The Lessons of the Russo-Japanese War, Presented Without Comment. For Now.

1. A state should have a significant stake in war.
2. Know how to end a war before it begins.
3. Know what a nation needs to achieve by war.
4. A nation must know itself as well as the enemy.
5. Define the operating environment.
6. Free and open debate within the government on the conflict.
7. Ensure overwhelming moral acceptance of the nation.
-Joel E. Hamby, Striking the Balance: Strategy and Force in the Russo-Japanese War Armed Forces & Society, v.30 #3, p. 326