an only be attained in the same way in which we secured our supremacy
at sea. That supremacy was not really gained by developing great navies.
It was gained by our mercantile marine, which made the great navies
possible. Our future security can only be gained by the development of
commercial aviation.

_Printed in Great Britain by_ Butler & Tanner, _Frome and London_.

Transcriber's Endnotes:

Variant spellings, e.g. _Frankfort_ and _Frankfurt_, remain as
printed. Significant amendments have been listed below:

Page 67, 'Poperighe' amended to _Poperinghe_.

Page 117, 'Junker' amended to _Junkers_.

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