Strategy, Diplomacy, and Isthmian Canal Security, 1880-1917Florida State University, 1984 - 568 pages |
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... land defenses . The report unequivocally recommended purchase of the bay from Colombia together with an adjacent strip of land . It further suggested that 115.
... land defenses . The report unequivocally recommended purchase of the bay from Colombia together with an adjacent strip of land . It further suggested that 115.
Page 226
... land it must now defend . Meanwhile , Marine patrols began to comb the interior , examining trails throughout the thickly jungled country . An expedition sent to the Darien region between the trans- isthmian railroad and the Colombian ...
... land it must now defend . Meanwhile , Marine patrols began to comb the interior , examining trails throughout the thickly jungled country . An expedition sent to the Darien region between the trans- isthmian railroad and the Colombian ...
Page 240
... Land Defense Committee and urged that the construction of permanent field works and positions be completed when the canal was opened . It also recommended that the National Land Defense Board be instructed to prepare plans for flank ...
... Land Defense Committee and urged that the construction of permanent field works and positions be completed when the canal was opened . It also recommended that the National Land Defense Board be instructed to prepare plans for flank ...
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