Strategy, Diplomacy, and Isthmian Canal Security, 1880-1917Florida State University, 1984 - 568 pages |
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... force an invading enemy seeking access to the Isthmus to use an alternative approach , lengthening considerably its lines of communication . Cuba possessed , moreover , adequate resources for provisioning a 53 modest defensive force in ...
... force an invading enemy seeking access to the Isthmus to use an alternative approach , lengthening considerably its lines of communication . Cuba possessed , moreover , adequate resources for provisioning a 53 modest defensive force in ...
Page 226
... forces . Since any invasion attempt 15 would therefore have to come by sea , Marine forces were placed at the ... force . In view of the terrain , the weakness of Colombian and Central American armies , and the control of adjacent ...
... forces . Since any invasion attempt 15 would therefore have to come by sea , Marine forces were placed at the ... force . In view of the terrain , the weakness of Colombian and Central American armies , and the control of adjacent ...
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... force its Isthmian garrison before the arrival of the enemy's main force . If the United States lost control of the sea , the Isthmus would be isolated . He therefore urged strength- ening of the land forces and , contrary to long ...
... force its Isthmian garrison before the arrival of the enemy's main force . If the United States lost control of the sea , the Isthmus would be isolated . He therefore urged strength- ening of the land forces and , contrary to long ...
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