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Vernon Harcourt on Invasion and Naval Strength Debate
A column defends Mr Vernon Harcourt’s call for a scientific study of invasion risk, arguing the issue belongs to rational analysis rather than panic. It critiques exaggerated schemes, notes Britain’s naval supremacy, and urges careful examination of practical defence needs.
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Trevelyan
Gordon
Osborne Morgan
Disraeli
Liberal
Liberal Party
Mr. Disraeli
Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
Ireland
Harcourt
United Service Institution
France
Russia
Prussia
America
Mr. Harcourt
Dorking
Europe
Paris
Berlin
John Bull
Crimea
Varna
Alma
Baker
Channel
Holland
Belgium
Newhaven
Shoreham
Germany
England
The
Pall Mall Gazette
Singland
Italy
Vernon ‘Harcourt