Comments by "Ralph Bernhard" (@ralphbernhard1757) on "Invicta" channel.

  1. 1) information 2) luck 3) skill/training 4) technology 5) numbers And in that order. That's how battles and wars are won. Not much one can do about nr. 2) so better work on the rest...
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  2. In 1912, Churchill made his famous "luxury fleet"-speech... "The purposes of British naval power are essentially defensive. We have no thoughts, and we have never had any thoughts of aggression, and we attribute no such thoughts to other great Powers. There is, however, this difference between the British naval power and the naval power of the great and friendly Empire - and I trust it may long remain the great and friendly Empire - of the USA. The British Navy is to us a necessity and, from some points of view, the US Navy is to them more in the nature of a luxury. Our naval power involves British existence. It is existence to us; it is expansion to them. We cannot menace the peace of a single US hamlet, no matter how great and supreme our Navy may become. But, on the other hand, the whole fortunes of our race and Empire, the whole treasure accumulated during so many centuries of sacrifice and achievement, would perish and be swept utterly away if our naval supremacy were to be impaired. It is the British Navy which makes Great Britain a great power. But the USA was a great power, respected and honoured all over the world, before she had a single ship...As naval competition becomes more acute, we shall have not only to increase the number of ships we build, but the ratio which our naval strength will have to bear to other great naval Powers, so that our margin of superiority will become larger and not smaller as the strain grows greater. Thus we shall make it clear that other naval Powers, instead of overtaking us by additional efforts, will only be more out-distanced in consequence of the measures which we ourselves shall take." https://www.historynet.com/the-rise-of-the-american-navy-1775-1914.htm I took the liberty of changing a few words in order to make a point. I sincerely hope Winnie doesn't mind...
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  3. They ruled as all empires throughout all of human history have ever ruled. By a policy called "Divide and Rule", with an entire list of goodies for favorites, and a long list of punishment for all the losers. They even have a Latin name for it: Devide et Impera. The policy allows for a minority (entity), to dominate a majority (entity).
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