Mahan, Corbett, and the foundations of naval strategic thought / Kevin D. McCranie.

Author/creator McCranie, Kevin D. author.
Format Book
PublicationAnnapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2021]
Descriptionxiii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914--Influence.
Corbett, Julian Stafford, 1854-1922--Influence.
Naval strategy--History. --19th century.
Sea-power--History. --19th century.
Naval historians--United States. --Biography.
Naval historians--Great Britain. --Biography.

SeriesStudies in naval history and sea power
Studies in naval history and sea power. ^A1375046
Contents The Grand Strategic Foundations -- The Use of History and the Development of Theory -- War, Policy, and Civil-Military Relations -- Introduction to Naval Strategy -- Commerce, the Sea Lines of Communication, and Naval Power -- Command of the Sea -- Reconciling the Offense and the Defense -- Concentration: The Primary Force and the Ulterior Effort -- Sea Denial: Disputing Command of the Sea and Secondary Operations -- Obtaining Strategic Effects through the Control of Maritime Commerce -- Joint, Expeditionary Warfare -- Mahan's Way of War -- Corbett's Way of War.
Abstract "This study serves as a comparative biography of Mahan's and Corbett's theories of naval war"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: McCranie, Kevin D., Mahan, Corbett, and the foundations of naval strategic thought Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2021. 9781682475751
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2020036744
ISBN9781682475744 hardcover
ISBN1682475743 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic publication

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