Item Tag: Alfred Thayer Mahan

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History (1890) By: Alfred Thayer MahanISBN13:9781978229006ISBN10:1978229003Author:Mahan, Alfred Thayer (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) – The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Is An Influential Treatise On Naval Warfare Written In 1890 By Alfred Thayer Mahan It Details The Role Of Sea Power Throughout History And Discusses The Various Factors Needed To Support A Strong Navy Alfred Thayer Mahan (September 27, 1840 – December 1, 1914) Was A United States Naval Officer And Historian, Whom John Keegan Called The Most Important American Strategist Of The Nineteenth Century His Book The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 (1890) Won Immediate Recognition, Especially In Europe, And With Its Successor, The Influence Of Sea Power Upon The French Revolution And Empire, 1793-1812 (1892), Made Him World-Famous And Perhaps The Most Influential American Author Of The Nineteenth Century Mahan Was Born On September 27, 1840, At West Point, New York, To Dennis Hart Mahan (A Professor At The United States Military Academy) And Mary Helena Okill Mahan (1815-1893), Daughter Of John Okill And Mary Jay (Daughter Of Sir James Jay) Mahan’s Middle Name Honors The Father Of West Point, Sylvanus Thayer Mahan Attended Saint James School, An Episcopal College Preparatory Academy In Western Maryland He Then Studied At Columbia For Two Years, Where He Was A Member Of The Philolexian Society Debating Club Against The Better Judgment Of His Father, Mahan Then Entered The Naval Academy, Where He Graduated Second In His Class In 1859Missioned As A Lieutenant In 1861, Mahan Served The Union In The American Civil War As An Officer On Uss Worcester, Congress, Pocahontas, And James Adger, And As An Instructor At The Naval Academy In 1865, He Was Promoted To Lieutenant Commander, And Then To Commander (1872), And Captain (1885) As Commander Of The Uss Wachusett He Was Stationed At Callao, Peru, Protecting Us Interests During The Final Stages Of The War Of The Pacific Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2017-10-13Weight:1.33 lbsDimensions:0.63” H x 10” L x 7.99” WNumber of Pages:302Language:English