The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1959 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Page 571
... force from which attack is to be expected . The traditional role of the Royal Navy is not to act on the defensive , but to prepare to attack the force which threatens - in other word to assume the offensive.1 It must have been with ...
... force from which attack is to be expected . The traditional role of the Royal Navy is not to act on the defensive , but to prepare to attack the force which threatens - in other word to assume the offensive.1 It must have been with ...
Page 583
... force up to strength , were to be kept ready for instant issue . In planning the force Haldane had nothing like a free hand , for the ministry had taken office on the understanding that it would reduce army expenditure . Consequently he ...
... force up to strength , were to be kept ready for instant issue . In planning the force Haldane had nothing like a free hand , for the ministry had taken office on the understanding that it would reduce army expenditure . Consequently he ...
Page 601
... FORCE WEAKNESSES 601 lacunae " in the work of the Committee of Imperial Defence , namely lack of arrangements for expansion of the Army , the control of man- power and the control of industry , 1 the chief defect of the Committee was ...
... FORCE WEAKNESSES 601 lacunae " in the work of the Committee of Imperial Defence , namely lack of arrangements for expansion of the Army , the control of man- power and the control of industry , 1 the chief defect of the Committee was ...
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS | 1 |
Dual character of the Empire by 1870 | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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