1, p. 18. 9. For Fisher’s thoughts on the “suddenness” of modern naval warfare’s requiring “an instant readiness for war,” see Fisher Papers, vol. 1, pp. 16–27, and also a letter to Lord Selborne ...

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Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory (New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1975), pp. 310–35. 2. William McCarty Little, “The Strategic War Game or Chart Maneuver,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings ...

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Feb. 9 to Feb. 15, is chock full of wars and tragedies as usual, although it has the distinction of marking a unique holiday: Valentine’s Day.

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