Project Gutenberg 2004-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 1888 Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer) 1840 1914 Mahan, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Alfred T. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. E-text prepared by A. E. Warren and revised by Jeannie Howse, Frank van Drogen, Paul Hollander, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783" by A. T. Mahan is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The work analyzes the consequences and significance of naval power in shaping geopolitical dynamics and determining the outcomes of conflicts between nations. Mahan argues that sea power has played a crucial role in the historical events from the end of the 17th century until the American Revolutionary War, highlighting how control of the sea can influence a nation's prosperity and security. The opening of the text sets the stage for Mahan's inquiry into the historical interplay between sea power and national fortunes. He notes the tendency of historians to overlook the vital importance of maritime strength, emphasizing that this work aims to rectify that by examining specific historical instances where this influence was paramount. Mahan outlines the interconnectedness of sea commerce, naval policy, and military strategy, suggesting that a nation’s ability to project power at sea directly affects its success and stability. He emphasizes both the lessons learned from past naval engagements and the potential applications of those lessons to contemporary geopolitical conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea-power Naval history, Modern D Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 1590638 1584158 2024-10-06T08:26:06.659052 2023-10-06T09:31:26.993696 text/html text/html 1553989 2007-11-19T17:44:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3752117 2020-12-18T06:52:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3823450 2024-10-06T08:26:37.658925 application/epub+zip 3836413 2024-10-06T08:26:14.983027 application/epub+zip 631915 2024-10-06T08:26:10.486046 application/epub+zip 4482112 2024-10-06T08:26:51.707842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4356970 2024-10-06T08:26:32.440938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1025267 2022-09-07T02:39:32.823723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1312052 1311890 2024-10-06T08:26:02.517097 2023-10-06T09:31:23.293704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1311514 2020-12-18T06:52:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 473945 2020-12-18T06:52:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1311533 2020-12-18T06:52:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 473725 2020-12-18T06:52:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21658 2024-10-06T08:26:51.896797 application/rdf+xml 16240 2024-10-06T08:26:11.240006 image/jpeg 3620 2024-10-06T08:26:10.867020 image/jpeg 3904831 2024-10-06T08:26:06.869072 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia