Word: armadas
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Thomas W. Lamont '92, a partner of J. P. Morgan in New York City, has presented to the Library a valuable collection of books and manuscripts relating to the Spanish Armada of 1588, library officials announced today. Lamont personally negotiated the purchase of this collection during his recent visit to England...
...documents and books of Mr. Lamont's collection, a number of which are unique, "provide a picture of the summer of 1588 so vivid and so complete that the gift may well induce a reappraisal of the story of the Armada," the library staff reported...
...Russians we want to enter Berlin," explained Lord Fisher, "not the French or English." But even though the Russians were then on Britain's side, even though enemy airplanes then offered small hazard, Lord Fisher's plan never got to first base. Bitterly he observed: "The unparalleled Armada of 612 vessels constructed to carry out this decisive act in the decisive theatre of war was diverted and perverted to the damned Dardanelles...
...Baltic will be seen in World War II. Though the German Navy is this time far weaker (42 ships v. 254 for the Allies), this time the Russians (with 28 more ships) cannot be counted on to join a march against Berlin, even if a shallow-draft armada should push through. Besides submarines, the Gate-crashers would now have to cope with large minefields at the outlet of the three narrow channels to the Baltic, as well as bombing planes...
...loss of first-line combat planes in the first months of fighting is expected by the U. S. Air Corps if ever its new armada flies to war.* Such appalling losses put a premium upon a vast reserve of pilots. Last week the non-military Civil Aeronautics Authority took a long step to increase that reserve: it certified 220 U. S. colleges and universities for participation in its pilot-training program, prepared to name still more to share $5,675,000 voted by Congress for schooling 11,000 new fliers this year...