Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 207
of dif-ferent nations, it will not, in future, be enoughto look at the thickness of their armor, the num-ber and caliber of their guns, and their officialrate of speed, but one must look at the menbehind the guns — the engineers, gunners, andofficers. It is our perfect organization in this… … W^i THE BATTLE OF MANILA all Cerveras vessels forced them to surrenderfar more than did the direct effect of our guns.This war has also shown the enormous valueof constant target-practice in time of peace, sincethe Spaniards, through lack of it, failed to dam-age any of our ships, while perfect…
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