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The neptune factor : Alfred Thayer Mahan and the concept of sea power / Nicholas A. Lambert and James G. Stavridis.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lambert, Nicholas A., 1967- author.
Stavridis, James G., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sea-power--History.
Sea-power.
Sea-power--Economics.
Naval history, Modern.
United States. Navy--History.
United States.
Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914--Influence.
Mahan, A. T.
Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914. Influence of Sea Power upon History.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxii, 412 pages)
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, [2023]
Summary:
"This book may be thought of as the biography of an idea-the concept of Sea Power. This term was first coined by Captain A.T. Mahan and formed the core thread of his life's work. Although Mahan's scholarship has long been seen as foundational to all systematic study of naval power, Neptune Factor is the first attempt to explain how Mahan defined 'Sea Power' and how his definition shifted over time"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Intro
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Foreword by Adm. James Stavridis, USN (Ret.)
Preface: A Prophet's Rise and Fall
Acknowledgments
Introduction. The Origins of Sea Power
Part I
Chapter 1. Mahan's World (1865-84)
Chapter 2. Naval Instructor (1884-89)
Chapter 3. Influence (1889-90)
Part II
Chapter 4. Benjamin Tracy and the Question of Influence (1889-90)
Chapter 5. Revised Influence: Economics and War (1890-92)
Chapter 6. Prophet in Exile (1892-97)
Chapter 7. Return to Duty: The Spanish War (1898-99)
Part III
Chapter 8. The Recasting of Sea Power (1899-1905)
Chapter 9. The Quixotic Crusade (1905-7)
Chapter 10. Twilight Years (1908-14)
Chapter 11. Interpreting Mahan's Legacy (1914-2021)
Epilogue. Magister Resurget?
List of Notes Abbreviations
Notes
Archival Sources
Index.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-61251-159-7
OCLC:
1417754618

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