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Richard Hough The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery Paul M. Kennedy (Allen Lane £10) Readers of Mr Kennedy's new book are left with the strong impression that his real......

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Shiva Naipaul Revolutionaries Without Revolution Andre Thirion (Cassell £6.50) In France, the terms 'Paris' and 'the Provinces' often seem to imply a kind of stark , almost......