That the Army Council and the Admiralty had been criminally weak could not be denied. Their weakness merely reflected the moral tone of the nation, which took no interest in naval or military affairs, and then was enraged to find that, in the hour of trial, everything for a time went wrong. When success did come, it came too late, and could not be utilised without a great British Army capable of carrying the war into the enemy’s country, and thus compelling a satisfactory peace.
The End
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| Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber: |
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| United Kingdom=> United Kindgom {pg 22} |
| atached to his=> attached to his {pg 86} |
| had themelves been=> had themselves been {pg 215} |
| even a possilibity=> even a possibility {pg 301} |
| position to be atacked=> position to be attacked {pg 313} |
| had pratically=> had practically {pg 332} |
| cross at his thoat=> cross at his throat {pg 339} |
| of his mazagine=> of his magazine {pg 437} |
| the whole popluation=> the whole population {pg 464} |
| was re-reported=> was reported {pg 525} |
| retain Holland and Demark=> retain Holland and Denmark {pg 548} |