From Sail to Steam (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): Recollections of Naval Life

by Alfred Thayer Mahan

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	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

About the Author

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).