Raeder, the political admiral,
Raeder, the political admiral, stealthily built up the German Navy in defiance of the Versailles Treaty, and then put it to use in a series of aggressions which he had taken a leading part in planning. Erich Raeder
Admiral
It isn\’t that life
It isn’t that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better. Francis Drake
Every schoolchild knows that
Every schoolchild knows that Columbus set out across the sea to prove that the world was round. But the belief in a spherical earth had a long and illustrious pedigree, as Columbus himself was well aware. . . . \”The second reason that inspired the Admiral [Columbus] to launch his enterprise and helped justify his … Read more
The Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country. Donald Rumsfeld
Obesity is now a
Obesity is now a problem in the navy. They’ve created a new rank: Really Big Rear Admiral. David Letterman
Admiral Farragaut upon entering
Admiral Farragaut upon entering Mobile Bay Damn the torpedos. FULL SPEED AHEAD! David Farragut
**** the torpedoes! Full
**** the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! David Farragut
Here the people could
Here the people could stand it no longer and complained of the long voyage; but the Admiral cheered them as best he could, holding out good hope of the advantages they would have. He added that it was useless to complain, he had come [to go] to the Indies, and so had to continue it … Read more
The Admiral says that
The Admiral says that he never beheld so fair a thing: trees all along the river, beautiful and green, and different from ours, with flowers and fruits each according to their kind, many birds and little birds which sing very sweetly. Christopher Columbus
Of this voyage, I
Of this voyage, I observe, that it has miraculously been shown, as may be understood by this writing, by the many signal miracles that He has shown on the voyage, and for me, who for so great a time was in the court of Your Highnesses with the opposition and against the opinion of so … Read more