Project Gutenberg 2008-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 179 Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer) 1840 1914 Mahan, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Alfred T. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812. Volume 1 Produced by StevenGibbs, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812, Volume 1" by A. T. Mahan is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the relationship between naval power and military strategy, particularly within the context of the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. The author delves into the themes of impressment, trade conflicts, and the broader implications of naval supremacy, arguing for the critical role sea power played in shaping events during the conflict. The beginning of this volume sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of the causes leading to the War of 1812, particularly focusing on the long-standing tensions stemming from British naval practices, such as the impressment of American sailors and interference with U.S. trade. Mahan emphasizes the need to understand these issues in relation to historical British policy, specifically the Navigation Acts and their impact on maritime commerce. By contextualizing these events from the colonial period through to the onset of war, Mahan aims to highlight how naval power consistently influences the course of international relations, setting the stage for the detailed discussions that follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- War of 1812 Sea-power United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations United States. Navy -- History -- War of 1812 E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 1105693 1101716 2024-09-11T07:16:27.093123 2023-09-11T10:29:11.578365 text/html text/html 1114421 2008-06-30T07:33:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3696870 2008-06-30T07:33:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3767600 2024-09-11T07:16:44.584026 application/epub+zip 3775591 2024-09-11T07:16:30.739127 application/epub+zip 457327 2024-09-11T07:16:28.637138 application/epub+zip 4167968 2024-09-11T07:16:53.933042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4094648 2024-09-11T07:16:42.241093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 791426 2022-09-12T06:50:21.676067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 901827 901729 2024-09-11T07:16:24.865125 2023-09-11T10:29:09.308289 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 901573 2008-06-30T07:33:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 323159 2008-06-30T07:33:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 901643 2008-06-30T07:33:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323052 2008-06-30T07:33:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20882 2024-09-11T07:16:54.107988 application/rdf+xml 19287 2024-09-11T07:16:29.090116 image/jpeg 4205 2024-09-11T07:16:28.864118 image/jpeg 3839890 2024-09-11T07:16:27.236146 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