The Influence of Sea Power upon History (eBook)

History of Naval Warfare 1660-1783

Alfred Thayer Mahan (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
444 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-406649967-9 (EAN)

Infos

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History is a history of naval warfare by United States naval officer and historian Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the role of sea power during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and discussed the various factors needed to support and achieve sea power, with emphasis on having the largest and most powerful fleet. It is considered the single most influential book in naval strategy and its policies were quickly adopted by most major navies, ultimately leading to the World War I naval arms race. Mahan began the book with an examination of what factors led to supremacy of the seas, especially how Great Britain was able to rise to its near dominance. He identified such features as geography, population, and government, and expanded the definition of sea power as comprising a strong navy and commercial fleet. Mahan also promoted the belief that any army would succumb to a strong naval blockade. The book then goes on to describe a series of European and American wars and how naval power was used in each.

Autor

Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was a United States naval officer and historian, considered by many as one of the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century. His book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 won immediate recognition, especially in Europe, and with its successor, The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812, made him world-famous and perhaps the most influential American author of the nineteenth century.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.7.2021
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Schlagworte: british fleet • dead wake • Enemy at the Gates • european conflicts • geopolitical influence • global warfare • Maritime History • Military tactics • Naval strategy • Navy dominance • Pacific Crucible • Sea Power • The Art of War • The Bomber Mafia • The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors • World War I