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Page 179
... naval bases , the Kiel Canal , are protected in this manner . Nor is the Suez Canal an exception to this rule . England , with her fortresses at Malta and Aden , her garrisons in Egypt , and a navy superior to that of any other two ...
... naval bases , the Kiel Canal , are protected in this manner . Nor is the Suez Canal an exception to this rule . England , with her fortresses at Malta and Aden , her garrisons in Egypt , and a navy superior to that of any other two ...
Page 183
... naval supply station near the canal ; " and power that we need fear . " General Hains suggests that it is not nec- essary to send a hostile fleet to render the canal useless : " a few resolute men landing on the coast nearby could cut ...
... naval supply station near the canal ; " and power that we need fear . " General Hains suggests that it is not nec- essary to send a hostile fleet to render the canal useless : " a few resolute men landing on the coast nearby could cut ...
Page 276
... naval importance : " In truth the Panama Canal is an essential link between the naval forces of the United States deployed in the Atlantic and in the Pacific . It is only because of the waterway that we are able to risk having what ...
... naval importance : " In truth the Panama Canal is an essential link between the naval forces of the United States deployed in the Atlantic and in the Pacific . It is only because of the waterway that we are able to risk having what ...
Contents
RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
No Fortifications for the Panama Canal Reprinted from American Review of Reviews | 13 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
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