used his logic to justify building the Panama Canal and seizing Hawaii, transforming the U.S. from an isolated continent into a global superpower. The Legacy
By looking back at the age of sail (1660–1783), Mahan actually predicted the age of steel—and every aircraft carrier patrolling the globe today is, in a way, a ghost of his 1890 theories. The Influence of Sea Power upon History: 1660-1783
translated it and used it as a manual to build the fleet that would eventually shock the world at the Battle of Tsushima. used his logic to justify building the Panama
The year was 1890, and the United States Navy was, quite frankly, a mess. While European powers were building steel monsters, American sailors were still scrubbing the decks of rotting wooden ships left over from the Civil War. Then came . translated it and used it as a manual
