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America's First Year in the War
Warner, Arthur H. | April 11, 1918 issue

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Upon declaring war against Germany a year ago the United States had two courses open. One was to concentrate her forces solely against the submarine, which would have meant warring directly on these vessels by employing her navy, and indirectly by using her full industrial resources to build and operate ships in spite of them. The other possibility which necessarily involved some weakening of the campaign against the submarine was to join in the land warfare of Europe. The United States took the second course. The point is recalled because in estimating the success of America's first year in the war, it is well to recall, as a, point of departure, that one cannot have his cake and eat it, too.

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WAR; UNITED States. Navy; SUBMARINES (Ships); SHIPBUILDING industry; MILITARY art & science; GERMANY; UNITED States
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