that they would defend their "menaced position" and protect their rights. In other words, they would fight the Russians.
             This brings us to Westwood's description of the respective militaries and of the Russian situation in one of the main areas of debate, Manchuria. He describes the Russian Manchuria as a beautiful place, even stating that "visiting Russians were often proud of what their fellow-countrymen had achieved in this remote part of the world." He also mentions that the Manchurians knew that they were better off under Russian rule. However, he does not say a great deal more about Manchuria, since he uses it more as an introduction to setting the battle scene. Therefore, the remainder of this chapter deals with introducing the militaries of each country in terms of physical size, weaponry, and respective battle methodology. In terms of
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