Project Gutenberg 2008-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 414 Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer) 1840 1914 Mahan, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Alfred T. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812. Volume 1 Produced by StevenGibbs, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812, Volume 1" by A. T. Mahan is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the relationship between naval power and military strategy, particularly within the context of the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. The author delves into the themes of impressment, trade conflicts, and the broader implications of naval supremacy, arguing for the critical role sea power played in shaping events during the conflict. The beginning of this volume sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of the causes leading to the War of 1812, particularly focusing on the long-standing tensions stemming from British naval practices, such as the impressment of American sailors and interference with U.S. trade. Mahan emphasizes the need to understand these issues in relation to historical British policy, specifically the Navigation Acts and their impact on maritime commerce. By contextualizing these events from the colonial period through to the onset of war, Mahan aims to highlight how naval power consistently influences the course of international relations, setting the stage for the detailed discussions that follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- History -- War of 1812 Sea-power United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations United States. Navy -- History -- War of 1812 E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Category: History - American Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 1105865 2025-06-10T15:06:06.301871 text/html 1114421 2008-06-30T07:33:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3696870 2008-06-30T07:33:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3792637 2025-06-10T15:06:28.080265 application/epub+zip 3800383 2025-06-10T15:06:12.633855 application/epub+zip 465434 2025-06-10T15:06:10.030807 application/epub+zip 4218391 2025-06-10T15:06:38.097174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4145211 2025-06-10T15:06:25.300221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 791426 2022-09-12T06:50:21.676067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 901827 2025-06-10T15:06:04.165777 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 901573 2008-06-30T07:33:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 323159 2008-06-30T07:33:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 901643 2008-06-30T07:33:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323052 2008-06-30T07:33:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21223 2025-06-10T15:06:38.297147 application/rdf+xml 19234 2025-06-10T15:06:10.732774 image/jpeg 4200 2025-06-10T15:06:10.380748 image/jpeg 3863069 2025-06-10T15:06:06.500824 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