Our Navy in the War by Lawrence Perry
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CHAPTER XIII
Organization Of The Naval Reserve Classes--Taking Over of Yachts For Naval Service--Work Among The Reserves Stationed at Various Naval Centres--Walter Camp's Achievement CHAPTER XIV The United States Marine Corps--First Military Branch Of The National Service To Be Sanctioned By Congress--Leaving For The War--Service Of The Marines in Various Parts of the Globe--Details of Expansion of Corps--Their Present Service All Over The World CHAPTER XV Scope Of The Navy's Work In Various Particulars--Food--Fuel--Naval Consulting Board--Projectile Factory--Expenditures--Increase Of Personnel CHAPTER XVI The beginning of the end--Reports in London that submarines were withdrawing to their bases to head a battle movement on the part of the German Fleet--How the plan was foiled--The surrender of the German Fleet to the combined British and American Squadrons--Departure of the American Squadron--What might have happened had the German vessels come out to fight CHAPTER XVII |
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