Alfred Mahan

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• born: September 27th, 1840
• in West Point, New York
• Father was professor at the U.S Military Academy

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• As a kid, went to West Point..
• ..until being sent to a boarding school in Maryland 
• Attended Columbia College for two years..
• then attended the Naval Academy against parents will
• graduated 2nd out of 20 people in 1859

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• assigned to the frigate Congress from 1859 to 1861
• he ranked up to Lieutenant during the Civil War..
• he participated in the attack on Port Royal
• Joined Navy in 1861

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• during a cruise around 1862, he wrote a letter to the Assistant Secretary..
• of the Navy suggesting that a ship should be known as a mystery ship.. 
• to decoy Confederate blockade runners.
• which are seagoing steam ships that made their way through the Union blocka
• that extended to around 3,500 miles

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• promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 1865
• then Commander in 1872
• and then captain in in 1885 

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• he became a lecturer at Naval Academy in 1885
• he defined sea power as the ability of a nation to control movement..
• across the sea.
• became a lecturer in naval history at Naval Academy in 1885
• President of NA convinced Mahan to continue his literary career from studie

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• later on became President of NA twice..
• 1886-1889, 1892-1893
• retired from Navy in 1896..
• to continue literary career

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• later on became President of NA twice..
• 1886-1889, 1892-1893
• retired from Navy in 1896..
• to continue literary career

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• his most known book is..
• The Influence of Sea Power upon History
• which was also his last book..
• died December 1st, 1914
• book published after death: 1918