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Trade ReviewThe book is one of the most important on Mahan and the nature of naval command and should be studied wherever naval command is studied. Lloyd's List Sumida casts new light on one of the most important strategic writers of this century. Journal of Military History Jon Sumida's masterful explication of Mahan's thought stands out for its superb analysis, clarity and elegance of prose, masterful synthesis of the admiral's entire work and its amazing compression. Hereafter, no one interested in American naval history, Mahan's ideas, or the strategic role of sea power can rightly go without reading Sumida's slim volume. In short, it is a masterpiece. -- Brian R. Sullivan Joint Force Quarterly
Table of ContentsPreface: Musical Performance, Zen Enlightenment, and Naval Command
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Resolving a Paradox
Chapter 1. The Development of Professional Purpose, Geopolitical Vision, and Historical Technique
Chapter 2. Political, Political-Economic, and Governmental Argument in the "Influence of Sea Power" Series
Chapter 3. Strategic and Professional Argument in the "Influence of Sea Power: Series
Chapter 4. Strategic and Professional Argument in the Lesser Works Biography as Polemic
Chapter 5. National, Transnational, and International Politics Changes of Opinion
Chapter 6. The Uses of History and Theory
Bibliography
Select Analytical Index to the Writing of Alfred Thayer Mahan
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