![]() ![]() In this study, Mahan went beyond battles and drew out the geopolitical implications of the growth of naval power in the early modern era. In 1890 his magnum opus, The Influence of Sea Power on History, 1660-1783 was published and was well received by his peers, especially a young Theodore Roosevelt. But he was able to cast his imagination beyond the fields and rolling terrain of Europe when he studied the strategic impact of sea power on the events of history. Young Alfred gobbled up military history, especially Napier's multi-volume work on the Peninsula War against Napoleon (84). In God and Sea Power, she has attempted to reveal this neglected aspect of Mahan that is crucial to understanding his ground-breaking work.Īlfred Mahan was the son of Dennis Hart Mahan, the famous professor at West Point known for his works on engineering and tactics. Suzanne Geissler explains that Mahan's spiritual side, which shaped his worldview and thus his thinking on naval power, is mostly ignored and sometimes mocked by previous biographers. He saw beyond the naval battles of history, particularly in the age of sail, and understood the strategic significance of navies in the geopolitics of his time. Maurer, ‘Mahan on World Politics and Strategy: The Approach of the First World War, 19041914, in The Influence of History of Mahan: The Proceedings of a Conference Marking the Centenary of Alfred Thayer Mahans The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 16601783, ed. ![]() Mahan believed the United States had a responsibility, as the cultural heir apparent of Great Britain, to develop into a world naval power in order to secure its role in world affairs. Most historians today will acknowledge Alfred Thayer Mahan as the principal architect of American naval policy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2015. God and Sea Power: The Influence of Religion on Alfred Thayer Mahan. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |