Strategy, Diplomacy, and Isthmian Canal Security, 1880-1917Florida State University, 1984 - 568 páginas |
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... fleet was depleted , more tonnage plied its coastal and riverine waters than five of the six greatest mercantile nations of the world combined . Yet the United States was totally unprepared to defend itself against coastal raids or ...
... fleet was depleted , more tonnage plied its coastal and riverine waters than five of the six greatest mercantile nations of the world combined . Yet the United States was totally unprepared to defend itself against coastal raids or ...
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... fleet on the east coast , from whence it would strike at an invading enemy's lines of communication . While the Board was not yet prepared to make its final recommendation , it did agree to request that the President assign the Culebra ...
... fleet on the east coast , from whence it would strike at an invading enemy's lines of communication . While the Board was not yet prepared to make its final recommendation , it did agree to request that the President assign the Culebra ...
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... fleet is larger than ours . One prime reason for fortifying our great seaports is to unfet- ter our fleet , to release it for offensive purposes ; and the proposed canal would fetter it again , for our fleet would have to watch it , and ...
... fleet is larger than ours . One prime reason for fortifying our great seaports is to unfet- ter our fleet , to release it for offensive purposes ; and the proposed canal would fetter it again , for our fleet would have to watch it , and ...
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PROLOGUE | 2 |
Chapter | 2 |
CANAL POLICY AND ISTHMIAN SECURITY BEFORE | 2 |
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