http://airminded.org/2006/03/19/q-when-is-an-island-not-an-island/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=q-when-is-an-island-not-an-island Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:08:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://airminded.org/2006/03/19/q-when-is-an-island-not-an-island/comment-page-1/#comment-54130 Airminded · 1688 and all that Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:55:39 +0000 http://airminded.org/2006/03/19/q-when-is-an-island-not-an-island/#comment-54130 [...] to sweep in and unload their troops before the Royal Navy had time to react. This reminds me of Palmerston’s remark in 1845 to the effect that steam power made the same scenario possible at that time. I [...] [...] to sweep in and unload their troops before the Royal Navy had time to react. This reminds me of Palmerston’s remark in 1845 to the effect that steam power made the same scenario possible at that time. I [...]

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