Alfred Thayer Mahan | |
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Born | West Point, New York, U.S. | September 27, 1840
Died | December 1, 1914 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 74)
Buried | Quogue Cemetery Quogue, New York |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1859–1896 |
Rank | Captain Rear admiral (post retirement) |
Commands held | USS Chicago USS Wasp USS Wachusett |
Battles/wars | American Civil War Spanish–American War |
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Alfred Thayer Mahan (/məˈhæn/; September 27, 1840 – December 1, 1914) was a United States naval officer and historian, whom John Keegan called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century."[1] His book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783 (1890) won immediate recognition, especially in Europe, and with its successor, The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793–1812 (1892), made him world-famous.[2]
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