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armed services agencies and organizations.

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The 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 Contents

Preface: 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
Index

Inventing Grand Strategy and Teaching Command

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 31 March 2000
      ISBN-13 9780801863400
      978-0801863400
      ISBN-10 0801863406
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      Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      armed services agencies and organizations.

      Trade Review
      The 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 Contents

      Preface: 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
      Index

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