British Military in the Twentieth Century

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At the end of the twentieth century, the nature and extent of Britain’s military commitments were evident in the far-flung postings of its forces. Units of the army, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Air Force were dispersed for training exercises at such disparate places as Belize, Canada, Kenya, and Sardinia. Naval units patrolled the Caribbean Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea as well as the southern and western Atlantic Ocean. The Royal Navy, in joint force with the Royal Air Force, patrolled the Central and Eastern Atlantic, the British Channel, and the North Sea. The...

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