Quote#Nature
It may be urged that, with the extensive sea−coast of the United…
Quote byAlfred Thayer Maan · 1840–1914
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Influence of Sea Power upon History..
English (original)
It may be urged that, with the extensive sea−coast of the United States, a blockade of the whole line cannot be effectively kept up. No one will more readily concede this than officers who remember how the blockade of the Southern coast alone was maintained.
— Alfred Thayer Maan
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