ALFRED THAYER MAHAN
\ˈalfɹɪd θˈe͡ɪə mˈahan], \ˈalfɹɪd θˈeɪə mˈahan], \ˈa_l_f_ɹ_ɪ_d θ_ˈeɪ_ə m_ˈa_h_a_n]\
Definitions of ALFRED THAYER MAHAN
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1910 - Warner's dictionary of authors ancient and modern
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A distinguished American naval officer and writer on naval history; born at West Point, N. Y., Sept. 27, 1840. He served in the Civil War; and was president of the Naval War College, Newport, in 1886-89 and 1890-93. Visiting Europe in command of the Chicago in 1893, he received many honors, among them degrees from both Oxford and Cambridge. His chief work, "Influence of Sea Power upon History" (1890), with its continuation, "Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire" (1892), gave him a world-wide reputation. He has published also: "The Gulf and Inland Waters" (1883); "Life of Admiral Farragut" (1892); "The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future" (1897), a compilation of his magazine articles; "Life of Nelson" (1897); "From Sail to Steam" (1907).
By Charles Dudley Warner
