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List of books and articles about alfred thayer mahan. This book helped start a naval race among the great powers and moved the u. Alfred thayer mahan september 27, 1840 december 1, 1914 was a united states navy flag officer, geostrategist, and educator. His father was an officer at the united states military academy at west point and a professor of civil and military engineering.

Alfred thayer mahan kelly, militarism in a global age. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Mahan helped stimulate the naval race among the great powers. Book cover of the 12th edition of thayer mahan s the influence of sea power upon history, 16601783 mahan argued that british control of the seas, combined with a corresponding decline in the naval strength of its major european rivals, paved the way for great britains emergence as the worlds dominant military, political, and economic power. Mahan argued in his book that the control of the sea was the key to world history. National interest and moral responsibility in the political thought of.

Alfred thayer mahan books list of books by author alfred. Alfred thayer mahan was not only a naval officer but also a historian. The influence of sea power upon history, 16601783 by. Alfred thayer mahans at the time of original publication mahan was a captain the influence of sea power upon history was and perhaps remains, the single most influential book ever written by an american. Hawaiian ruler, she called for new constitution to increase her. Alfred thayer mahan was born on september 27, 1840 at west point, new york, where his father was a professor of civil and military engineering at the u. His book the influence of sea power in 1890 argued that control of the navy was key to world dominance. Alfred thayer mahan has 96 books on goodreads with 4915 ratings. Admiral alfred thayer mahan was an admiral like his father before him. A naval officer and strategist whose 1890 book, the influence of sea power upon history. Turner worked and traveled with his father, and his father helped push him to. Democracies are good at war for many of the same reasons they are good at capitalism and at the enhancement of the human spirit. In 1890, us navy captain alfred thayer mahan wrote a landmark book entitled, the influence of sea power upon history, 16601783.

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. Mahan book the influence of sea power upon history helped push the united states toward a position of world power by convincing government officials to strengthen the u. He wrote a great book about the use of sea power for militaryeconomic domination. The influence of sea power still plays proceedings may. He believed that nations with greater naval power would have greater impact throughout the.

Alfred thayer mahan was a naval admiral who was a very effective advocate of imperialism. A union naval officer in the civil war, he later lectured on naval history and strategy at the naval war college, newport, r. Connected with his push for a new look at the importance of sea. By the 1980s, the united states was bursting with a new sense of power generated by an increase in. Mahan argued for a universal principle of concentration of powerful ships in home waters and minimized. Book cover of the 12th edition of thayer mahans the influence of sea power upon history, 16601783.

In 1890, captain alfred thayer mahan, a lecturer in naval history and the president of the united states naval war college, published the influence of sea power upon history, 16601783, a revolutionary analysis of the importance of naval power as a factor in the rise of the british empire. The younger mahan, however, attended annapolis and embarked on a naval career seeing duty in the south atlantic and gulf of mexico against the confederacy. He graduated from the naval academy in 1859 and embarked on a nearly 40year naval career seeing duty in the south atlantic and gulf of mexico against the confederacy. One of americas most infleuntial books, and still not for. Alfred thayer mahan was an admiral in the united states navy, who developed the concept of sea power.

Alfred thayer mahans most popular book is the influence of sea power upon history, 1660. The naval officer in question is alfred thayer mahan 18401914 who, in 1890, published the results of his extensive study of history, the influence of sea power upon history, 16601783. In the book, the influence of sea power upon history, mahan claimed that countries with sea power were the. Davis believed that mahan had a strong naval mind and encouraged him to attend the u. His ideas on the importance of sea power influenced navies around the world, and helped prompt naval buildups before world war i. But mahan argued that the policy of the american founders, especially. Alfred thayer mahan was born on september 27, 1840, in west point, new york, united states. Indeed it can be argued that his influence continues to be exerted even today. In this book he argued for the paramount importance of sea power in national. He believed that the key to a great nation rested on a powerful navy. Consider by scholars as the single most influential book in naval strategy, alfred thayer mahan s the influence of sea power upon history. In 1890 alfred thayer mahan published a book that transformed naval theoryand unleashed the worlds great fleets. Page 125 when these formidable mortars arrive, and you are completely ready, you will collect such vessels as can be spared from the blockade, and proceed up the mississippi river, and reduce the defenses which guard the approaches to new orleans, when you will appear off that city and take possession of it under the guns of your squadron, and hoist the american flag therein, keeping.

