Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, Volume 45The Institute, 1919 - Marine engineering |
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... months instead of a few days , in which to solve it . Providence , using the British fleet as an instrument , kept the enemy from our coasts ; luck reduced our mistakes to an abnormal minimum ; and for some time , under wise and patient ...
... months instead of a few days , in which to solve it . Providence , using the British fleet as an instrument , kept the enemy from our coasts ; luck reduced our mistakes to an abnormal minimum ; and for some time , under wise and patient ...
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... months or less . Emergency officers have been made with amazing rapidity . They have not the flexibility of thoroughly trained men who have gained a commission through regular chan- nels of study ; but each of them has his distinct ...
... months or less . Emergency officers have been made with amazing rapidity . They have not the flexibility of thoroughly trained men who have gained a commission through regular chan- nels of study ; but each of them has his distinct ...
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... amid white sand , a few quarters , a few brick buildings , a hangar or two , 156 men . To- day , barely 18 months later , not only is every foot of ground inside the gray walls used to capacity , but the great 2 AFTERWARDS ! 3.
... amid white sand , a few quarters , a few brick buildings , a hangar or two , 156 men . To- day , barely 18 months later , not only is every foot of ground inside the gray walls used to capacity , but the great 2 AFTERWARDS ! 3.
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... months learning a trade if he could just send a few dollars a month home meanwhile ? At seventeen he is too young . At nineteen he may be so settled in his job that to leave it would be a hardship ; but at eighteen there is not one boy ...
... months learning a trade if he could just send a few dollars a month home meanwhile ? At seventeen he is too young . At nineteen he may be so settled in his job that to leave it would be a hardship ; but at eighteen there is not one boy ...
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... months . There is this great difference , however . A boy who enlisted in the past , was signing up either from a ... months under universal service presents a different aspect . A boy's future may depend entirely on what he does with ...
... months . There is this great difference , however . A boy who enlisted in the past , was signing up either from a ... months under universal service presents a different aspect . A boy's future may depend entirely on what he does with ...
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