Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volum 4 |
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Pàgina 7
... superficial view , to be a gigantic and almost impracticable pro- ject to fortify such an immense extent of coast as that of the United States , and difficult , if not impossible , to provide a sufficient force to garrison and defend ...
... superficial view , to be a gigantic and almost impracticable pro- ject to fortify such an immense extent of coast as that of the United States , and difficult , if not impossible , to provide a sufficient force to garrison and defend ...
Pàgina 73
... superficial extent with some of the European fortresses ; but the necessary information could not be obtained within the short time that could be allowed for the inquiry . I understand from General Gratiot , however , that it is ...
... superficial extent with some of the European fortresses ; but the necessary information could not be obtained within the short time that could be allowed for the inquiry . I understand from General Gratiot , however , that it is ...
Pàgina 141
... superficial view , to be a gigantic and almost impracticable project to fortify such an immense extent of coast as that of the United States , and difficult , if not impossible , to provide a sufficient force to garrison and defend the ...
... superficial view , to be a gigantic and almost impracticable project to fortify such an immense extent of coast as that of the United States , and difficult , if not impossible , to provide a sufficient force to garrison and defend the ...
Pàgina 271
... superficial view of the subject , from self - inter- est , or from entire ignorance of the principles of the military art , have pro- claimed opinions , in public speeches and through the newspapers of the day , decrying all works of ...
... superficial view of the subject , from self - inter- est , or from entire ignorance of the principles of the military art , have pro- claimed opinions , in public speeches and through the newspapers of the day , decrying all works of ...
Pàgina 278
... superficial persons , hearing merely that certain forts had recently yielded to a naval force , and taking no trouble to learn the real facts of the case , have paraded them before the public as proofs positive of a new era in military ...
... superficial persons , hearing merely that certain forts had recently yielded to a naval force , and taking no trouble to learn the real facts of the case , have paraded them before the public as proofs positive of a new era in military ...
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