| − | '''Alfred Thayer Mahan''' (1840 - 1914), an American sailor and writer, was the world's leading [[Military history|military historian]] in the era before [[World War I]]. His concept of "sea power" had an enormous influence in shaping the strategic thought of naval officials around the world, especially in the [[American naval history|American navy]], Germany, Japan and Britain. His ideas still permeate the [[United States Navy]]. | + | '''Alfred Thayer Mahan''' (1840 - 1914), an American sailor and writer, was the world's leading [[Military history|military historian]] in the era before [[World War I]]. His concept of "sea power" had an enormous influence in shaping the strategic thought of naval officials around the world, especially in the [[American naval history|American navy]], as well as the [[navy|navies]] of [[Germany]], [[Japan]] and [[Britain]]. His ideas still permeate the [[United States Navy]]. |