From the author of "Amphibious Warfare in the Eighteenth Century" and "The Evolution of the Sailing Navy, 1509-1815", this book serves as a single- volume survey of war at sea and the expansion of naval power in the 18th century. The book is intended for undergraduate courses on 18th century European history, and for amateur and professional military historians, and for navy colleges, and navy and ex-navy professionals.
The book earned Mahan critical acclaim immediately, and it remains an influential work of naval strategy amongst scholars today. Still a fascinating read, this classic text will appeal to historians, military and naval enthusiasts alike.
Mahan presents an examination of the general history of Europe and America with special reference to the effect of sea power on the course of history.
A classic work covering over 2,000 years of naval history, from Greek and Roman galley warfare to Vietnam.
The book also compares the social history of seamen and the early officer corps in several European countries and includes discussion on Spain, Portugal, France, Venice, the Ottoman Empire and the Baltic states.
Brown, “The Era of Uncertainty, 1863–1878,” 92; Conway, 1860–1905, 106. Clarke, Russia's Sea-Power, 110–11. Brown, Warrior to Dreadnought, 71–3. Still, American Sea Powerin the Old World, 83–9; Beeler, British Naval Policy, 200.
The book was published by Mahan while he was president of the United States Naval War College, and was the culmination of his ideas about naval warfare.Mahan began the book with an examination of the factors that led to the supremacy of the ...
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History: 1660-1783 is an influential treatise on naval warfare written in 1890 by Alfred Thayer Mahan.
The Historian Who Changed the Way Naval Battles Were Fought In 1859 Alfred Thayer Mahan graduated second in his class from the U.S. Naval Academy.
His work was closely studied by contemporary military powers, with his tactics adopted by many of the major navies in the years before World War I. This volume is considered one of the most influential published works on naval strategy and ...
The Mahan Nautical History Series FROM SAIL TO STEAM: Recollections of a Naval Life SEA POWER AND WORLD HISTORY: 1660-1783 SEA POWER AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: 1775-1783 SEA POWER AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND EMPIRE 1793-1812 - Volumes I ...