Figure 2.23 Alfred Thayer Mahan, naval historian and strategist. Ma- han served in the Union Navy in the American Civil War and was later appointed commander of the new U.S. Naval War College in 1886. He organized his lectures into his most influential book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783. Received with great acclaim, his work was closely studied in Britain and Germany, influencing their buildup of forces in the years prior to World War I.

Figure 2.23 Alfred Thayer Mahan, naval historian and strategist. Ma- han served in the Union Navy in the American Civil War and was later appointed commander of the new U.S. Naval War College in 1886. He organized his lectures into his most influential book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783. Received with great acclaim, his work was closely studied in Britain and Germany, influencing their buildup of forces in the years prior to World War I.