Description
Excerpt from Lectures on the Strategy of the Russo-Japanese War
Speaking generally, the direction taken by roads is deter mined by the trend of the mountain ranges, which, to a certain extent, condition the ?ow of the water rained on to their sides, the river mouths, as a rule, also affording the best havens.
Roads usually follow the line of the least resistance that is, the water channels - but lateral communications between river valleys cross the intervening ranges of moun tains or hills at their lowest points.
Hence, to discover the general direction of roads, it is first of all necessary to Obtain a clear idea of the coast-line, mountains, and rivers of an area.
The coast-line Of Manchuria and Korea from Shan-hai kuan, eastwards, extends for 2300 miles, of which 1700 belong to Korea. [see Map 1. Though in this long stretch there are many indentations, there are but few good har bours, except in the south of Korea. Elsewhere the coast is of a shelving character, with ?at mud shore sloping gradually for miles out to sea, afid'' hardly covered with water even at high tide.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Speaking generally, the direction taken by roads is deter mined by the trend of the mountain ranges, which, to a certain extent, condition the ?ow of the water rained on to their sides, the river mouths, as a rule, also affording the best havens.
Roads usually follow the line of the least resistance that is, the water channels - but lateral communications between river valleys cross the intervening ranges of moun tains or hills at their lowest points.
Hence, to discover the general direction of roads, it is first of all necessary to Obtain a clear idea of the coast-line, mountains, and rivers of an area.
The coast-line Of Manchuria and Korea from Shan-hai kuan, eastwards, extends for 2300 miles, of which 1700 belong to Korea. [see Map 1. Though in this long stretch there are many indentations, there are but few good har bours, except in the south of Korea. Elsewhere the coast is of a shelving character, with ?at mud shore sloping gradually for miles out to sea, afid'' hardly covered with water even at high tide.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Details
Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Wilkinson Dent Bird
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265168868
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 124
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Wilkinson Dent Bird
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330828205
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 126
Payment & Security
Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.