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discussed, 113; its choice of a landing-place for its expeditionary force, 113; reasons for believing an invasion of England impossible, 132. See also Fleet, German
- Great Britain, strategical postion, 1–9; resources for defence, 2–4; naval policy, II; Navy compared with Germany's, 18–34, 62; dockyard statistics, 23; merchantship statistics, 25; personnel of Navy, 28; and the invasion scare, 35–59; military force compared with Germany's, 63 et seq.; strength of defending force, 64; her soldiers compared with Germany's, 68; effect on ports of invading force, 83; tonnage required to convey Army Corps, 90; presumable plan for invasion of, 1 13; presumable landing-place of invading force, 113; reasons for believing invasion impossible, 132. See also Fleet, British
- Hamilton, Admiral Sir Vescy, on Lord Roberts's invasion scare, 46
- Hopkins, Admiral Sir John Ommanney, G.C.B., on invasion of England, 55
- Horses, transport of, by sea, 100; sufferings of, at sea, 102 n.
- Howard of Effingham, Lord, on strategy (1588), 6 n.
- Invading Force, constitution of, 60–81; number of troops required, 63; land-transport and supply of, 70 et seq.; sea-transport of, 82-95; effect on British ports of, 83; shipping tonnage required for, 90; boats required for landing, 102; probable landing-place, 113
- Invasion of England, presumable conditions under which it will be undertaken, 60; presumable plan for, 113; summary of difficulties to be met, 143—Scare, The, 35–59
- Lake, Colonel P. H. N., C.B., on surprise invasion of England, 50; on weather in the North Sea, 120
- Landing-place of invading force, the presumable, 113; accommodation required in a, 117
- Land-transport and supply of invading force, 70 et seq.
- Mahan, Captain A. T., D.C.L., LL. D., on obsolete vessels, 19; on transports in naval battle, 123 n.
- Marines, Royal, British, number of, 64
- "Master Mariner" (Contemporary Review, March 1911) on preparation of ships for sea, 85 n.
- Mediterranean Sea, statistics of British Fleet in, 12
