FORTS V. ARTILLERY
LAN EXPERTS VIEWS.London, October 18. Lord Sydenham, who is a wellknown authority on military subjects, in an interview, stated that owing to the great strides made in field! and siege artillery and the development of nigii explosives, it is absolutely fatal to use forts"of the conventional form. It was difficult to beliovo that after the upsetting of her plans Germany would bo impetuous enough to take ■. tho offensive ■ again in a march on Pans. • The British Government should take ,more active to restrict outside supplies to Germany. ;.; Lord Sydenham, who as Sir Geonjd ; Sydenham Clarke, served a term as Governor of Victoria, is one of the leading British authorities on fortifications. Ha was formerly secretary to the Commit" ten of Imperial-Defence. .
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2285, 20 October 1914, Page 5
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124FORTS V. ARTILLERY Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2285, 20 October 1914, Page 5
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