American war arose mainly from our ships being under-manned. We then held our opponents too cheap; with an overwhelming fleet, we permitted them to beat us in detail, and threw away our advantage by meeting them single-handed in weak-manned ships. If... A letter ... on the system of war and peace complements in her majesty's ships - Página 14 por Maurice Frederick F. Berkeley (baron Fitzhardinge.) - 1839 - 80 páginas Visualização integral -
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