However, they were strong enough to alter British defences.

The question naturally arises, what is British defence and diplomacy for now?

Despite their best efforts, they were unsuccessful, but the constant artillery and assaults continued to wear the British defences down further.

The 9.2-inch gun retained its importance in British coastal defence for more than half a century.

After a long struggle the British defences were overrun.

He is the latest senior British defence figure to link the international financial crisis to security.

The keystone of the British defence was the detection, command, and control which ran the battle.

The second "pig" also endured the strong response of British defences after being uncovered by a searchlight.

Only 125 reached the British defences, and only 13 of those reached the target area.

By evening, the Americans had made little impression on the British defences.