Mahan on naval warfare
by A. T. Mahan
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Naval historians and maritime students alike will welcome this fascinating compendium of writings by one of the world's most influential and respected experts on naval warfare. Considered by many the greatest of all naval theorists, Admiral Mahan was revered by his contemporaries (including Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, who made Mahan mandatory reading for his naval officers) for the quality of his insight and analysis.Mahan's close reading of history, his evaluation of the lessons of naval events and his predictions and prescriptions for the conduct of future naval policy contributed powerful...
Chapters (443)
- MAHAN ON NAVAL WARFARE SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS OF REAR ADMIRAL ALFRED T. MAHAN
- ALFRED THAYER MAHAN
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS
- PART I NAVAL PRINCIPLES
- I. The Value of Historical Study[13]
- 2. “Theoretical” versus “Practical” Training[14].
- A Historical Instance
- What is Practical?
- 3. Elements of Sea Power[16]
- 4. Definition of Terms[20]
- Strategy, Tactics, Logistics
- 5. Fundamental Principles[21]
- Central Position, Interior Lines, Communications
- Concentration
- 6. Strategic Positions[24]
- I. Situation
- II. Military Strength
- III. Resources
- 7. Strategic Lines[25]
- Communications
- Importance of Sea Communications[26]
- 8. Offensive Operations[27]
- 9. The Value of the Defensive[28]
- 10. Commerce-Destroying and Blockade[29]
- Command of the Sea Decisive[31]
- 11. Strategic Features of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean[33]
- 12. Principles of Naval Administration
- Opposing Elements[34]
- The British System[35]
- The United States System[36]
- 13. The Military Rule of Obedience[38]
- 14. Preparedness for Naval War[39]
- PART II SEA POWER IN HISTORY
- 15. A Nation Exhausted by Isolation[41]
- France under Louis XIV
- 16. The Growth of British Sea Power[42]
- England after the Peace of Utrecht, 1715
- 17. Results of the Seven Years’ War[44]
- 18. Eighteenth Century Formalism in Naval Tactics[48]
- 19. The New Tactics[52]
- Rodney and De Guichen, April 17, 1780
- 20. Sea Power in the American Revolution[56]
- Graves and De Grasse off the Chesapeake
- 21. The French Navy Demoralized by the Revolution[61]
- 22. Howe’s Victory of June 1, 1794[66]
- 23. Nelson’s Strategy at Copenhagen[67]
- 24. England’s First Line of Defense[71]
- 25. The Battle of Trafalgar[76]
- “The Nelson Touch”[82]
- The Battle
- Commerce Warfare after Trafalgar
- 26. General Strategy of the War of 1812[87]
- Results of the Northern Campaign
- 27. Lessons of the War with Spain[97]
- The Possibilities of a “Fleet in Being”
- 28. The Santiago Blockade[100]
- 29. “Fleet in Being” and “Fortress Fleet”[101]
- The Port Arthur Squadron in the Russo-Japanese War
- Divided Forces[103]
- 30. Rozhestvensky at Tsushima[104]
- PART III NAVAL AND NATIONAL POLICIES
- 31. Expansion and Over-Sea Bases[106]
- The Annexation of Hawaii
- 32. Application of the Monroe Doctrine[107]
- Anglo-American Community of Interests
- 33. Changes in the United States and Japan[109]
- 34. Our Interests in the Pacific[110]
- 35. The German State and its Menace[111]
- The Bulwark of British Sea Power[113]
- 36. Advantages of Insular Position[114]
- Great Britain and the Continental Powers
- 37. Bearing of Political Developments on Naval Policy and Strategy[115]
- 38. Seizure of Private Property at Sea[118]
- 39. The Moral Aspect of War[123]
- 40. The Practical Aspect of War[125]
- 41. Motives for Naval Power[126]
- APPENDIX
- CHRONOLOGICAL OUTLINE
- PUBLISHED WORKS
- REFERENCES
- INDEX
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