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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #44553 in Books
- Published on: 1988-07-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 640 pages
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Essential and Inevitable
Alfred Thayer Mahan, an instructor at the end of the 19th century at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, was the son of another important instructor of US officers, Dennis Hart Mahan, an instructor at the US Military Academy at West Point. Alfred T. Mahan's 'Influence of Seapower' is one of the most important and influential works in naval strategy. Even today, debate persists about its theories and interpretations. If you are seriously studying naval warfare it is essential and inevitable to read this work, whether you agree or not with the conclusions.
Essential Naval Warfare
In producing this work, Mahan set out to argue for his particular aims in Naval warfare and as a result, it is biased towards the importance of Battlefleet tactics.
Nevertheless, it does underline the importance of information provided by the wooden world and is essential reading for any scholar, examining aspects of naval warfare.
Well worth a read.
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
The Influence of Sea Power upon History: 1660-1783 is practically a historical document. The book's first copyright was in 1890 by Alfred Thayer Mahan. The copyright was transferred to Ellen Lyle Mahan in 1918 which eventually fell to the publisher who has published twelve editions of this book.
The style of the writing and the format of the text adhere to that of the original text and the traditional style. These aspects not only allow the reader insight and virtually unheard of detail about the various battles discussed but also a view of how those campaigns were viewed in the original author's time.
Unfortunately, these same aspects make this book somewhat cumbersome. The book is meant to be read from start to finish (all 557 pages). Thus, the reader's knowledge gradually grows as the book progresses making it difficult to look up details on a particular change of technology or a specific campaign.
