A Thoroughly Efficient NavyBrookings Institution, 1987 - 130 pages |
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... month , for a total loss during the first month of more than 2 million tons . Under this extreme set of assumptions , the same loss would continue in each succeeding month . What would be the implications of such a loss ? The ...
... month , for a total loss during the first month of more than 2 million tons . Under this extreme set of assumptions , the same loss would continue in each succeeding month . What would be the implications of such a loss ? The ...
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William W. Kaufmann. Consequently , a monthly loss of 2 million tons would effectively put out of action the equivalent of more than 9 U.S. divisions and tactical air wings after little more than a month of combat . If allied forces were ...
William W. Kaufmann. Consequently , a monthly loss of 2 million tons would effectively put out of action the equivalent of more than 9 U.S. divisions and tactical air wings after little more than a month of combat . If allied forces were ...
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... month during the first month of the campaign and to exceed it thereafter . By the end of the fourth month , moreover , the Soviet submarine threat has fallen to minor proportions . Costs , it should be added , are kept well below those ...
... month during the first month of the campaign and to exceed it thereafter . By the end of the fourth month , moreover , the Soviet submarine threat has fallen to minor proportions . Costs , it should be added , are kept well below those ...
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Defense of the Navy | 5 |
The Maritime Strategy | 12 |
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