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The U.S. Navy and the Conquest of the Pacific by Lt. Cmdr. Charles H. Stockton
November 5, 2018
Contents: Introduction The Historical Context Stockton and Mahan Afterthoughts Kenneth C. Wenzer Independent Historian Introduction (NHHC Photo #NH 65840) In 1513 Vasco Núñez de Balboa claimed the entire Pacific and all the shores washed by its waters for the Spanish Empire. Three hundred and seventy-four years later, in 1887, Lt. Cmdr. Charles H. Stockton of … CONTINUE READING ❯
The First Naval War College Plan Against Spain by Lt. Cmdr. Charles H. Stockton
May 26, 2016
Introduction In a message to Congress on March 8, 1880 President Rutherford B. Hayes proclaimed: The policy of this country is a canal under American control. The United States cannot consent to the surrender of this control to any European Power. . . . No European Power can intervene . . . without adopting measures … CONTINUE READING ❯