REGINALD DRAX

(Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax | Reginald Plunkett)


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Muslim & Hindu in India, like Jews & Arab in Palestine, will continue to quarrel until one of the contending parties invites the Russians to come in & help them. After that, the date of World War No. 3 is anybody’s guess. … Every good wish to you in your difficult task.
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Indeed the Arabs did invite the Russians in but neither India nor Pakistan did.

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The British Navy has achieved, practically without fighting, all that a Navy has ever been expected to perform.
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In the first year of WWI, the British Fleet kept the German Fleet bottled up in port. As a result, the British had a very successful sea embargo against the Germans who rarely challenged the British fleet even though they had some major, powerful, capital ships. See {642234}. Meanwhile, the German ships were in no position to harass much less destroy Allied (French, Russian or English) shipping.

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Reginald Drax
  • Born: August 28, 1880
  • Died: October 16, 1967
  • Nationality: English, Irish
  • Profession: Military Admiral
Biography

Admiral Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, KCB, DSO, JP, DL, commonly known as Reginald Plunkett or Reginald Drax, was an Anglo-Irish admiral.