 We find that a long stretch of coast is not sufficient, though necessary, to make the population of a country a seafaring nation. When the Romans invaded Britain, the Brits had no fleet to oppose them. We do not until a later period meet with that love...  Naval Institute Proceedings - Sivu 351tekijä(t) United States Naval Institute - 1891Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - 1889 - 1153 sivua
...coast is not sufficient, though necessary, to make the population of a country a seafaring nation. When the Romans invaded Britain, the Brits had no...that took place in Britain. In their descendants we recognise to this day many of the very same traits of character which these old Northmen possessed,... | |
 | Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - 1889
...the sea which is so characteristically English : — not before the gradual absorption of the ea/lier inhabitants by a blue-eyed and yellow-haired seafaring...that took place in Britain. In their descendants we recognise to this day many of the very same traits of character which these old Northmen possessed,... | |
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