The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe. |
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Page 173
... armed forces of the czar were incapable of repudiating such an invasion . At sea , Russia possessed a fair - sized navy , with competent admirals , and it was able to destroy completely the weaker Turkish fleet at Sinope in November ...
... armed forces of the czar were incapable of repudiating such an invasion . At sea , Russia possessed a fair - sized navy , with competent admirals , and it was able to destroy completely the weaker Turkish fleet at Sinope in November ...
Page 308
... armed services in operational doctrine : its army was prepared to concentrate its tank forces , and then to allow them initia- tive on the battlefield , keeping in touch by radio ; its air force , despite tendencies toward " strategic ...
... armed services in operational doctrine : its army was prepared to concentrate its tank forces , and then to allow them initia- tive on the battlefield , keeping in touch by radio ; its air force , despite tendencies toward " strategic ...
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... armed forces are committed to one particular region . In view of the above , it is not surprising that the circles most con- cerned about the discrepancy between American commitments and American power are the armed services themselves ...
... armed forces are committed to one particular region . In view of the above , it is not surprising that the circles most con- cerned about the discrepancy between American commitments and American power are the armed services themselves ...
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The Political Divisions of Europe in the Sixteenth Century | 18 |
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