TY - BOOK AU - MAHAN A T TI - The influence of sea power upon history 1660-1783. Alfred T Mahan SN - 0486255093 (pbk.) PY - 1987/// CY - New York PB - Dover Pubns. Inc KW - SEA POWER N2 - Originally published in 1894.In this book he argued for the paramount importance of sea power in national historical supremacy. The book, which came at a time of great technological improvement in warships, won immediate recognition abroad ER -