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The influence of history on Mahan: the proceedings of a conference marking the centenary of Alfred Thayer Mahan's 'The influence of sea power upon history 1660-1783'

By:

HATTENDORF John B (ed.)

Contributor(s):

MAHAN Alfred Thayer

Material type: Text

TextSeries: U.S Naval War College, historical monograph series ; No. 9Publication details: Newport, R.I.: Naval War College Press, 1991Description: 208pISBN:

(pbk.)

Subject(s):

NAVAL SEA POWER

Summary: Mahan's work well deserves its reputation as a classic. Hs bias towards sea power is evident and cogently explains how sea power is underestimated as a critical "tip the balance" force in the wars of the Baroque and Enlightenment era. This book is also a vivid depiction of strategic thinking in the late 19th century, with its emphasis on markets, coaling stations, lines of communication and so forth. The only sections that clearly are of purely historical interests are those where he dwells on tactical ship handling in the age of sail.

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Mahan's work well deserves its reputation as a classic. Hs bias towards sea power is evident and cogently explains how sea power is underestimated as a critical "tip the balance" force in the wars of the Baroque and Enlightenment era. This book is also a vivid depiction of strategic thinking in the late 19th century, with its emphasis on markets, coaling stations, lines of communication and so forth. The only sections that clearly are of purely historical interests are those where he dwells on tactical ship handling in the age of sail.

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