begin immediate reforms to improve our military's flexibility, planning, intelligence gathering, and the level of our officer's training. With these items addressed and improved we will surely emerge as The premiere fighting force in Europe--and this alone should act as a deterrent to the Triple Alliance from seeking conflict with your great Empire. With highest regards, ---V --your man in the trenches