A. T Mahan
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English
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"The Life of Nelson has been written so often, that an explanation - almost an apology - seems due for any renewal of the attempt; but, not to mention the attractiveness of the theme in itself, it is essential to the completeness and rounding off of the author's discussion of the Influence of Sea Power, that he present a study, from his own point of view, of the one man who in himself summed up and embodied the greatness of the possibilities which...
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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Courage, loyalty, and service to the state are among the virtues extolled here by Mahan, the father of modern sea power theory. This authoritative 1905 history is based on his lectures as president of the Naval War College. Volume Two takes the story from the winter of 1812/3 and Bainbridge's Squadron to the peace negotiations which ended the war in February of 1815.
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Project Gutenberg
Language
English
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This authoritative 1905 history, based on Mahan's lectures as president of the Naval War College, develop his still-influential ideas about the role navies play among modern nations. Volume One begins with the antecedents of the war, such as the conditions in the colonies-and ends in the thick of the war, describing ocean warfare in the fall of 1812.
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Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Pub. Date
1907.
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English
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The life of Admiral Mahan spanned the age of sail, the Civil War, the War in the Pacific, and the Spanish-American War, the rise of steam power, and the international political dramas that would explode into the First World War. He tells his story in this 1907 memoir.
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Publisher
Haskell House
Pub. Date
1968.
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English
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This short biography of the Civil War admiral — and hero of Mobile Bay — was published in 1892. Written by one of America's greatest naval historians, himself a Civil War veteran, this work is a must read for anyone interested in Farragut himself or in the development of Mahan's influential and pugnacious ideas about sea power.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
1897.
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English
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In this volume, the highly respected naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan attempts to arouse in his fellow Americans an awareness of their naval responsibilities, framing his argument not only in terms of national security but also touching on international commerce. Included are the chapters, "Hawaii and our Future Sea Power," "Possibilities of an Anglo-American Reunion," and "Strategic Features of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico," among...
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English
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Consider by scholars as the single most influential book in naval strategy, Alfred Thayer Mahan's "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History: 1660-1783," is a history of naval warfare and sea power during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that would have a profound influence on the world in the early part of the twentieth century. After the publication of this work the policies outlined in it would soon be adopted by the major military powers...
