The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... became Turkish in 1571 , and then Great Britain obtained a Protectorate over it in 1878 , as a reward for saving Constantinople from the Russians . When the Turks joined the Central Powers in 1914 , Britain The Mediterranean 317.
... became Turkish in 1571 , and then Great Britain obtained a Protectorate over it in 1878 , as a reward for saving Constantinople from the Russians . When the Turks joined the Central Powers in 1914 , Britain The Mediterranean 317.
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... Russia remained a compact mass , whereas Britain turned the Indian Ocean into a British Mediterranean , whence Imperial tentacles penetrate everywhere - from Egypt right across Africa by an all - red route to the Cape ; right across ...
... Russia remained a compact mass , whereas Britain turned the Indian Ocean into a British Mediterranean , whence Imperial tentacles penetrate everywhere - from Egypt right across Africa by an all - red route to the Cape ; right across ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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