The Quarterly Review, Volume 254William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1930 |
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... cruisers of this large size in order to provide the necessary endurance to make up for lack of bases . Nothing short of ... cruiser forces isolated in distant seas , can this reduction in total numbers , coupled with the disparity in the ...
... cruisers of this large size in order to provide the necessary endurance to make up for lack of bases . Nothing short of ... cruiser forces isolated in distant seas , can this reduction in total numbers , coupled with the disparity in the ...
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... cruiser may indulge in a dog - fight with her own class , but she will be forced to give ground to any heavier enemy ship ; take away the cruiser from the fleet , and the battle - fleet is bereft of its ' reconnaissance in force ...
... cruiser may indulge in a dog - fight with her own class , but she will be forced to give ground to any heavier enemy ship ; take away the cruiser from the fleet , and the battle - fleet is bereft of its ' reconnaissance in force ...
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... cruisers at Jutland . Like the 10,000 - ton cruiser of to - day , the early type of battle- cruisers were never intended to be used for a prolonged duel against ships of their own class ; they were meant to drive in the enemy's outposts ...
... cruisers at Jutland . Like the 10,000 - ton cruiser of to - day , the early type of battle- cruisers were never intended to be used for a prolonged duel against ships of their own class ; they were meant to drive in the enemy's outposts ...
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