The National Review, Volume 47, Issue 1W.H. Allen, 1906 |
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Page 250
... standard adequate to meet war requirements . The creation of our modern Navy was due not to the Board in Whitehall , nor to the foresight of the Ministers of the day , but to a national awakening from that fool's paradise , and the ...
... standard adequate to meet war requirements . The creation of our modern Navy was due not to the Board in Whitehall , nor to the foresight of the Ministers of the day , but to a national awakening from that fool's paradise , and the ...
Page 260
... standard of defence in each case needs careful consideration and a close study of all probable contingencies . An unnecessarily high standard involves useless expenditure in fixed defences and the locking up of troops in cramped ...
... standard of defence in each case needs careful consideration and a close study of all probable contingencies . An unnecessarily high standard involves useless expenditure in fixed defences and the locking up of troops in cramped ...
Page 269
... standard has been fixed for the navy , v.e. , a strength equal to coping with the combined fleets of the two next greatest maritime Powers . In adhering to this standard we are , moreover , working on an assured basis . Ships of war ...
... standard has been fixed for the navy , v.e. , a strength equal to coping with the combined fleets of the two next greatest maritime Powers . In adhering to this standard we are , moreover , working on an assured basis . Ships of war ...
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