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... United States had overtaken her and were drawing away ; ' In the United States Andrew Carnegie was producing more steel than the whole of England put together when he sold out in 1901 to J. P. Morgan's colossal organiza- tion , the United ...
... United States had overtaken her and were drawing away ; ' In the United States Andrew Carnegie was producing more steel than the whole of England put together when he sold out in 1901 to J. P. Morgan's colossal organiza- tion , the United ...
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... United States and Russia , for the simple reason that they have or ( in the case of Russia ) must soon have better military access to an important part of our dominions , than we have ourselves . It is to be regretted that Canada and ...
... United States and Russia , for the simple reason that they have or ( in the case of Russia ) must soon have better military access to an important part of our dominions , than we have ourselves . It is to be regretted that Canada and ...
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... United States Navy was weak , but was quickly forgotten about when it became the world's strongest . During the years 1914-17 , however , Wilson's indignation was so great that the British Cabinet compelled a reluctant Admiralty to ...
... United States Navy was weak , but was quickly forgotten about when it became the world's strongest . During the years 1914-17 , however , Wilson's indignation was so great that the British Cabinet compelled a reluctant Admiralty to ...
Contents
Definition of the term sea power and its various stages the Navalist emphasis upon | 9 |
List of Maps | 19 |
The strategy of the AngloSpanish War 15851603 | 31 |
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Admiralty aircraft alliance allies American Anglo-Japanese alliance army Atlantic balance battle battle-cruisers battle-fleet battleships blockade Britain Britain's naval British Empire British government British naval British sea power campaign capital ships cent colonial commerce consequences continent cruisers decisive decline defeat defence despite destroyers Dreadnought Dutch East economic effective eighteenth century enemy enemy's England English Europe European expansion expenditure exports fact favourable fighting force France French German Germany's High Seas Fleet historians History imperial important increased India industry invasion Japan land later London Mahan Marder maritime Mediterranean merchant military million Napoleon naval mastery naval power navalists Navy's North Sea overseas trade Pax Britannica peace political position possessed protect rise rivals role Royal Navy Russia Scapa Flow sea power Seven Years War Spain Spanish squadron statesmen strategical strength struggle submarines superiority threat tion traditional treaty U-boats United vessels victory warfare wars warships West Indies whilst