TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUNBOAT»
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUNBOAT»
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gunboat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gunboat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gunboat Democracy: U.S. Interventions in the Dominican ...
Particularly salient in today's foreign policy arena, this work holds important lessons for questions of regime change and democracy by force.
2
Gunboat Frontier: British Maritime Authority and Northwest ...
Gunboat Frontier presents a different interpretation of Indian-white relations in nineteenth-century British Columbia, focusing on the interaction of West Coast Indians with British law and authority.
3
Gunboat Diplomacy 1919-1991: Political Applications of ...
Now fully revised and brought up to date after the collapse of the Soviet empire and the end of the cold war, this third edition of a book that was already a modern classic has a foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Julian Oswald.
4
Send a
Gunboat!: 150 Years of the British
Gunboat
Published in its original form 35 years ago, "Send a Gunboat" remains the standard reference on the remarkable story of the Victorian Royal Navy’s fleet of small warships, which enforced the Pax Britannica around the world for half a ...
Antony Preston, John Major, 2007
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Gunboat on the Yangtze: The Diary of Captain Glenn F. Howell ...
His journals now make up 202 leather-bound volumes--one of the largest sources in existence, perhaps the largest, of servicemen's observations of service in China during that country's struggle to oust one power and come to grips with a new ...
Glenn F. Howell, Dennis L. Noble, 2002
A classic of naval fiction from 'the master of the modern sea story Douglas Reeman; he has also written over twenty bestselling novels featuring Richard Bolitho, under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.
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Tinclads in the Civil War: Union Light-Draught
Gunboat ...
"Once the Union Army gained control of the upper rivers of the Mississippi Valley during the first half of 1862, slow and heavy ironclads proved ineffective in patrolling the waters.
Myron J. Smith, Jr., 2009
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Gunboat diplomacy and the bomb: nuclear proliferation and ...
With a special focus on U.S. naval power, this book asks whether nuclear proliferation will limit options and opportunities the U.S. would otherwise have.
9
Gunboat!: Small Ships At War
In this book Bryan Perrett recounts thirteen episodes of exciting gunboat action, ranging from the Burma war in 1824, through two world wars and on to the dramatic escape of the Amethyst down the Yangtze in 1949.
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Ships of the Royal Navy
KILDYSART 'Kil' class patrol gunboat, Smiths Dock 11.5.1918. Sold 14.2.20
Robinson, Brown & Joplin, = Embleton; hired 1940 as INDIRA. KILFENORA 'Kil'
class patrol gunboat, Smiths Dock 14.12.1917. Sold 14.2.20 Robinson, Brown ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUNBOAT»
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gunboat is used in the context of the following news items.
Alexis Tsipras aims to steer eurozone bailout plan through Greek …
... after the Greek prime minister accepted a third bailout programme that one analyst said came after a weekend of “gunboat diplomacy”. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Can Europe Go To War To Force Greece To Pay Its Debts?
So, gunboat diplomacy was indeed used to make sure that debtors coughed up. And this was all brought to a halt by the Second Hague ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
Transatlantic Race: Sprinters Crossing the Tape
While Thornburg competed in the Transatlantic Race 2011 on board his Gunboat 66 catamaran, his crossing this time in the MOD70 was an ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
Economists: Will the Greek bailout deal work?
... when he told CNBC on Monday: "The result of gunboat diplomacy can only be uncertainty”. Erian said that the Greek bailout was "in relative ... «Anadolu Agency, Jul 15»
Civil War Profiles: Confederate ship threatens Lewes and Fort …
Nevertheless, the Confederate gunboat captured several ships operating near the Lewes breakwater. Unknown to the Union soldiers at Fort ... «Coastal Point, Jul 15»
East Asian Security in the Age of the Chinese Mega-Cutter
This allows Chinese ships to aggressively engage the state and private craft of other countries without conjuring images of gunboat diplomacy ... «ISN, Jul 15»
2015 Transpac – Previews from Nor Cal boats and crews
Malcolm Park gives us some scoop on the kitted out Gunboat 66, and what she is capable ... PD The Gunboat 66 Extreme H2o has a sistership in Phaedo and a ... «Sail World, Jul 15»
Our Coast Guard
Or pursue pirates using a gunboat built when Garcia was in Malacanang, Eisenhower was the White House tenant, The Beatles has yet to cut ... «Manila Standard Today, Jul 15»
2015 Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race - Overall report
One multihull participated in this year's race – “Zenyatta” is a Gunboat 62 catamaran. The prize giving ceremony took place at the RNSYS Spar Loft. RNSYS ... «Sail World, Jul 15»
Prize ceremony concludes Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race
One multihull participated in this year's race – “Zenyatta” is a Gunboat 62 catamaran. The prize giving ceremony took place at the RNSYS Spar ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
