Alfred Thayer Mahan

The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812 Alfred Thayer Mahan

Publisher Marketing: Title: The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF EUROPE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection includes works chronicling the development of Western civilisation to the modern age. Highlights include the development of language, political and educational systems, philosophy, science, and the arts. The selection documents periods of civil war, migration, shifts in power, Muslim expansion into Central Europe, complex feudal loyalties, the aristocracy of new nations, and European expansion into the New World. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Mahan, Alfred Thayer; 1892 2 vol.; 8 . 9079.g.21. Contributor Bio:  Mahan, Alfred Thayer Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was a career officer in the United States Navy, attaining the rank of admiral on the retired list. He was the author of twenty books and 137 articles, mostly dealing with naval history and strategy and international relations.