September 27, 1840 december 1, 1914 was a united states naval officer and historian, whom john keegan called the most import ant american strate gist of the nineteenth century. That which i deplore, and which is a sober, just, and reasonable cause of deep national concern, is that the nation neither has nor cares to. In 2016, the uss wasp lhd1 arg and the 22nd meu conducted counterterrorism strikes against isil targets in libya as part of operation odyssey lightning to maintain u. Written by alfred mahan who argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance. Mahan argues further that a thriving commercial shipping industry is the. Us navy officer, lectturer and later president of the naval war, commander of a cruiser squadron, he has the cv to. The geopolitical vision of alfred thayer mahan the diplomat. The pennsylvania state university the graduate school the. The political thought of admiral alfred thayer mahan was a response to two. Transmitting and modifying the classics in military education when one thinks about the impact of mahan on american military thought and practice, one naturally thinks of alfred thayer mahan, the naval historian and theorist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Its possible future and its present crisis, the reverend josiah strong advocated american expansion.

Alfred thayer mahan is important because of the views he presented on sea power, and importance to the security of a nation. It has even been argued that, with a navy decidedly superior to her enemys, italy could better base her power upon her islands than upon her mainland. Alfred thayer mahan september 27, 1840 december 1, 1914 was a united states navy admiral, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called the most important american strategist of the nineteenth century. In his second book, the influence of sea power upon the french revolution and empire, mahan stressed the interdependence of the military and commercial control of the sea and asserted that the control of seaborne commerce can. It was written for the purpose of changing american attitudes to.

Mahan s scholarly effort, in preparation for a teaching assignment at the. Mahan formulated his concept of sea power while reading a history book in lima, peru. Alfred thayer mahan also argued that modern navies needed repair and coaling stations. A naval officer and strategist whose 1890 book, the influence of sea. Kaiser wilhelm owned two copies of the book, one in english and the other in. In the book, the influence of sea power upon history, mahan claimed that countries with sea power were the great nations of history. President cleveland refused to annex hawaii because he believed that the white planters there had unjustly deposed queen liliuokalani. Navy this was created in order to initiate trade in certain sections of china between european nations, america and china. Terms in this set 27 alfred thayer mahan, the influence of sea power upon history. Books by alfred thayer mahan author of the influence of. He stressed the interdependence of the military and commercial control of the sea and asserted that the control of seaborne commerce can determine the outcome of wars. The philosophy of rear admiral alfred thayer mahan can be perfectly encapsulated within this quote from his article the united states looking outward in the december 1890 issue of atlantic monthly.

The influence of sea power upon history in 1890, mahan published one of the most important books of the age, the influence of sea power upon history, 16601783. I forget what its called but it argued great nations could only achieve hegemony through a large, powerful, modern navy. Alfred thayer mahan project gutenberg selfpublishing. The influence of sea power upon history alfred thayer mahan on. Captain alfred thayer mahan s book of 1890, the influence of sea power upon history, 16601783, argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance. Alfred thayer mahan author of the book, the influence of sea power upon history, 16601783, argued that every successful world power once held a great navy. His concept of sea power was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide impact.

He is the son of dennis hart and mary helena mahan. Alfred thayer mahan, american naval officer and historian who was a highly. The geopolitical vision of alfred thayer mahan one hundred years later, the insights of the american strategist continue to have extraordinary. Alfred thayer mahan, the interest of america in sea power, present and future 1897. Alfred thayer mahan, american naval officer and historian who was a highly influential exponent of sea power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book had great impact on navies around the world, and its. Captain alfred thayer mahan wrote the influence of sea power upon history, which argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance. Captain alfred thayer mahan wrote that puerto rico, would be invaluable to the mother country spain as an intermediate naval station and as a base of supplies and reinforcements for both her fleet and army. It was written for the purpose of changing american attitudes towards modernizing its navy. Queen liluokalani hawaiian ruler, she called for new constitution to increase her power and restore political power to hawaiians. See all books authored by alfred thayer mahan, including the influence of sea power upon history, 16601783, and the influence of sea power upon history 16601805, and more on.