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...an invasion could succeed only if the German Air Force could guarantee the Royal Navy would not be able to attack the landing force. To do so, the Royal Air Forc

...Peter May]] and [[Frank Tyson]] who represented the [[Royal Navy (cricket)|Royal Navy]] and the [[British Army (cricket)|British Army]] respectively that summer.

...ently under close scrutiny. Since the main source of oil for the British [[Royal Navy]] in the late nineteenth century when it still ruled the seas was the [[Mid

...fishermen, pirates, and opium smugglers. However, it soon became a key and Royal Navy coaling station.

To a lesser extent, [[Heart of Oak]], the unofficial [[Royal Navy]] anthem has also been proposed. Music by Dr. William Boyce (1711–1779)

...the [[Anglo-Persian Oil Company]], to secure continued oil access for the Royal Navy.<ref>Gilbert 1991, pp. 260&ndash;261.</ref> ...nk=Ian Stanley Ord Playfair |first2=Commander G. M. S. |last2=with Stitt [[Royal Navy|R.N.]] |first3=Brigadier C. J. C. |last3=Molony |first4=Air Vice-Marshal S.

...3-0 ''Operations'' series focused on maneuver warfare, and, indeed, as the Royal Navy fossilized with Horatio Nelson's ''Fighting Instructions'' optimized for th

...elected representatives set tax rates. When the war broke out in 1775, the Royal navy blockades all ports, and captured New York City, disrupting commerce. Frenc

...of this disease was first clearly established by a surgeon in the British Royal Navy, [[James Lind]], in 1747. In one of the earliest "controlled experiments",