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Diplomacy as the Art of Continuous Negotiations: Cardinal de Richelieu and the “Political Testament” – Classics of Strategy and Diplomacy
Were the French Richelieu class battleships superior to the German Bismarck class Battleships? The Richelieu's had stronger belt and turret armor, were faster, and their guns had longer range and in theory,
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French Alsace Class Battleship design - proposed successor to the Richelieu Class - Twelve 15" inch guns and 32 knots with only 45,000 tons of displacement! See top level comment for ship
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