We would as soon fight the British as the Germans. Admiral William Shepherd Benson
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, 1917.
Rivalry between the U.S. and Great Britain didn’t end with the War of 1812. Some naval officers from each country saw the other as a potential future threat, while others dreamed......
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In 1907, the Imperial Chinese Navy proposed a new building program to provide three regional fleets, each built around a new modern battleship. Two years later a naval commission headed by the Regent's brother, Prince Tsai-hsun, recommended a fleet of eight dreadnoughts and 20 cruisers plus supporti......
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