Generals and Admirals: The Story of Amphibious CommandLongmans, Green, 1952 - 192 sider |
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... given him by three rear- admirals and a commodore , and he was evidently prepared to lean heavily on the assistance of Captain Sir Home Popham , commanding the Venerable ( 74 ) , of whom he said in the course of his evidence in the ...
... given him by three rear- admirals and a commodore , and he was evidently prepared to lean heavily on the assistance of Captain Sir Home Popham , commanding the Venerable ( 74 ) , of whom he said in the course of his evidence in the ...
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... given a chance . So he allowed his ardent chief of staff to go home to plead his case . This Keyes did to great effect , winning support from both Balfour , Churchill's successor at the Admiralty , and Kitchener . This was in the first ...
... given a chance . So he allowed his ardent chief of staff to go home to plead his case . This Keyes did to great effect , winning support from both Balfour , Churchill's successor at the Admiralty , and Kitchener . This was in the first ...
Side 153
... given to its commander was clearly inexcusable . “ The Ad- miralty were not made acquainted with the War Office instruc- tions to General Mackesy , and as the Admiralty directions had been given orally to Lord Cork there was no written ...
... given to its commander was clearly inexcusable . “ The Ad- miralty were not made acquainted with the War Office instruc- tions to General Mackesy , and as the Admiralty directions had been given orally to Lord Cork there was no written ...
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HOWARD AND ESSEX AT CADIZ | 7 |
THE SPANISH CAMPAIGNS OF QUEEN ANNES WAR | 19 |
VERNON AND WENTWORTH IN THE WEST INDIES | 38 |
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