The Past and Future of the British NavyLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1847 - 363 pages |
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... equal space of land would delay an army longer , and be in some respects a better frontier than a narrow sea which , in these days of steam , just serves to mask an enemy's movements , and pre- vent intelligence , but does not obstruct ...
... equal space of land would delay an army longer , and be in some respects a better frontier than a narrow sea which , in these days of steam , just serves to mask an enemy's movements , and pre- vent intelligence , but does not obstruct ...
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... equal magnitude does a government necessarily bring so little practical experience . No statesman , no man living , in- deed , can more than conjecture what will be the character , what the results of the next naval war ; and those who ...
... equal magnitude does a government necessarily bring so little practical experience . No statesman , no man living , in- deed , can more than conjecture what will be the character , what the results of the next naval war ; and those who ...
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... equal reason disclaim any interest in domestic or foreign politics , trade or finance . Upon the latter sub- jects we know that the men called to office in England must have had experience ; but this country , so fertile in ...
... equal reason disclaim any interest in domestic or foreign politics , trade or finance . Upon the latter sub- jects we know that the men called to office in England must have had experience ; but this country , so fertile in ...
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... equal terms ; or rather , the immense unorganised resources we can draw upon give us the advan- tage . But let us not shut our eyes to the fact that this is a new era in naval affairs , an era in which science and organisation will ...
... equal terms ; or rather , the immense unorganised resources we can draw upon give us the advan- tage . But let us not shut our eyes to the fact that this is a new era in naval affairs , an era in which science and organisation will ...
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Edward Plunkett Baron Dunsany. trained seamen - gunners on equal terms . And it is the trained seamen - gunners of France that we must expect to meet next war , and that perhaps within twenty - four hours of its declaration ; for to such ...
Edward Plunkett Baron Dunsany. trained seamen - gunners on equal terms . And it is the trained seamen - gunners of France that we must expect to meet next war , and that perhaps within twenty - four hours of its declaration ; for to such ...
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