Deniz Harbi Uzerine

by Alfred Thayer Mahan

ABD Deniz Harp Okulu Öğretim Üyelerinden Allan Westcott editörlüğünde hazırlanan bu kitap, ünlü deniz stratejisti Emekli Amiral Alfred Thayer Mahan’ın yazmış olduğu on beş kitabın en önemli ve görüşlerini en belirgin şekilde yansıtan bölümlerini içermektedir. Mahan’ın denizcilik politikası, deniz stratejisi, deniz taktikleri ve konuya ilişkin tüm görüşlerinin ölümünden sadece beş yıl sonra kendisini yakından tanıyan bir uzman tarafından tek bir kitap içinde toplanması konuya ilgi duyanlar için büyük bir kolaylık sağlamaktadır. A. Westcott ayrıca Giriş bölümünde Mahan ile ilgili geniş bir tanıtım yapmaktadır. Dolayısıyla ister sivil ister asker olsun, gerek kamuda, gerekse özel ya da akademik kurumlarda görevli denizcilikle ilgili herkesin, aradan geçen uzun yıllara rağmen güncelliğini ve geçerliliğini kaybetmeyen bu görüşlerden yararlanacağı muhakkaktır.

Genres: History, Military History, Military Fiction, War, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." His concept of "sea power" was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide impact; it was most famously presented in his 1890 book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783. The concept had an enormous influence in shaping the strategic thought of navies across the world, especially in the United States, Germany, Japan and Britain, ultimately causing the World War I naval arms race. His ideas still permeate the U.S. Navy Doctrine.

Reviews

[Clay Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book into the thinking of Alfred Mahan on how a navy is important to a nation. The writing is technical at times and may be dry to some. Surprised that Captain John Paul Jones the Father of the American Navy is not mentioned.

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Man is one of my favorite authors concerning naval history and professional education. Using the Russo Japanese war and the Napoleonic wars, he illustrates many lessons for a maritime nation and it's navy. Hopefully we have learned his lessons and will keep a strong navy and not fritter it away as we have done so many times in our history. I recommend all officers drop their power points presentations, delete their quad charts, and grab a book. You may learn something.

[yun with books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mahan for life...