The National ReviewW.H. Allen, 1910 - Great Britain |
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... as he and the rest of the Navy had believed . This was a fatal blunder on the part of the Admiralty , as it unmuzzled Lord Charles , who , on April 2 addressed a long letter to the Prime Minister , complaining that During the whole ...
... as he and the rest of the Navy had believed . This was a fatal blunder on the part of the Admiralty , as it unmuzzled Lord Charles , who , on April 2 addressed a long letter to the Prime Minister , complaining that During the whole ...
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The dates speak for themselves , showing as they do how far the efficiency of the Navy and the safety of the nation were jeopardised by the hateful vendetta waged against a great seaman by a jealous bureaucrat .
The dates speak for themselves , showing as they do how far the efficiency of the Navy and the safety of the nation were jeopardised by the hateful vendetta waged against a great seaman by a jealous bureaucrat .
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We naturally assumed that the First Sea Lord's brilliant talents would be exclusively devoted to the best interests of the Navy , and we abstained from criticising his earlier reforms in the belief that even if mistaken he was at any ...
We naturally assumed that the First Sea Lord's brilliant talents would be exclusively devoted to the best interests of the Navy , and we abstained from criticising his earlier reforms in the belief that even if mistaken he was at any ...
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Besides being the Navy's worst enemy , he is likewise the worst enemy of the Army , against which he has ceaselessly intrigued , with the object of reducing our Regular Forces . He inspired Mr. Balfour's lamentable speech in 1905 upon ...
Besides being the Navy's worst enemy , he is likewise the worst enemy of the Army , against which he has ceaselessly intrigued , with the object of reducing our Regular Forces . He inspired Mr. Balfour's lamentable speech in 1905 upon ...
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This information coincided with a furious agitation by the German Navy League , which is for all practical purposes a branch of the German Government , and under the direct inspiration of the Emperor , as a result of which two ...
This information coincided with a furious agitation by the German Navy League , which is for all practical purposes a branch of the German Government , and under the direct inspiration of the Emperor , as a result of which two ...
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