A. T. Mahan setzt sich in diesem Buch intensiv mit der Bedeutung der Seemacht für den Verlauf der Geschichte und der Ausbildung von Nationen auseinander. Er stellt dar, welche enorme Relevanz die Beherrschung der Meere sowie der Handel auf See für politische, militärische und wirtschaftliche Entwicklungen hatte. Bei diesem Buch handelt es sich um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.
On the other hand, the books he wrote ashore made him arguably the most influential naval historian. In 1885, he was appointed lecturer in naval history and tactics and the Naval War College.
The Influence of Sea Power upon History
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History: 1660-1783 is an influential treatise on naval warfare written in 1890 by Alfred Thayer Mahan.
We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.
After the publication of this work, the policies described in it would soon be adopted by the main military powers of the time, which would finally provoke the naval arms race of the First World War.
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 ...
From Mahan's 1889 Preface - THE definite object proposed in this work is an examination of the general history of Europe and America with particular reference to the effect of sea power upon the course of that history.