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. "From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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... aircraft or trucks could make a good profit , but it is unlikely that Italy's industrial devel- opment benefited ( on the whole ) from attempts at autarky ; tariffs merely gave protection to inefficient producers , while the general neo ...
... aircraft or trucks could make a good profit , but it is unlikely that Italy's industrial devel- opment benefited ( on the whole ) from attempts at autarky ; tariffs merely gave protection to inefficient producers , while the general neo ...
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... aircraft industry was created in the late 1920s , which for a while produced more planes each year than all the other powers combined ( see Table 29 ) . Table 29. Aircraft Production of the Powers , 1932-1939135 France Germany Italy ...
... aircraft industry was created in the late 1920s , which for a while produced more planes each year than all the other powers combined ( see Table 29 ) . Table 29. Aircraft Production of the Powers , 1932-1939135 France Germany Italy ...
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... Aircraft 1 Marine Amphibious Force Western Europe ( NATO ) 2 Mechanized Divisions 2 Armored Divisions 546 Fighter / Attack Aircraft Pacific Command : East Pacific ( 3rd Fleet ) 4 Aircraft Carriers 5 Helicopter Carriers 1 Battleship 21 ...
... Aircraft 1 Marine Amphibious Force Western Europe ( NATO ) 2 Mechanized Divisions 2 Armored Divisions 546 Fighter / Attack Aircraft Pacific Command : East Pacific ( 3rd Fleet ) 4 Aircraft Carriers 5 Helicopter Carriers 1 Battleship 21 ...
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World Power Centers in the Sixteenth Century | 5 |
The Political Divisions of Europe in the Sixteenth Century | 18 |
TABLES CHARTS TABLES | 29 |
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