The Nation and the Navy: A History of Naval Life and PolicyCresset Press, 1954 - 287 sider |
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Side 186
... enemy ' . In other words , he trusted them to use their judgement within the framework of an attack in two roughly parallel columns ( the third , or reserve column , of which he spoke to Keats never materialized because he did not have ...
... enemy ' . In other words , he trusted them to use their judgement within the framework of an attack in two roughly parallel columns ( the third , or reserve column , of which he spoke to Keats never materialized because he did not have ...
Side 187
... enemy more closely ' . Collingwood was the first into action , while the Victory was still a mile away from the enemy line . His ships attacked in line of bearing , each steering down on her opposite number . By all the rules of gunnery ...
... enemy more closely ' . Collingwood was the first into action , while the Victory was still a mile away from the enemy line . His ships attacked in line of bearing , each steering down on her opposite number . By all the rules of gunnery ...
Side 255
... enemy throughout the battle : ' Urgent . Have sighted enemy battlefleet bearing approximately SE , course of enemy N. ' Beatty immediately realized the nature of the trap prepared for him and turned 180 degrees to starboard . Hipper ...
... enemy throughout the battle : ' Urgent . Have sighted enemy battlefleet bearing approximately SE , course of enemy N. ' Beatty immediately realized the nature of the trap prepared for him and turned 180 degrees to starboard . Hipper ...
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