The National Review, Volume 53, Issue 1W.H. Allen, 1909 |
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Page 221
... Fleet , not only in material , which might have been ( but has not been ) replaced , but in the infinitely more important respect of cutting down the man - power of the Navy . As in 1904 , so in 1906. The material of the Fleet had in ...
... Fleet , not only in material , which might have been ( but has not been ) replaced , but in the infinitely more important respect of cutting down the man - power of the Navy . As in 1904 , so in 1906. The material of the Fleet had in ...
Page 349
... fleet of thirty - three " Dread- noughts . " That fleet will be the most powerful the world has ever yet seen . It is true there is not one of them in commission yet ; but it is equally true that the whole programme comprises what I ...
... fleet of thirty - three " Dread- noughts . " That fleet will be the most powerful the world has ever yet seen . It is true there is not one of them in commission yet ; but it is equally true that the whole programme comprises what I ...
Page 386
... fleet , which retired to the coast . With feverish excitement the English War Office awaited the message agreed upon announcing the successful destruction of the German airships ; but hour after hour passed , and it was finally decided ...
... fleet , which retired to the coast . With feverish excitement the English War Office awaited the message agreed upon announcing the successful destruction of the German airships ; but hour after hour passed , and it was finally decided ...
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