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Alfred Thayer Mahan was an American historian and naval strategist whose work had a profound impact on international relations and naval strategy. His book 'The Influence of Sea Power upon History' emphasized the importance of sea power in national security.

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Famous Alfred Thayer Mahan Quotes

“Organized force alone enables the quiet and the weak to go about their business and to sleep securely in their beds, safe from the violent without or within.”

Force Sleep Bed Quiet Safe Weak Violent Organized Sea Power

Author:Alfred Thayer Mahan

“The surer of himself an admiral is, the finer the tactical development of his fleet, the better his captains, the more reluctant must he necessarily be to enter into a melee with equal forces, in which all these advantages will be thrown away, chance reign supreme, and his fleet be place on terms of equality with an assemblage of ships which have never before acted together.”

Together Force Term Chance Development Equal Advantage Supreme Ships Thrown Captains Reign Reluctant Tactical Admiral Assemblage Sea Power

Book:Sea Power and World History: 1660-1783

Source: Sea Power and World History: 1660-1783

“Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.”

Force Known Power

Book:Armaments and Arbitration, Or, The Place of Force in the International Relations of States

Source: Armaments and Arbitration, Or, The Place of Force in the International Relations of States

About the Author

Born: September 27, 1840
Died: December 1, 1914
Known for: Historian
Quotes: 10

Books & Sources

Armaments and Arbitration, Or, The Place of Force in the International Relations of StatesRelated source material

Mahan on Naval WarfareRelated source material

Sea Power and World History: 1660-1783Related source material

Mahan on Naval Warfare: Selections from the Writing of Rear Admiral Alfred T. MahanRelated source material

The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812 (Complete)Related source material

The Interest of America in Sea Power: Present and FutureRelated source material

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