The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Meanwhile the relative strength of the French fleet was steadily declining , the task of attempting to outbuild Britain being seen to be neither economically possible nor any longer desirable ; Britain , moreover , was now more anxious ...
Meanwhile the relative strength of the French fleet was steadily declining , the task of attempting to outbuild Britain being seen to be neither economically possible nor any longer desirable ; Britain , moreover , was now more anxious ...
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FISHER AND THE DREADNOUGHT BATTLESHIP 579 naval withdrawals , comparable to Cardwell's withdrawal of the imperial garrisons , made it possible for the Admiralty to strike off the effective list 113 sloops , gunboats , slow cruisers ...
FISHER AND THE DREADNOUGHT BATTLESHIP 579 naval withdrawals , comparable to Cardwell's withdrawal of the imperial garrisons , made it possible for the Admiralty to strike off the effective list 113 sloops , gunboats , slow cruisers ...
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Germany and the other Continental Powers naturally wished to restrict privileges of the Convention — such as the status of prisoner of war -- as nearly as possible to professional armies . This had some historical justification ...
Germany and the other Continental Powers naturally wished to restrict privileges of the Convention — such as the status of prisoner of war -- as nearly as possible to professional armies . This had some historical justification ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
DOMINION NATIONALISM AND THE EMERGENT COMMONWEALTH | 4 |
The AngloRussian agreement and its effects | 7 |
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