Rick Atkinson - American audiences tend to underappreciate the British, but 240 years ago they were ...

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American audiences tend to underappreciate the British, but 240 years ago they were us: They were the most powerful nation on Earth. Their mercantile empire spanned the planet. They had the most potent and experienced army and navy the world had ever seen.

Rick Atkinson

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Das amerikanische Publikum neigt dazu, die Briten zu unterschätzen, aber vor 240 Jahren waren wir es: Sie waren die mächtigste Nation der Erde. Ihr Handelsreich umfasste den gesamten Planeten. Sie hatten die mächtigste und erfahrenste Armee und Marine, die die Welt je gesehen hatte.

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