The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire - Mahan, Alfred Thayer
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Both volumes of Alfred Thayer Mahan's superbly detailed commentary of French naval prowess during the years of the French Revolution and the subsequent Napoleonic Wars are united here, complete with the author's original battle maps. The rapidly changing technology of the era, including the emergence of early steamships, saw sea power shift to greater prominence in war. The advancement of ships was such that those with heavy firepower could mount insuperable blockades upon enemy ports and supply lines and conduct destructive bombardments from the sea - this reality made naval dominance a…mehr

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Both volumes of Alfred Thayer Mahan's superbly detailed commentary of French naval prowess during the years of the French Revolution and the subsequent Napoleonic Wars are united here, complete with the author's original battle maps. The rapidly changing technology of the era, including the emergence of early steamships, saw sea power shift to greater prominence in war. The advancement of ships was such that those with heavy firepower could mount insuperable blockades upon enemy ports and supply lines and conduct destructive bombardments from the sea - this reality made naval dominance a crucial component of winning a war. A naval historian of great renown, Alfred Thayer Mahan began his scholarly interests while still an officer in the U.S. Navy. He was formally taught, and informally studied multiple countries and eras of seagoing; going on to combine his first-hand naval skills with a superb historical scholarship.
Autorenporträt
Alfred Thayer Mahan, born on September 27, 1840, in West Point, New York, and passing on December 1, 1914, stands renowned as a geostrategist and historian of preeminent caliber, whose theories on naval warfare and sea power fundamentally shaped naval strategy across the globe. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Mahan went on to serve with distinction in the United States Navy during the Civil War. His strategic acumen truly flourished post-war, after assuming the presidency at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, where he solidified his thoughts on maritime dominance and its impact on history and international relations. Mahan's seminal work, 'The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783' (1890), eloquently posits that national greatness and prosperity flowed from maritime supremacy. However, it is his equally compelling sequel, 'The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812' (1892), that cemented his authority in military-literary circles and expanded his influence beyond the confines of naval consultation, impacting the creation of navies in nations yearning for global standing. Mahan's literary corpus, marked by incisive analysis and authoritative prose, illuminates his steadfast belief in the symbiosis between a robust navy, stable government, and flourishing commerce. His scholarship profoundly informed both contemporaries and successive generations, rendering his name synonymous with maritime strategy and naval doctrine.