Strategy, Diplomacy, and Isthmian Canal Security, 1880-1917Florida State University, 1984 - 568 pages |
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Page 118
... commander suggested that anchorages on the east side of Santo Domingo Island and on two bays at west end " might prove to be great to a naval force guarding the Mona and Windward Passages . " The charts made of the waters were to be ...
... commander suggested that anchorages on the east side of Santo Domingo Island and on two bays at west end " might prove to be great to a naval force guarding the Mona and Windward Passages . " The charts made of the waters were to be ...
Page 123
... Commander in Chief of the North Atlantic squadron to examine Culebra with a view to defending the island and determining whether it would 21 be a good base of operations for squadrons and heavy ships . Similarly , he dispatched the ...
... Commander in Chief of the North Atlantic squadron to examine Culebra with a view to defending the island and determining whether it would 21 be a good base of operations for squadrons and heavy ships . Similarly , he dispatched the ...
Page 124
... commander in chief of the American occupational forces . Prior to becoming secretary of war , Root had never served in public office . A wealthy and highly successful corporation laywer , instinctively conservative , he believed ...
... commander in chief of the American occupational forces . Prior to becoming secretary of war , Root had never served in public office . A wealthy and highly successful corporation laywer , instinctively conservative , he believed ...
Contents
PROLOGUE | 2 |
Chapter | 2 |
CANAL POLICY AND ISTHMIAN SECURITY BEFORE | 2 |
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