Having therefore no foreign establishments, either colonial or military, the ships of war of the United States, in war, will be like land birds, unable to fly far from their own shores. To provide resting places for them, where they… — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
The surer of himself an admiral is, the finer the tactical development of his fleet, the better his captains, the more reluctant must he necessarily be to enter into a melee with equal forces, in which all these advantages will… — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
There has been a constant struggle on the part of the military element to keep the end- fighting, or readiness to fight-superior to mere… — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
Free supplies and open retreat are two essentials to the safety of an army or a fleet. — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
Whether they will or not, Americans must now begin to look outward. The growing production of the country demands it. — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
Organized force alone enables the quiet and the weak to go about their business and to sleep securely in their beds, safe from the… — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished. — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
The study of history lies at the foundation of all sound military conclusions and practice. — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
Having therefore no foreign establishments, either colonial or military, the ships of war of the United States, in war, will be like land birds,… — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
War, once declared, must be waged offensively, aggressively. The enemy must not be fended off; but smitten down. You may then spare him every… — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
“The history of sea power is largely, though by no means solely, a narrative of contests between nations, of mutual rivalries, of violence frequently… — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
The surer of himself an admiral is, the finer the tactical development of his fleet, the better his captains, the more reluctant must he… — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
Those far distant, storm-beaten ships, upon which the Grand Army never looked, stood between it and the dominion of the world. — Alfred Thayer Mahan Copy Share Image
