Roosevelt, an ardent sea-power enthusiast and follower of the theories of Alfred Thayer Mahan, and recent convert to strategic airpower, found a strategy of indirection and limited war appealing. ❋ Col. Matthew Moten (2011)
U.S. air- and sea-power had proved conclusively that even a base as formidable as Truk could be neutralized without committing ground troops. ❋ Bill Sloan (2005)
He spread the sea-power of two nations in a stately crescent, double-lined (as the moon is doubled when beheld through fine plate-glass) — a noble sight, a paramount temptation for the British tow-rope. ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)
A scout ship has recently reported that the Lor - myrian navy, hearing rumours of our superior sea-power, is sailing to join with us. ❋ Moorcock, Michael, 1939- (1963)
But a sea-power like Britain had to establish a spiritual tradition and evoke inner loyalty; its foundation rested on moral, not military, force. ❋ Unknown (1953)
He used to listen rapt while I described her marvellous awakening in the last generation, under the strength and wisdom of her rulers; her intense patriotic ardour; her seething industrial activity, and, most potent of all, the forces that are moulding modern Europe, her dream of a colonial empire, entailing her transformation from a land-power to a sea-power. ❋ Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 (1955)
I wish I knew more about all that, but what I'm concerned with is their sea-power. ❋ Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 (1955)
'Well, think of Germany as a new sea-power,' he resumed. ❋ Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 (1955)
For many years Umbar was invested, but could not be taken because of the sea-power of Gondor. ❋ Tolkien, J. R. R. (1954)
At present, the Western Democracies still have relative advantage due to our superiority in technical, scientific and industrial power, in the control of oil resources, in our superiority in sea-power, long range airpower and the sole possession by the United States of the atomic bomb in quantity. ❋ Unknown (1949)
It is the youngest navy in the world and an expression of the reviving sea-power of the new ❋ Stanley Shaw (N/A)
The sea-power of Holland had its origin in the first fleet which the Sea-Beggars equipped in ❋ Alice Birkhead (N/A)
In thus pushing her colonization and sea-power policy Germany encountered the wide domination of Great ❋ Various (N/A)
The rivals for sea-power in the seventeenth century were England and Holland. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
Not only was he to conquer, but to command, not only to sustain the sea-power of Portugal, but to form a government. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
Vienna, France desired to win back Metz and Strassburg, England desired to destroy our sea-power and commerce -- goals which could only be reached over prostrate Germany. ❋ Various (N/A)
All this friendship, however, fell to dust, when it was found that Charles refused to invest the Duc d'Orleans, the second son of Francois, with the duchy of Milan, and when the Emperor's second expedition against the sea-power of the Turks had proved a complete failure, and Charles had returned to ❋ Various (N/A)
