Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan

Ulrich Rudofsky · Post by **Ulrich Rudofsky** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:21 pm

There is a site that contains many of the naval classics in the form of free electronic books. http://www.gutenberg.org is an enormous online library.

A reading of some of the books by Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan USN is virtually mandatory for arm-chair admirals.
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/m#a5116
Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914
Wikipedia
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 (English)
The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future (English)
The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 (of 2)
The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain (English)
The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2)
The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain (English)
The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence (English)
Types of Naval Officers
Drawn from the History of the British Navy (English)

Also: Theodore Roosevelt's The Naval War of 1812
Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great
Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans

Example: "search "navy" http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/19058

Karl Heidenreich · Post by **Karl Heidenreich** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:44 pm

Ulrich, great!

Ulrich Rudofsky · Post by **Ulrich Rudofsky** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:53 am

I'm glad you appreciate it. I have read most of Mahan and it is impressive ..............

Karl Heidenreich · Post by **Karl Heidenreich** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:01 am

Mahan is the naval Clausewitz. His work influenced greatly the XX century. It´s sad that issues like naval theory combined with geo politics are not common discussion in this or other forums. It´s better to discuss theory than technical data that, at the end, depend on how the theory is carried out.