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Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was a historian, educator, and U.S. naval officer. A veteran of the Civil War, Mahan championed the idea that sea power—military and commercial—determines the fate of nations: an idea that remains potent today. He is best known for The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 (1890).
From Sail to Steam (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): Recollections of Naval Life
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9781411442108
- Publisher: Barnes & Noble
- Publication date: 03/15/2011
- Series: Barnes & Noble Digital Library
- Sold by: Barnes & Noble
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 352
- File size: 385 KB
- Age Range: 3 Months to 18 Years
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The life of Admiral Mahan spanned the age of sail; the Civil War, the War in the Pacific, and the Spanish-American War; the rise of steam power, and the international political dramas that would explode into the First World War. He tells his story in this 1907 memoir.