Alfred Thayer Mahan was a great strategist, and believed heavily in the power of a country's navy. His writings influenced every naval program the world over.
Since the world was covered mostly by water, only a strong navy would enable a nation to "project" it's military might (armies) across the globe. If a nation didn't have a strong navy, they could not compete in the world's Arms Race; they could not be a major player, just part of the audience sitting on the side lines. What good is a strong army, if it can't reach an enemy to conquer (because of an ocean)? Mahan influenced the Kaiser & the Tsar of Russia to build up their navies. Britain already thought along Mahan's lines. The Kaiser slyly eliminated his cousin Nick of Russia, by getting him into a fight with Japan in 1904...which effectively caused the loss of 2 of Russia's 3 battleship fleets; thus removing him from the (naval arms) Race.
Captain Mahan organized the German navy of World War 1.
Admiral Mahan
In no sense - one was a battle for dominance of the Western Mediterranean between Carthage and Rome, the other was a battle for dominance of the world by Germany and Japan, involving most of the world countries.
Alfred Thayer Mahan's "The Influence of Sea Power upon History" .
no. Alfred said ''that the key to world dominace was to overpower the sea.''
Naval power.
Alfred Thayer Mahan was a great strategist, and believed heavily in the power of a country's navy. His writings influenced every naval program the world over.
Alfred T. Mahan
To expan naval power to become a world power.
Alfred T. Mahan
The Key to U.S. World domination was control of the seas.
He believed that countries should have bigger navies.
Alfred Thayer Mahan's book "The Influence of Sea Power upon History" was highly influential because it altered the strategy and goals of nations who were maritime powers ; his influence cannot by readily dismissed for his thinking changed the world . ~ Look to the related links below .
He urged America to have a massive navy to intimidate the rest of the world and to have many naval bases around the world.
Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that American sea power would result in increased trade, economic prosperity, and the ability to project political influence globally. He believed that control of the seas was essential for a nation's security and success in the modern world.