Project Gutenberg 2004-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 4820 Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer) 1840 1914 Mahan, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Alfred T. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Influence_of_Sea_Power_upon_History E-text prepared by A. E. Warren and revised by Jeannie Howse, Frank van Drogen, Paul Hollander, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783" by A. T. Mahan is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The work analyzes the consequences and significance of naval power in shaping geopolitical dynamics and determining the outcomes of conflicts between nations. Mahan argues that sea power has played a crucial role in the historical events from the end of the 17th century until the American Revolutionary War, highlighting how control of the sea can influence a nation's prosperity and security. The opening of the text sets the stage for Mahan's inquiry into the historical interplay between sea power and national fortunes. He notes the tendency of historians to overlook the vital importance of maritime strength, emphasizing that this work aims to rectify that by examining specific historical instances where this influence was paramount. Mahan outlines the interconnectedness of sea commerce, naval policy, and military strategy, suggesting that a nation’s ability to project power at sea directly affects its success and stability. He emphasizes both the lessons learned from past naval engagements and the potential applications of those lessons to contemporary geopolitical conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Sea-power Naval history, Modern D Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 1590454 2025-10-06T05:48:22.896035 text/html 1531999 2024-10-28T20:29:06 text/html 3823342 2025-10-06T05:48:50.498886 application/epub+zip 3836240 2025-10-06T05:48:30.616980 application/epub+zip 631828 2025-10-06T05:48:26.511063 application/epub+zip 4478815 2025-10-06T05:49:02.944328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4356920 2025-10-06T05:48:45.998951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1025267 2022-09-07T02:39:32.823723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1311854 2025-10-06T05:48:20.174050 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1291850 2024-10-28T20:29:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17010 2025-10-06T05:49:03.136292 application/rdf+xml 16240 2025-10-06T05:48:27.182971 image/jpeg 3620 2025-10-06T05:48:26.848976 image/jpeg 3904828 2025-10-06T05:48:23.082009 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia