Mahan on naval warfare
by A. T. Mahan
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Contents
- Preface
- List of Maps and Plans
- I. The Value of Historical Study
- 2. “Theoretical” versus “Practical” Training
- 3. Elements of Sea Power
- 4. Definition of Terms
- 5. Fundamental Principles
- 6. Strategic Positions
- 7. Strategic Lines
- 8. Offensive Operations
- 9. The Value of the Defensive
- 10. Commerce-Destroying and Blockade
- 11. Strategic Features of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
- 12. Principles of Naval Administration
- 13. The Military Rule of Obedience
- 14. Preparedness for Naval War
- 15. A Nation Exhausted by Isolation
- 16. The Growth of British Sea Power
- 17. Results of the Seven Years’ War
- 18. Eighteenth Century Formalism in Naval Tactics
- 19. The New Tactics
- 20. Sea Power in the American Revolution
- 21. The French Navy Demoralized by the Revolution
- 22. Howe’s Victory of June 1, 1794
- 23. Nelson’s Strategy at Copenhagen
- 24. England’s First Line of Defense
- 25. The Battle of Trafalgar
- 26. General Strategy of the War of 1812
- 27. Lessons of the War with Spain
- 28. The Santiago Blockade
- 29. “Fleet in Being” and “Fortress Fleet”
- 30. Rozhestvensky at Tsushima
- 31. Expansion and Over-Sea Bases
- 32. Application of the Monroe Doctrine
- 33. Changes in the United States and Japan
- 34. Our Interests in the Pacific
- 35. The German State and its Menace
- 36. Advantages of Insular Position
- 37. Bearing of Political Developments on Naval Policy and Strategy
- 38. Seizure of Private Property at Sea
- 39. The Moral Aspect of War
- 40. The Practical Aspect of War
- 41. Motives for Naval Power
- Appendix