The Cambridge History of the British Empire: The Empire-Commonwealth, 1870-1919John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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They increased , at the same time , the reluctance of the Powers to resort to war or to press policies beyond the lengths at which the risk of war arose . Given their increased hesitation to fight , the increased need of the Powers for ...
They increased , at the same time , the reluctance of the Powers to resort to war or to press policies beyond the lengths at which the risk of war arose . Given their increased hesitation to fight , the increased need of the Powers for ...
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Most practical politicians in both parties agreed that existing imperial interests must be maintained ; but they objected at the same time to increased expenditure on Empire . Normally Parliaments were hostile to increased commitments .
Most practical politicians in both parties agreed that existing imperial interests must be maintained ; but they objected at the same time to increased expenditure on Empire . Normally Parliaments were hostile to increased commitments .
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This reform not only increased efficiency by avoiding constant small changes in personnel but greatly mitigated the previous hardship of long spells abroad with only very short leave spells between . It was a reform comparable to ...
This reform not only increased efficiency by avoiding constant small changes in personnel but greatly mitigated the previous hardship of long spells abroad with only very short leave spells between . It was a reform comparable to ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire: The Empire-Commonwealth, 1870-1919 Volume 3 of The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2009 |
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