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Feb 9, 2022 · Mahan’s subsequent work, The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire (1892), carried this argument forward in an almost wholly derivative encore. [45] The final triumph of British Sea Power was (predictably) the defeat of the Napoleonic Empire through command of the sea after Trafalgar—the Salamis or Armada of its age.
The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire: 1793–1812 is a history of naval warfare published in 1892 by the naval historian Rear Admiral (then-Captain) Alfred Thayer Mahan of the United States Navy. It is the direct successor to Mahan's enormously influential [4] 1890 book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History: 1660 ...
- Economic Depression of 1890s Lead Politicians to Re-Evaluate Mahan's Ideas
- Mahan Argued That United States Had to Find Foreign Markets For Its Goods
- Mahan Advocating Creating Us Naval Bases Around The World
- Conclusion
The 1890s were marked by social and economic unrest throughout the United States, which culminated in the onset of an economic depression between 1893 and 1894. The publication of Mahan’s books preceded much of the disorder associated with the 1890s, but his work resonated with many leading intellectuals and politicians concerned by the political a...
Mahan was one of the foremost proponents of the “vigorous foreign policy” referred to by Turner. Mahan believed that the U.S. economy would soon be unable to absorb the massive amounts of industrial and commercial goods being produced domestically, and he argued that the United States should seek new markets abroad. What concerned Mahan most was en...
Mahan’s emphasis upon the acquisition of naval bases was not completely new. Following the Civil War, Secretary of State William Seward had attempted to expand the U.S. commercial presence in Asia by purchasing Alaska in 1867, and increasing American influence over Hawaii by concluding a reciprocity treaty that would bind the islands’ economy to th...
In the 1890s, Mahan’s ideas resonated with leading politicians, including Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, and Secretary of the Navy Herbert Tracy. After the outbreak of hostilities with Spain in May 1898, President William McKinley finally secured the annexation of Hawaii by means of joint resolution of Congress. Following the s...
The Influence of Sea Power upon History: 1660–1783 is a history of naval warfare published in 1890 by the American naval officer and historian Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the role of sea power during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and discussed the various factors needed to support and achieve sea power, with emphasis on having the largest and most powerful fleet.
- Alfred Thayer Mahan
- 1890
Dec 20, 2007 · France. Marine, Sea-power, France -- History Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815, France -- History Revolution, 1789-1799, France -- History, Naval, genealogy Publisher London S. low, Marston Collection robarts; toronto Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto Language English Volume 1 Item Size 660.2M
Jul 1, 2009 · The influence of sea power : upon the French revolution and empire, 1793-1812 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914. Publication date 1894 Topics
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Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840–1914) was an American naval officer, considered one of the most important naval strategists of the nineteenth century. In 1885 he was appointed Lecturer in Naval History and Tactics at the US Naval War College, and became President of the institution between 1886–1889. These volumes, first published in 1893, contain Mahan's detailed analysis of British and French ...
