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the classical and materialist schools of naval theory. He reversed Mahan's theory that command of the sea precedes maritime communications and foresaw the enlarged roles of aircraft and submarines in naval warfare. Castex enlarged strategic theory to include nonmilitary factors (policy, geography,
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Timeliness contributed no small part to the widespread acceptance and resultant influence of Mahan's views. Although his history was relatively thin (he relied on secondary sources), the vigorous style and clear theory won widespread acceptance by navalists across the world. Seapower supported the
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faced the problem of how to dominate home waters and distant seas with naval forces not strong enough to do both. Mahan argued for a universal principle of concentration of powerful ships in home waters and minimized strength in distant seas, while Fisher reversed Mahan by utilizing technological
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outlines that Mahan's greatest concern is with trade and how to secure shipping routes throughout the complex process of ports, coaling stations, restocking supplies, and naval protection. "Mahan warned that war might close the seas to the United States. Its ships would then be 'like land birds,
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wrote to Mahan: "during the last two days I have spent half my time, busy as I am, in reading your book ... I am greatly in error if it does not become a naval classic". There is noted influence on reading this book and Roosevelt's push to start expansionism with the
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Mahan began the book with an examination of what factors led to a supremacy of the seas, especially how Great Britain was able to rise to its near dominance. He identified such features as geography, population, and government, and expanded the definition of
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on guano across South American islands, this pushed the US into searching and securing alternative islands that fed into Mahan's goal of creating sea "highways" between land. To expedite this process, the US Congress had previously passed the
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Chapter VIII: Seven Years' War, 1756–1763. England's Overwhelming Power and Conquests on the Seas, in North America, Europe, and East and West Indies. Sea Battles: Byng off Minorca; Hawke and Conflans; Pocock and D'Ache in East
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The French at first adopted Mahan's theories. French naval doctrine in 1914 was dominated by Mahan's theory of sea power and therefore geared toward winning decisive battles and gaining mastery of the seas. But the course of
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coalitions, public opinion, and constraints) and internal factors (economy of force, offense and defense, communications, operational plans, morale, and command) to conceive a general strategy to attain final victory.
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Chapter VII: War Between Great Britain and Spain, 1739. War of the Austrian Succession, 1740. France Joins Spain Against Great Britain, 1744. Sea Battles of Matthews, Anson, and Hawke. Peace of Aix-La-Chapelle,
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Chapter VI: The Regency in France. Alberoni in Spain. Policies of Walpole and Fleuri. War of the Polish Succession. English Contraband Trade in Spanish America. Great Britain Declares War Against Spain,
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Chapter III: War of England and France in Alliance Against the United Provinces, 1672–1674. Finally, of France Against Combined Europe, 1674–1678. Sea Battles of Solebay, the Texel, and Stromboli.
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The navy's part in securing victory was not fully understood by French public opinion in 1918, but a synthesis of old and new ideas arose from the lessons of the war, especially by admiral
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new colonialism that Europe and Japan were imposing on Africa and Asia. Given the very rapid technological changes underway in propulsion (from coal to oil, from reciprocating engines to
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Chapter X: Maritime War in North America and West Indies, 1778–1781. Its Influence upon the Course of the American Revolution. Fleet Actions off Grenada, Dominica, and Chesapeake Bay.
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St. John argued that key European powers were already set to expand their navies and Mahan had crystallized their ideas by generating naval expansion support abroad.
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1856 to allow citizens to take unclaimed islands for the US and allow extraction of this resource. This is reflected in the historical and current insular
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Chapter XII: Events in the East Indies, 1778–1781. Suffren Sails from Brest for India, 1781. His Brilliant Naval Campaign in the Indian Seas, 1782, 1783.
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Chapter XIII: Events in the West Indies after the Surrender of Yorktown. Encounters of De Grasse with Hood. The Sea Battle of the Saints. 1781–1782.
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to secure resources and naval "highways" for ships across the Caribbean and Pacific – later influencing their ability to operate airstrips for
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Mahan's strategic theories continue to be influential into the 21st century, especially in the newly emerging naval powers India and China.
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Chapter IX: Course of Events from the Peace of Paris to 1778. Maritime War Consequent upon the American Revolution. Battle off Ushant.
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as comprising a strong navy and commercial fleet. Mahan also promoted the belief that any army would succumb to a strong
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Chapter II: State of Europe in 1660. Second Anglo-Dutch War, 1665–1667. Sea Battles of Lowestoft and of the Four Days.
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Chapter IV: English Revolution. War of the League of Augsburg, 1688–1697. Sea Battles of Beachy Head and La Hougue.
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changed ideas about the place of the navy, as the refusal of the German fleet to engage in a decisive battle, the
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The book then goes on to describe a series of European and American wars and how naval power was used in each.
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Great White Fleet : American sea power comes of age
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as a fertilizer, as well as a raw material in the production of gunpowder. With a
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The ambiguous relationship : Theodore Roosevelt and Alfred Thayer Mahan
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The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793–1812
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Chapter V: War of the Spanish Succession, 1702–1713. Sea Battle of Malaga.
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Mahan formulated his concept of sea power while reading a history book in
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How to hide an empire : a short history of the greater United States
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First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power
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Mahan was initially introduced to the German navy by the strategist
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change to propose submarines for defense of home waters and mobile
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How to Hide an Empire: A Short History of the Greater United States
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published in 1890 by the American naval officer and historian
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Chapter XIV: Critical Discussion of the Maritime War of 1778.
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Navalism and the Emergence of American Sea Powers, 1882–1893
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The book was published by Mahan while president of the
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Chapter I: Discussion of the Elements of Sea Power.
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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History: 1660-1783
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