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Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812. Volume 2

by A. T. Mahan

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Convoys and blockades connect the fighting at sea with the daily business of trade in this second volume of A. T. Mahan's history. Beginning with the winter of 1812 and 1813, the contents follow American and British naval operations along the Atlantic coast and on Lakes Ontario and Erie. Accounts of commanders, ships and engagements sit beside analysis of coastal transport, commodity prices and the difficulty of keeping American vessels at sea.

The discussion of Caribbean commerce shows how Mahan measures naval influence beyond the number of ships captured. Merchants wait weeks for protection, insurers insist on convoys, and the movements of a few American cruisers force extra precautions. Letters and reported figures give substance to this argument.

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A. T. Mahan

Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was an American naval officer and historian who taught at the Naval War College in Newport. His writing on sea power shaped strategic thinking in the United States, Britain, Germany, and Japan, making him the most influential military theorist of his generation.