The National Review, Volume 56W.H. Allen, 1911 |
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Page 16
... Naval Reserves ; there is a deficiency of cruisers , torpedo craft , docks , stores , coal , repairing - stations , and hospital ships , none of which can be improvised ; while in light craft , such as scouting cruisers , available for ...
... Naval Reserves ; there is a deficiency of cruisers , torpedo craft , docks , stores , coal , repairing - stations , and hospital ships , none of which can be improvised ; while in light craft , such as scouting cruisers , available for ...
Page 49
... naval officer to say so . We never had command of the sea , so far as the protection of our merchant ships is concerned . If there was a period • VOL LVI 4 in the history of this country when we might say " AN ISLAND FORTRESS " 49.
... naval officer to say so . We never had command of the sea , so far as the protection of our merchant ships is concerned . If there was a period • VOL LVI 4 in the history of this country when we might say " AN ISLAND FORTRESS " 49.
Page 50
... Naval estimates little or no attention was given to this side of the question . Mr. Eyres - Monsell , a young naval officer , Member for South Worcestershire , was almost the only speaker who referred in detail to the danger which ...
... Naval estimates little or no attention was given to this side of the question . Mr. Eyres - Monsell , a young naval officer , Member for South Worcestershire , was almost the only speaker who referred in detail to the danger which ...
Page 51
... naval authorities considered the event of a number of lightly armed , swift - twenty - five to thirty knot - commerce- destroyers let loose on our trade - routes , and if they have con- sidered it , will they say before they bid us ...
... naval authorities considered the event of a number of lightly armed , swift - twenty - five to thirty knot - commerce- destroyers let loose on our trade - routes , and if they have con- sidered it , will they say before they bid us ...
Page 70
... naval supremacy cannot admit of any nice calculation . There can be no niggling with " Dreadnoughts . " Let us announce our intention of signalising our return to office by negotiating a Naval Loan big enough to secure for all time the ...
... naval supremacy cannot admit of any nice calculation . There can be no niggling with " Dreadnoughts . " Let us announce our intention of signalising our return to office by negotiating a Naval Loan big enough to secure for all time the ...
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