The Panama Canal: Readings on Its HistorySCOTT (copy 1): from the John Holmes Library collection. |
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Page 169
... fleet of the United States is a matter of much more . consequence than its precise position . Not that position is of less than great importance . The Russian battle - fleet would have been much better placed in the Far East than in the ...
... fleet of the United States is a matter of much more . consequence than its precise position . Not that position is of less than great importance . The Russian battle - fleet would have been much better placed in the Far East than in the ...
Page 172
... fleet made its voyage to the Pacific by way of Magellan , and ultimately round the world , I suggested the periodic repeti- tion of the transfer ; as tending not only to general efficiency , but to increased aptitude in the ...
... fleet made its voyage to the Pacific by way of Magellan , and ultimately round the world , I suggested the periodic repeti- tion of the transfer ; as tending not only to general efficiency , but to increased aptitude in the ...
Page 180
... fleet in pass- ing out from behind them to engage a waiting hostile flect outside , provided the shore guns are mounted in advance of , or abreast , the point where the ship channel joins the open sea . Even if somewhat retired from ...
... fleet in pass- ing out from behind them to engage a waiting hostile flect outside , provided the shore guns are mounted in advance of , or abreast , the point where the ship channel joins the open sea . Even if somewhat retired from ...
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RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
PAUL J SCHEIPS | 53 |
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