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Admiral Farragut, in 1864, entered Mobile Bay while saying: Damn the torpedoes - four bells; Captain Drayton, go ahead; Jouett, full speed!
An admiral, in 1917,\damns the torpedoes and orders full speed ahead, but not toward those points guarded by sub marine torpedo boats.
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1331330793
- ISBN 13 9781331330790
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages394
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