Word: meansâ
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Dates: during 1925-1925
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...that the garrison of the Islands was too small. With 7,000 more men, the defense would have been able to maintain mobile reserves close enough to the north coast to repulse the attack there. "Dependence," said he, "must not be placed primarily or even predominantly upon mechanical means???field guns or machine guns?but upon mobile troops and aircraft, counter-attacking whenever and wherever necessary...