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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History (Paperback)
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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History (Paperback)
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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History (1890) is a work of naval
history and strategy by Alfred Thayer Mahan. Drawing on decades of
experience as a naval officer, researcher, and university lecturer,
Mahan develops his theory of sea power in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries in this popular and important text. Despite a
lack of primary sources, The Influence of Sea Power would prove
essential to the expansion of European and American imperialism
through the use of naval might and has been cited as one of the
most influential works of the nineteenth century. "The history of
Sea Power is largely, though by no means solely, a narrative of
contests between nations, of mutual rivalries, of violence
frequently culminating in war." For Alfred Thayer Mahan, there was
no greater indicator of national might throughout history than
control of the planet's oceans. In this detailed study of the
subject, drawn from years of research and lectures given at the
Naval War College in Rhode Island, Mahan traces the influence of
sea power on such conflicts as the English Revolution and the Seven
Years' War to argue that supremacy of the seas coincides with
global commercial and political dominance throughout history.
Immediately successful, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
would justify the expansion of imperialism as well as shape the
naval arms race between Great Britain and Germany in the years
preceding the First World War. With a beautifully designed cover
and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Alfred
Thayer Mahan's The Influence of Sea Power Upon History is a classic
of naval strategic scholarship reimagined for modern readers.
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