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Page 582
He was thus able to proceed straight towards answering his second question by
the creation of the future British Expeditionary Force , without having to set up a
new War Office organisation . Out of the existing Regular Army , Army Reserve ...
He was thus able to proceed straight towards answering his second question by
the creation of the future British Expeditionary Force , without having to set up a
new War Office organisation . Out of the existing Regular Army , Army Reserve ...
Page 584
The purpose of this force was two - fold : “ to compel any hostile power which may
attempt invasion , to send a force so large that its transports could not evade our
own fleet and flotillas ; and to free the Regular Army from the necessity of ...
The purpose of this force was two - fold : “ to compel any hostile power which may
attempt invasion , to send a force so large that its transports could not evade our
own fleet and flotillas ; and to free the Regular Army from the necessity of ...
Page 594
He then explained his own policy and plans with such clarity and eloquence that
he entirely convinced the members of the Cabinet present as to the desirability of
aligning the Expeditionary Force with the French . Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson ...
He then explained his own policy and plans with such clarity and eloquence that
he entirely convinced the members of the Cabinet present as to the desirability of
aligning the Expeditionary Force with the French . Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Dual character of the Empire by 1870 | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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