9/13/2023 0 Comments Alfred thayer mahan workhistory![]() Mahan’s 1890 Influence of Sea Power book used the maritime struggle between Britain and France in the 18th century to illustrate his ideas regarding sea power, strategy and naval tactics. Through his Naval War College lectures, numerous articles, and his most famous book, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783, Mahan established the foundations of modern naval and global strategy in the years leading up to World War I. Navy but Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was the modern sea service’s intellectual father – a teacher, mentor and strategist. John Paul Jones rightly is acclaimed as the spiritual father of the U.S. Navy’s prophet of sea power fully recognized the vital importance of leadership. Therefore, to re-introduce ACG readers to Mahan – and to whet readers’ appetites for the new book – we republish below Armstrong’s original Leadership department article. This outstanding “must read” book features five of Mahan’s essays, edited, introduced and analyzed by Armstrong to reveal that Mahan’s actual writings (not what others have written about Mahan) remain relevant to providing today’s readers with a solid foundation to address the challenges of a rapidly globalizing world. ![]() Now, Armstrong has written a new book on the famed strategist of seapower, 21st Century Mahan: Sound Military Conclusions for the Modern Era (Naval Institute Press, June 15, 2013). ArmstrongĮditor’s Note:The September 2008 issue of Armchair General magazine featured the Leadership department article “Alfred Thayer Mahan” by U.S. Five Leadership Lessons from Alfred Thayer Mahan, Prophet of Sea Power By Benjamin F.
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