The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... sea coast in proportion to its total area and many fine estuaries and rivers , Britons could not but be in large numbers sea - goers and sea - traders ; they could not but develop sea power , empire or no empire . But it seems ...
... sea coast in proportion to its total area and many fine estuaries and rivers , Britons could not but be in large numbers sea - goers and sea - traders ; they could not but develop sea power , empire or no empire . But it seems ...
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... sea power of the world . Within ten years of its outbreak in 1702 , she had be- come " a sea - power in the purest sense of the word , not only in fact , but also in her own consciousness " . The story of this evolution , the dominant ...
... sea power of the world . Within ten years of its outbreak in 1702 , she had be- come " a sea - power in the purest sense of the word , not only in fact , but also in her own consciousness " . The story of this evolution , the dominant ...
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... SEA POWER AND EXPANSION , 1660-1763 UNDER the manifestations of national energy and growth hitherto considered there is one factor fundamental to all . Sea power alone could enable the race first to spread overseas and then to uphold ...
... SEA POWER AND EXPANSION , 1660-1763 UNDER the manifestations of national energy and growth hitherto considered there is one factor fundamental to all . Sea power alone could enable the race first to spread overseas and then to uphold ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Nov 2006 |
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