Alfred Thayer Mahan
Historian, Military Person
1840 – 1914
Who was Alfred Thayer Mahan?
Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States Navy admiral, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." His concept of "sea power" was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide impact; it was most famously presented in The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783. The concept had an enormous influence in shaping the strategic thought of navies across the world, especially in the United States, Germany, Japan and Britain, ultimately causing a European naval arms race in the 1890s, which included the United States. His ideas still permeate the U.S. Navy Doctrine.
Several ships have been named as the USS Mahan, including the lead vessel of a class of destroyers.
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- Born
- Sep 27, 1840
West Point - Also known as
- Alfred Mahan
- T. Mahan
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- United States Naval Academy
- St. James School, Maryland
- Died
- Dec 1, 1914
Washington, D.C.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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