Chapter XII · PREPARATION FOR THE NAVAL WAR
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The position of a World Power implies naval strength—Development of German naval ideals—The task of the German fleet; its strength —Importance of coast defences—Necessity of accelerating our naval armaments—The building of the fleet—The institution of the air-fleet—Preliminary measures for a war on commerce— Mobilization—General points of view with regard to preparations for the naval war—Lost opportunities in the past