Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy

With Some Account of the Conditions of Naval Warfare

By:

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History

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Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840–1914) was an American naval officer, considered one of the most important naval strategists of the nineteenth century. In 1885 he was appointed Lecturer in Naval History and Tactics at the US Naval War College, and served as President of the institution between 1886 and 1889. This book, first published in 1901, contains detailed comparative biographies of six leading British admirals from the late eighteenth century including Sir James Saumarez and Sir Edward Pellew. Mahan illustrates the marked differences in professional manner by pairing the biographies of the admirals, highlighting the contrasts between his subjects' command styles and tactics. Mahan also clearly demonstrates the marked and dramatic changes in British naval warfare during the late eighteenth century through the achievements and capabilities of the six admirals. This influential study provides fascinating insights into a key period of British naval history.

Release date Australia

February 17th, 2011

Author

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

7 Plates, black and white

Pages

538

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History

Dimensions

140x216x30

ISBN-13

9781108026239

Product ID

9453460

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