Those facilities would not be dependable if controlled by other nations. He was very influential over his friend and. Alfred Thayer Mahan also argued that modern navies needed repair and coaling stations.
His expansionism was strategic and defensive. He did so, however, for security reasons. The War Board recognizes the urgent necessity of vessels of that class, for the purpose specified, and it recommends that five of the ten light draft steamers or yachts, of the “ Dorthea ” and “ Restless ” class, originally purchased expressly for the naval service, and afterwards diverted to the Auxiliary Defense Fleet, should be at once despatched to reinforce Admiral Sampson, for use on picket line. Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was a naval strategist, historian, and leading advocate of a powerful U.S. Mahan argued for a modern naval build-up that would protect America’s coastsCaribbean, Gulf and Pacificand he espoused an ishmian canal. Navy (Retired) January 2022 Proceedings Vol. It is also the most dangerous body of water in. LongĪ telegram received today from Commodore Schley, 1 off Santiago, lay stress upon his great need of light draft vessels for picket duty. Naval Institute Blog American Sea Power Project Contact Proceedings All Issues Are Mahan and Corbett Still Relevant (The Short Answer is No) By Captain Thomas R. Saved Stories T he South China Sea is the most important body of water for the world economythrough it passes at least one-third of global trade. Mahan sought to resurrect Horatio Nelson as a national hero in Britain and used his biography as a platform for expressing his views on naval strategy and tactics. The bulk of the early correspondence consists of detailed accounts of Mahans experiences at the Naval Academy.
Mahan, Acting President of the Naval War Board, to Secretary of the Navy John D. Mahan stressed the importance of the individual in shaping history and extolled the traditional values of loyalty, courage, and service to the state. Mahan believed first, that good political and naval leadership was no less important than geography when it came to the development of sea power.
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