The World Crisis by Winston Churchill

Author:Winston Churchill [Churchill, Winston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9788027303427
Publisher: e-artnow
Published: 2019-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter XIII:

On the Oceans

Table of Contents

‘Coastwise—cross-seas—round the world and back again,

Where the flaw shall head us or the full Trade suits—

Plain-sail—storm-sail—lay your board and tack again—

And that’s the way we’ll pay Paddy Doyle for his boots!’

RUDYARD KIPLING, The Merchantmen.

Expeditions against the German Colonies—The Imperial Reinforcements—The Admiralty at Full Strain—General Situation in the Outer Seas—The Price of Concentration at Home—The Königsberg and the Emden in the Indian Ocean—The Convoy System—General Situation in the Pacific—British Dispositions—Japan Declares War on Germany—Overwhelming Forces of the Allies—Difficulty of their Task—Fox and Geese—Problem of Admiral von Spee Limitations on his Action—Plight of Cruisers without Bases—Tell-tale Coal—The Admiralty Problem—The Capture of Samoa—The great Australasian Convoy—The Capture of New Guinea—Depredations of the Emden—Concentration against the Emden—Public Dissatisfaction on Admiralty Statement—Sailing of the Australasian Convoy to Colombo The Canadians Cross the Atlantic—First Imperial Concentration Complete.

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