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The rise of American naval power

The United States became a global superpower in the early 20th century.
Its military and maritime prowess would create ‘the American Century’.
To this day its armed forces remain overwhelmingly predominant over those of any other single state.
When did such prodigious military might first emerge?

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American naval power: Abraham Lincoln and the Union Navy

Patrick Boniface analyses the expansion and transformation of the US Navy during the American Civil War. 'Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I shall spend the first four sharpening the axe.' So said Abraham Lincoln, one of ...
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Strategic bombing: Gothas over London

Ian Castle looks at the German air offensive against London in 1917-1918. A hundred years ago this summer, German aircraft opened a shocking aerial campaign against London. Whereas the much-feared Zeppelins had appeared furtively under the cloak of darkness, the ...
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The Royal Warwickshire Regiment at Passchendaele

OCTOBER 1917 Patrick Mercer uses the first-hand account of a renowned junior officer to report on a grim regimental battle fought in the mud of Broodseinde a century ago. Along with Mons and the Somme, Passchendaele is one of the ...
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Passchendaele, 1917

Martin Marix Evans explores the muddy terrain of the Third Battle of Ypres, the effects it had on the action, and what can be found there today. This article was featured in the February 2011 issue of the magazine. A ...
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Niccolò Machiavelli: the father of Renaissance warfare

Iain King examines the relationship between war and thought in the writings of Niccolò Machiavelli. "Men rise from one ambition to another; first they seek to secure themselves against attack, then they attack others." – Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince, 1532 Machiavelli ...
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